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• Bachelor of Art in Political Science from University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Master of Public Administration from George Washington University
• Mr. Bearse has been helping organizations manage risk in an increasingly complex and challenging threat environment for over 25 years.  He is the managing director of Nauset National Security Group (NNSG), LLC which provides a wide range of consultative and technical services to industry and government, both domestically and internationally.  He is also a risk management consultant at Senior Business Consultants, LLC, in Hyannis, MA.  His areas of expertise and domain wisdom include national security emergency preparedness, emergency management, continuity planning, critical infrastructure protection, public-private partnership building, and business development.  
• Prior to forming NNSG, Ron served for five years as a senior executive in the student loan industry and 21 years of federal service in a wide variety of analytical, managerial and senior leadership positions with the U.S. Departments of Defense, Homeland Security and the Treasury, including positions as the Director, Business Continuity and Emergency Preparedness Staff in the Office of the Under Secretary for National Protection Programs at DHS; Director, Office of Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection at Treasury; Chief, Exercise Policy, Development and Conduct at FEMA; Federal Coordinating Officer at FEMA; and Principal Advisor to the Director of FEMA Regions I and IX.   
• Ron is also a Senior Fellow at the George Mason University Center for Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security and a distinguished graduate of the National Defense University’s Industrial College of the Armed Forces. 

• Bachelor of Business Administration from University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Master of Business Administration from Babson College
• Business Administration Coordinator teaching a wide range of business subjects at Cape Cod Community College
• Visiting lecturer at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth and Bridgewater State University

• Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation from United States Merchant Marine Academy, 1985
• J.D. from Temple University, 1993
• USCG Unlimited Master License
• 15 years sailing experience on various merchant marine vessels, 12 years experience working shoreside in a shipping company office. 
• Member of the Nautical Institute

• Bachelor of Science from Massachusetts Maritime Academy
• Master of Arts from Cambridge College
• Master Mariner - Oceans, Unlimited Tonnage, Tankerman PIC, DL, DG

Dr. Brock is an Assistant Professor in the Emergency Management Department with seventeen years of experience. Additionally, she has over 25 years of experience as an Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Specialist at the Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment. Her expertise spans EHS, OSH, Public Health, Environmental Science, and Emergency Management. Dr. Brock provides assessments, education, training, compliance assistance, research, and system management approaches to various public sector facilities.

Dr. Marina Brock enjoys a diverse academic and professional background, holding a B.A. in Environmental Economics from Simmons University, an M.S. in Occupational Health and Safety Engineering from Columbia Southern University, and a Ph.D. in Emergency and Protective Services from Capitol Technology University. Her primary work and research interests are advancing local and regional government initiatives in Safety and Risk Management System Development, Emergency Management, and Public Health. Mainly, she focuses on identifying barriers and gaps and facilitating the implementation of Environmental, Safety, and Health (EHS) competencies. Dr. Brock is dedicated to evolving, implementing, and evaluating effective strategies toward safety/risk management systems and local operational strategy.

Dr. Brock has authored and co-authored several articles and has been a lecturer and mentor across New England. Her outstanding contributions have earned her prestigious awards, such as the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Environmental Excellence Award and the Massachusetts Governor’s Award for Toxic Use Reduction (TUR). Notably, her innovations in prevention and mitigation have been recognized nationally and have served as a model for state and local governmental agencies nationwide.

Recognized for her leadership and collaboration efforts, Dr. Brock was nominated for the Harvard School of Government’s Innovations in Government Award. She also has served as a national representative for local governments on the EPA Government Advisory Committee (GAC) with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and was appointed Chairman of the GAC in 2021. Dr. Brock continues her active assessment and research in this area with her students.