Nov 13, 2019 7:30 AM
Edwin Shackeroff
ShakeOut/ earthquake preparedness

For over 15 years, Dr. Shackeroff has served as Medical Director for his local CERT, teaching triage and first aid, serving on its organizational board, and conducting drills. He joined Caltech’s Earthquake Research Associates in 2003, and has been a ShakeOut supporter since participating in the first Great ShakeOut drill in 2008. He has worked with local schools in his community to promote earthquake and tsunami safety and to organize parent and student training groups. In 2014 he advocated for and helped to organize a successful community education event at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach concerning tsunami preparedness. Since his retirement from a private OB/GYN practice and position as Chairman of OB/GYN at Los Alamitos Medical Center, he has also consulted for various non-profits, including the “Know the Glow” project which raises public awareness of preventable childhood blindness conditions.