Mr. Warren C. Edwards currently serves as the Director, Southeast Region Research Initiative (SERRI) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) managed by UT-Battelle, LLC.

After retiring as a Major General from the United States Army and before joining UT-Battelle, Mr. Edwards served as the Chief Operating Officer for Oak Ridge Technology Connections (TechConnect), LLC. In that position he established the start-up business plan, the operating systems, policies, and business procedures for a high-technology consulting enterprise and brought them to full operating capability. Prior to TechConnect, Mr. Edwards was a Senior Director for CACI, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia. In that capacity, he established the Atlanta operations office for CACI and managed a series of programs throughout the Southeast supporting the US Army and Centers for Disease Control.

During his more than 30 years of military service, Mr. Edwards held numerous positions including, Deputy Commanding General, Coalition Land Component Command/3rd US Army, Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan); Deputy Commanding General, 5th US Army; Assistant Division Commander, 2nd Infantry Division, Republic of Korea; and Chief of Staff, US Army Aviation Center and School, Fort Rucker, Alabama. Senior-level commands include the 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 2nd Infantry Division, Republic of Korea and the 10th Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. Mr. Edwards also served as the Chief of the Operations Division, National Military Command System, the Joint Staff.

Mr. Edwards graduated from the University of Richmond, Richmond Virginia and holds a Masters of Military Arts and Sciences from the US Army Command and Staff College and a Masters of Science in International Studies from the US Naval War College.

Mr. Edwards and his wife, Diane, currently reside in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and have one grown son, Joel.

Ms. Ann K. Farrar currently serves as the Community and Regional Resiliency Initiative (CARRI) Sr. Program Manager at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) managed by UT-Battelle, LLC. Ann provides management oversight and coordination to the local CARRI community efforts. She has over 20 years of management experience with the federal government, including managing small technical projects and major programs with annual budgets exceeding $100M. Her undergraduate degree is from Maryville College in Business Management and Computer Science and she has graduate studies in Engineering from the University of Tennessee. Ms. Farrar and her husband, Dick Ketelle, currently reside in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Mr. David C. Landguth provides technical support to senior management of the SERRI Program. He received his undergraduate degree in Geology from the University of Maryland, College Park, a Masters degree in Public Health (MPH) with a specialization in Environmental Occupational Safety and Health from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a Master of Arts in Homeland Security and Defense from the Naval Post Graduate School. He has extensive experience in: developing, implementing, and monitoring Public Health/Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety for numerous federal sponsors, Homeland Security Training, contracting, and development of technology transfer opportunities to provide homeland security technology solutions. Additionally, Mr. Landguth serves as a logistics specialist on the TN-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team for the National Disaster Medical System managed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Ann Hasting provides program management support to the Director and team with an emphasis on cost and budget. Ann also assists in areas of procurement, accounts payable, meeting logistics, travel arrangements, and general office management activities.

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