The BCI Elects Two New Members,
Unveils New BCM Course Lineup and Schedule
The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) is the world’s preeminent business continuity membership organization with more than 7,300 members in more than 100 countries. Being a worldwide organization, the
BCI has established chapter organizations
in countries and regions with a large community of BCI Members.
Recently, The BCI elected two new
members to their USA chapter. Edward
“Ted” Brown III, CBCP, CBCV, MBCI
and Brian Zawada, co-founder and director of Avalution Consulting, LLC.
BCI chapter members are locally
elected officials and are responsible for
representing the BCI in their region.
Brown is president and CEO of KETCH
Consulting and is a recognized business
continuity industry leader whose tireless
efforts have dramatically increased visibility of BCP nationwide and globally. He
will serve on the BCI USA chapter board
as education chairman.
Brian Zawada is director of consulting
and co-founder at Avalution Consulting,
LLC based in Cleveland, Ohio. Over the
past 16 years, Zawada has actively managed internal business continuity programs as well as consulted with more than
100 business continuity clients in nearly
all industries. Zawada will serve on the
board of directors of the BCI USA chapter.
USA Chapter President Doug Weldon, FBCI, congratulates
the newly elected. “The chapter board of the BCI-USA is very
pleased to welcome Brian and Ted to its ranks,” said Weldon.
“These gentlemen bring both a huge wealth of BCM talent and
skills to the board as well as a large measure of business acumen
to support the BCI objectives in the US.”
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As the BCI’s membership grows throughout the world, so
does its responsibility to its constituents and the discipline.
Following along with this exponential acceptance within the
BC community, the BCI has expanded its world-class educational
offerings to address critical elements of BCM.
Edward “Ted” Brown III, MBCI, CBCP, CBCV
Brian Zawada
All-New Courses At-A-Glance
u The Business Continuity Institute Good
Practice Guidelines
u The BCI Good Practice Guidelines
Overview and Revision Course
u The BCI BCM Audit Course
u The BCI Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
Training Course
u The BCI Exercise Planning Course
u The BCI Crisis and Incident Management
Course
u The BCI Supply Chain Continuity
Management Course
u The BCI Writing Business Continuity Plans
Course
u BCI Diploma
DRJ Fall World will be here before you know it!
Don’t forget to interact with us at Fall World 2012! The BCI
will again play host to some evening fun and networking as well
as continue in its role as the official global education partner of
Disaster Recovery Journal by conducting a full schedule of its
courses in conjunction with the conference.
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The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) is the world’s preeminent Business Continuity
Membership organization. Established in 1994, the BCI focuses on enabling practitioners
in the emerging discipline of Business Continuity Management (BCM) to obtain guidance
and support from their fellow practitioners, as well as to offer professional training and certification programs to disseminate and validate the highest standards of competence and
ethics. The BCI is a membership organization – owned by the members and run for their
professional benefit – with more than 7,300 members worldwide in over 100 countries.
