Douglas Glowacki

About Douglas

Douglas Glowacki worked with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Inland Water Resources Division from 1998 to 2005. Mr. Glowacki administered the Connecticut Automated Flood Warning System and was project manager of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. He also served as the Deputy State Hazard Mitigation Officer and Co-Chairman of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Review Committee for 13 years. Mr. Glowacki also served as secretary to the Committee on Automated Flood Warning.In 2003 Mr. Glowacki became the State Hazard Mitigation Officer and became the program leader of the Flood Management Section within the Department of Environmental Protection.

He has authored two quarterly newsletters; Alert/Flows Inc. User News, and the Alert News. He is also the author of the Connecticut Section 322 Disaster Response Plan and the Operational Guide for the Automated Flood Warning System.

In 2005 Mr. Glowacki accepted a position with the Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) as an Emergency Management Program Specialist. Doug’s duties include the administration of over $20 million dollars in 3 major programs which cover almost every town and city in Connecticut. Doug continues to provide detailed weather data and forecasts for DEMHS when severe storms are forecast, and he also works with the Connecticut Attorney Generals office as an expert witness for weather-related cases involving the State of Connecticut.

Courses Taught

• EMGT 6637 (Disaster Mapping)