Business Emergency Planning Association

About BEPA

BEPA provides a forum for education and for networking opportunities among its business and industry members, non-profits, vendors and government agencies. Nearly 200 organizations concerned with business continuity participate in the activities that include the business continuity planning conference as well as roundtable discussions and monthly workshops, lectures and seminars that cover topics ranging from plan development to site recovery and restoration, critical stress debriefing and media relations.

Strategic Advisory Committee members help guide BEPA.

They include:

* Kevin Goodman, chair, Blue Bridge Networks
* Ron Stupka, vice chair, Calfee Halter & Griswold
* Rick Artino, Nestle
* Frank Benkalowyz, KeyBank
* Jerry Crabb, Cleveland Indians
* Patrick Fitzgerald, Cleveland Cavs
* Bob Goszka, Robert Goszka Enterprises
* Nancy Grant, University of Akron
* Bruce Hennes, Hennes Communications
* Theodore Noah, KeyBank
* Jennifer Taylor, Industrial Security Services