John R. Powers is a national security and emergency management consultant currently assisting DC Fire and EMS to develop a mass casualty response plan. Previously, he led a joint p...ver maisJohn R. Powers is a national security and emergency management consultant currently assisting DC Fire and EMS to develop a mass casualty response plan. Previously, he led a joint private sector-interagency effort to reduce the risk of nuclear terrorism and served as the Executive Director of the President’s Commission for Critical Infrastructure Protection and as a FEMA Regional Director. John holds an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary and a PhD in physics from the University of Pennsylvania.ver menos