WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2010

Recovery Corps CEO to present at 2010 Disaster Summit

BATON ROUGE, La. -- On Friday, March 26, 2010, Dr. Monteic A. Sizer, President and CEO of the Louisiana Family Recovery Corps will deliver the closing presentation at the 2010 Disaster Summit hosted by the Calcasieu Long Term Recovery Group in Lake Charles, La.

Dr. Sizer’s presentation, “The whole is only as big as the sum of its parts,” will provide keen insight into the current state of recovery in Louisiana as well as long-term recovery solutions. Additionally, Dr. Sizer will discuss key issues impacting Louisiana’s continued recovery, specifically economic development and education, as well as the important role that opportunity plays in moving our state forward.

“Together we have made tremendous progress rebuilding our lives after the devastating storms of 2005 and 2008, but much work remains,” said Dr. Sizer. “The Recovery Corps has worked closely with state and federal partners to develop the basic tenets of a long-term human recovery plan post-disaster and sheltering, and it is critically important that we have this plan in place to ensure that our state’s most vulnerable populations are not forgotten in the chaotic aftermath of the next disaster.”

Sizer added, “We will soon enter into another hurricane season and now is the time for action.” “Change is not easy, but it requires dedicated citizens who are willing to do the seemingly impossible when it is the right thing to do. Louisiana citizens deserve it, and vulnerable populations require it.”

The 2010 Disaster Summit will be held at the Lake Charles Civic Center on Thursday, March 25 and Friday, March 26. Dr. Sizer’s presentation begins at 10:15am on Friday, March 26 in the Jean Lafitte Room. For registration information e-mail cthomas@unitedwayswla.org.

ABOUT THE RECOVERY CORPS
The Louisiana Family Recovery Corps is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation based in Baton Rouge, La., and formed in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The Recovery Corps’ mission is to facilitate human recovery for the State of Louisiana in the aftermath of disaster, both natural and man-made. The Recovery Corps has partnered with human service and non-profit organizations throughout the state and the country to deliver assistance as effectively and efficiently as possible, allocating more than $80 million to recovery efforts and assisting more than 30,000 households since January 2006.