Margaret Vinci, CalTech

Our guest this morning is Margret Vinci.

Margaret has been a member of the Caltech seismological laboratory staff for 22 years and is currently the Manager of the Office of Earthquake Programs.

Her principal responsibility is the management of the Caltech Earthquake Research Affiliates Program which is a partnership between academia (seismologists, geophysicists and earthquake engineers) and leaders in business, government and emergency response to assess potential risks to life and property due to earthquakes and the development of earthquake tools to reduce losses.

Margret is also committed to the outreach and education of earthquake preparedness for businesses, schools and the public and works with the media to communicate earthquake information to the public.

She serves on the board of the Business and Industry Council for Emergency Planning and Preparedness; the Board of Directors for Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness;

A member of the Southern California Emergency Services Association, the Pasadena Disaster Advisory Committee and the Steering Committee for Earthquake Country Alliance that created the Great California ShakeOut.

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