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Laurie Holien (pronounced Ho-leen)
Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director, Clinical Professor
Office: Emergency Services Department, ISU Meridian Institute of Emergency Management
208-373-1766
Laurie Holien is an Associate Professor and Director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) degree program at Idaho State University (ISU). Ms. Holien formerly served as a professor, HSEM Program Director, and Professor for Concordia University in Portland, Oregon. Before Concordia, she served as the Deputy Director of the Oregon Office of Emergency Management (OEM). She has over 21 years of operational experience in Security, Emergency Management, Critical Infrastructure, and Academics. Her background includes consulting as an Operations Analyst for Scientific Research Corporation, working for the Department of the Navy (SPAWAR), DHS, FEMA, and other local emergency management agencies.
In 2010, she was named a Naval Postgraduate School/Center for Homeland Defense and Security Alumni Fellow. In this capacity, she worked at FEMA’s Headquarters in Washington D.C., including activations of the National Response and Coordination Center. Before that, she was a strategic advisor and manager responsible for critical infrastructure protection and emergency management missions at the City of Seattle Public Utilities Department. Additionally, she has served as a Planning Section Chief on a level III Incident Management Team in King County, WA. Ms. Holien has extensive experience in catastrophic planning, essential utility service delivery, business continuity and operations, risk management, incident management, private sector interdependencies, and local and state collaboration. Ms. Holien earned her Master’s degree from the Naval Postgraduate School and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Washington.
