About Us / Sobre nosotros
Mission
The Napa Valley Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) develops and enhances partnerships for communication, coordination & collaboration amongst the whole community including non-profit & faith-based organizations, government agencies, and the private sector during all phases of disaster.
Misión
Las Organizaciones Comunitarias Activas en Desastres del Valle de Napa (COAD) desarrollan y mejoran las asociaciones para la comunicación, coordinación y colaboración entre toda la comunidad, incluyendo a las organizaciones religiosas y sin fines de lucro, las agencias gubernamentales y el sector privado durante todas las fases del desastre.
Vision
COAD envisions a community where all members are equitably prepared for disaster so all have an equal opportunity to survive and recover from a disaster.
COAD Values
COAD values collaboration and cooperation, equity and inclusion, cultural sensitivity, dignity and respect, and meaningful, effective engagement with members, partners, and the community.
COAD Purpose
COAD’s purpose it to provide leadership to the nongovernmental response during all phases of disaster by creating linkages across all sectors and providing effective coordinated efforts to promote community resilience. COAD prioritizes households with limited financial resources and community members with access and functional needs.
- COAD is an inclusive coalition, which strategically networks its autonomous member organizations to maximize the County’s capacity for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
- Central to effective coordination is vetted, timely communications and collaboration to minimize the duplication of services to maximize available resources.
- COAD works to complement government efforts, not duplicate their services.
- COAD is not a direct service provider during an emergency response, but focuses on effectively coordinating the work of member agencies and subcommittees to ensure collaboration, to minimize the duplication of services, and to maximize available resources.
- In preparedness work, COAD is a direct provider of preparedness education and promotes community resilience through its Meet Your Neighbor program.
- After-action analyses are integral to COAD’s work for mitigation planning and preparedness for future responses.
History
The 2014 South Napa Earthquake and 2015 Lake County Valley Fire and Calistoga sheltering response underscored the critical need to develop a structure in Napa County to improve community resilience by identifying and directing vital resources to help residents recover from a disaster. Local government cannot meet these needs alone and relies on non-profit agencies for service delivery. These agencies bring a myriad of resources to serve a diverse array of populations, particularly those who are vulnerable and at risk for the most devastating outcomes.
The earthquake and fires highlighted the need for better coordination and communication between non-profit agencies and local government. With funding from Napa Valley Vintners, the Napa Valley Community Foundation convened a “lessons learned” forum with several agencies. A resounding theme that emerged from the forum was the need for a system in Napa County through which local government and agencies can communicate and collaborate. This would allow for not only greater preparedness, but also would create stronger community resilience and coordination amongst the non-profit and public sector during disaster mitigation, response, relief and recovery. In 2016 the Community Organizations Active in Disaster was created, modeled after similar structures in Counties and Cities across the nation.
Historia
El terremoto de South Napa de 2014 y la respuesta de refugio de Lake County Valley Fire y Calistoga de 2015 subrayaron la necesidad crítica de desarrollar una estructura en el condado de Napa para mejorar la resiliencia de la comunidad al identificar y dirigir recursos vitales para ayudar a los residentes a recuperarse de un desastre. El gobierno local no puede satisfacer estas necesidades por sí solo y depende de agencias sin fines de lucro para la prestación de servicios. Estas agencias aportan una gran cantidad de recursos para servir a una amplia gama de poblaciones, en particular aquellas que son vulnerables y están en riesgo de sufrir los resultados más devastadores.
El terremoto y los incendios destacaron la necesidad de una mejor coordinación y comunicación entre las agencias sin fines de lucro y el gobierno local. Con fondos de Napa Valley Vintners, la Napa Valley Community Foundation convocó un foro de “lecciones aprendidas” con varias agencias. Un tema contundente que surgió del foro fue la necesidad de un sistema en el condado de Napa a través del cual el gobierno local y las agencias puedan comunicarse y colaborar. Esto permitiría no solo una mayor preparación, sino que también crearía una mayor capacidad de recuperación y coordinación de la comunidad entre el sector público y sin fines de lucro durante la mitigación, respuesta, socorro y recuperación de desastres. En 2016 se crearon las Organizaciones Comunitarias Activas en Desastres, siguiendo el modelo de estructuras similares en condados y ciudades de todo el país.
Contact Us / Contactarnos
Duty Line: 707.815.4227
napavalleycoad@gmail.com
Leadership/ Liderazgo
Executive Director | Celeste Giunta
(celeste@napavalleycoad.org)
Board of Directors – January 2023
Pete Shaw (CrossWalk Church) – Chair
Nathan Gilfenbaum (Catholic Charities Santa Rosa) – Vice Chair
Danielle Barreca (CERT and private industry) – Treasurer
Marlena Garcia (ParentsCAN) – Secretary
Tania Lopez (UpValley Family Centers)
Johana Navarro (Napa County Office of Education)
Richard Peterson (American Canyon, private industry)
Teresa Smith (Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center)
Chris Warner (St. Helena FireSafe Council)
Kendra Bowyer (Napa County OES representative)
