Amanda Westervelt, Esq., CEM, MEP; is an emergency manager currently employedby the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management. She has managed multiple programs for the Bureau, including the duty officer program, the City emergency operations center program, training and exercise programs, and the alert & warning program. She also supports advanced training for Portland’s Neighborhood Emergency Teams (CERT). She serves as a Duty Officer for the Bureau and deploys to the City Emergency Operations Center in leadership roles to support the City and our communities during incidents such as fire, natural disasters and extreme weather, pandemics, public gatherings, parades, large events, and festivals. She also teaches FEMA courses on the Incident Command System and Emergency Operations Center functions to regional response and coordination partners as a member of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management’s state-wide instructor team.
Amanda is a Certified Emergency Manager and holds a BA in Biology from Cornell University, a Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law, and a Master Exercise Practitioner certification from FEMA’s National Emergency Management University. She is licensed to practice law in Oregon, has been a member of the Bureau's NET (CERT) teams since 2018, and was named CERT of the Year in 2021 by the National CERT Association.