Instructors Mary Carrido She is the President and CEO of MLC & Associates, Inc. Ms. Carrido has over 20 years of experience encompassing a wide range of activities and industries. She is considered an industry expert in the field of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity and is a popular international speaker. She was a member of the US delegation to the United Nations program forum on the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) held in Geneva, Switzerland. Don Saracco, Ec.D. He is the Executive Vice President of MLC & Associates, Inc. Dr. Saracco has over 25 years experience in human resource and organizational development and strategic business continuity planning in manufacturing, health care, and government organizations as a manager and consultant. His background includes the design and delivery of corporate education and training programs and facilitation of organizational change and process improvement as well as the development of comprehensive business continuity programs. He holds a Bachelors degree in Education, a Masters degree in Counseling, and a Doctorate in Human Performance at Work. Dr. Saracco is a contributing writer to the Disaster Recovery Guide.

Description The primary purpose of this training course is to describe a structured approach to auditing Business Continuity Programs for organizations and communities. Participants will be able to use the information and materials to conduct audits that can form the basis for continuity program development. Some of the benefits of this training course include: A comprehensive model and process for Business Continuity Auditing "How To" tips for working within political systems A basic audit survey questionnaire Templates and examples of service level agreements An audit report template