Resilient individuals create resilient communities.

PACE Resiliency exists to bridge the gap between neighbors helping neighbors and the government's efforts to help.

Brett — Co-Founder

Over 30 years in the field of disaster preparedness and emergency management.

Military: 23 years Navy Special Operations. 7 years Deep Sea (hard hat) diver, 16 years EOD (Naval Parachutist and Diver). SME in CBRNe/WMD response, Anti/Counterterrorism, Weapons Technical Intelligence, military planning and execution, and tactical communications. Combat tours in Iraq (’05/’06, Bronze Star Medal) and Afghanistan (’07).

Government Civilian/Contractor: 13 years in Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management. 5 years Emergency Manager (GS-12), US Naval Hospital Guam. 8 years contract EM SME/Training & Exercise Coordinator, US Naval Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. BS Health Science, Certificate in Disaster & Emergency Management.

He believes preparedness is the ultimate form of civic service — and that resilient individuals are what make resilient communities possible.

Current: Owner, PACE Resiliency Training and Consulting, LLC., Adjunct Faculty, Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute — teaching Public Health Emergency Management at Joint Base San Antonio, President, Alachua County AUXCOMM (NF4AC), Chair, Alachua County Community Organizations Active in Disasters / Long-Term Recovery Group (COAD/LTRG).

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Roles

Owner / Instructor
Chairman, Alachua County COAD/LTRG
President, AUXCOMM Radio Operator Group
Instructor, Public Health Emergency Management,
DMRTI — Joint Base San Antonio

Focus

Disaster preparedness training
Resiliency training
Faith-based organization readiness
Field communications

Co-Founder — Emily

Emily Wallace — Co-Founder

Emily Wallace is a wilderness medicine educator guided by Kaizen—continuous improvement. She grew up in the Philippines, where self-sufficiency and disaster readiness are woven into daily life, and she carries that mindset into everything she does, working to build capable, prepared communities.

Since 2010, Emily has served as an instructor support and scenario facilitator for high-fidelity emergency preparedness exercises. Over the past three years, she has extended that role into wilderness medicine, facilitating scenarios for Wilderness First Aid, Wilderness First Responder, and Wilderness EMT courses. She designs realistic outdoor scenarios, coaches students through patient assessment and evacuation practice, and leads debriefs.

Emily also teaches Amateur Radio through a local club and is a licensed private pilot. The high-pressure decision-making that flight training demands has sharpened her ability to stay calm and make sound calls under stress.

She teaches and works across cultures, fluent in Tagalog, English, and Italian, with working knowledge of several other languages.

Roles

Co-Founder, PACE Resiliency
Instructor & Scenario Facilitator, Emergency Preparedness High-Fidelity Exercises
Instructor & Scenario Facilitator, Wilderness Medicine (WFA / WFR / WEMT)
Amateur Radio Instructor
Licensed Private Pilot

Focus

Wilderness Medicine & Experiential Education
Emergency Preparedness Scenario Design
Amateur Radio Communications
Cross-Cultural Communication & Public Speaking

Core Values

What we do is built on how we operate.

PACE Resiliency Training and Consulting exists to equip individuals, families, and communities to survive and recover when systems fail — through training in The B.R.E.A.T.H. Framework™, PACE planning, and tactical proficiency adapted for civilians.

Service Before Self

We put the mission and the community ahead of ourselves. It is not a slogan; it is our documented way of operating, from overseas contingency operations to local disaster response.

Operational Readiness

We train for reality — capability under degraded conditions. Everything we teach must survive contact with a real event.

Evidence-Based Instruction

Our exercises and courses are well researched and drawn from lived experience, with measurable objectives and documented after-action-driven improvement reports.

Integrity in Reporting

We deliver honest assessments and candid after-action findings, giving our clients the clear picture they need to strengthen their readiness.

Whole-Community Integration

Government, faith-based organizations, nonprofits, and volunteers succeed as one system. We build those partnerships before the disaster.

Stewardship of Trust

We handle funds, sensitive site data, and community information with strict accountability.