Texas Emergency Management (TXEM) 2026 Conference
Tidal Basin and MLU Services are proud to participate in the Texas Emergency Management (TXEM) 2026 Conference, taking place May 26-May 29, 2026, at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Tidal Basin staff will join our operating company, MLU Services, which is a Bronze sponsor, in Booth 301. Both the Tidal Basin and MLU teams look forward to connecting with emergency management professionals, public safety leaders, government agencies, and industry partners from across the state and beyond.
Tidal Basin team members Jeremy Speaks, Bailey DeRouen, Eric Letvin, and Sheila Manek are presenting at two different workshops during the conference.
Conference Highlights
TXEM brings together Texas’s emergency management community for several days of learning, training, collaboration, and professional development focused on preparedness, response, recovery, hazard mitigation, technology, communications, incident support task force, special teams response, research/education, and weather.
Key highlights include:
- Workshops and sessions supporting emergency management training and professional development.
- Networking with public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector partners.
- Exhibitor engagement with organizations supporting disaster preparedness, recovery and resilience.
Featured Sessions
Tidal Basin experts will be sharing insights at TXEM 2026, including:
- Jeremy Speaks: Blue Sky Readiness: Mastering FEMA Public Assistance Before the Disaster | Tuesday, May 26, 3:00-4:00 PM CST | Room 201A
- Bailey DeRouen, Sheila Manek, and Eric Letvin: Using CDBG-DR to Turn Disaster Recovery Challenges into Resilience Building Opportunities | Friday, May 29, 10:30-11:30 AM CST | Room 201C
Meet the team
Jeremy Speaks
Deputy Director, Public Assistance & Recovery Programs Team Lead
Bailey deRouen
Assistant Vice President, Grants and Program Management Market Lead
Sheila Manek
Senior Vice President, State, Local, Tribal & Territorial (SLTT) Market Director
Eric Letvin
Vice President, Director of Regional Resilience & Mitigation
James K. Joseph
Chief Growth Officer and Head of Government Relations
Why connect with our team?
Tidal Basin Group, Michael Baker International, and MLU Services bring together comprehensive capabilities across the full emergency management and resilience lifecycle. Our united team helps communities prepare for, respond to, recover from, and become more resilient to disasters through integrated strategy, operations, technology, engineering, logistics, and program delivery.
Tidal Basin offers deep expertise in emergency management, public program management, disaster recovery, mitigation, grants management, compliance, and technology solutions. Michael Baker International adds national strength in planning, engineering, infrastructure, design, and construction services. MLU Services expands the team’s turnkey disaster response and logistics capabilities, including workforce support, temporary housing, and field operations.
Together, we help agencies move seamlessly from urgent response needs to long-term recovery and resilience outcomes.
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