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NATIONAL RESILIENCE NONPROFIT CEO RECEIVES 2023 NEIL FRANK AWARD FROM NATIONAL HURRICANE CONFERENCE

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Monday, April 3, 2023
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NEW ORLEANS, April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the National Hurricane Conference (NHC), the industry's foremost conference regarding hurricane preparedness, response, and recovery, hosted the annual awards ceremony aimed at celebrating industry leaders and organizations who go above and beyond the call of duty to continue to improve the field. "These individuals and organizations have dedicated their careers and missions to improving disaster education, forecasting, preparedness, recovery, and resilience," said John Wilson, Chairman of the National Hurricane Conference.

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  • "These individuals and organizations have dedicated their careers and missions to improving disaster education, forecasting, preparedness, recovery, and resilience," said John Wilson, Chairman of the National Hurricane Conference.
  • Leslie has been a national leader in achieving resilience since the devastation of Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
  • No Confidence – Inspect2Protect.org and brings together resilience leaders from across the country at the annual National Disaster Resilience Conference .
  • The award is named after Neil L. Frank, Atmospheric scientist; former Director of the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Florida from 1974-1987.