Welcome to the Maryland Chapter of Romance Writers of America®. News Vixen 2011 Contest Winners announced! Next Meeting Thursday, January 19, 6:30 at Arbutus Branch Library 855 Sulphur Spring Road Arbutus, MD 21227 DISASTERS: MYTHS AND REALITIES with Wayne Nelson, PhD Our guest speaker will be Wayne Nelson, PhD, Professor of Health Science at Towson University. He will talk about DISASTERS: MYTHS AND REALITIES. Dr. Nelson is a member of the Baltimore County Emergency Task Force, and is Deputy Commander Medical Corps (10th Medical Regiment), Military Department of Maryland State Defense Force, Point of Contact with the Surgeon General. As In-State Commander for “Operation Life Line,” Dr. Nelson was in charge of the Maryland Department of Defense Katrina Relief Effort, swearing in and deploying medical personnel who flew to Louisiana and provided services to thousands of people displaced by this natural disaster. He has also played a key role in Towson University’s disaster training drill, OPERATION STAT. See All Meetings

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