Associate Director, Program Planning and Development
CDC
Todd Talbert, M.A., oversees the Program Planning and Development Unit within the CDC Division of State and Local Readiness (DSLR).
As a preparedness professional with over 30 years within the fields of emergency medical services, behavioral health, healthcare system and public health emergency preparedness and response, Mr. Talbert oversees a diversified portfolio. Priority initiatives include threat specific planning, development of the Public Health Preparedness and Response Capabilities, National Standards for State, Local Tribal and Territorial Public Health and additional special projects that advance public health system readiness.
Mr. Talbert joined the CDC in 2005 in the Division of the Strategic National Stockpile. From 2001 to 2004 Mr. Talbert served as the first program coordinator responsible for locally implementing the Public Health Emergency Preparedness and National Hospital Preparedness program for the Santa Barbara County, CA Department of Public Health . He served as an EMS responder, manager and educator from 1989 to 2001. Mr. Talbert received his Paramedic education from Stanford University Hospital. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Emergency Medical Services and a Master of Arts in Organizational Management.