Congratulations to Ed Joyce, the winner of our March New Member Gift Card Raffle! We are so pleased with the number of new members since January 2025 and want to show our appreciation for our current and new members alike. Look for more exciting opportunities in our member recognition program in the coming months. And don’t forget your ACP member email signature badges that are available on our website at https://acp-international.com/Chapter-Badges -- apply this proudly, display your commitment to ACP and increase your exposure in the resilience profession! 

Want to learn more about Ed Joyce? He decided to donate the gift card award to the Alamo Chapter – a very generous contribution to the important work they do! Also, we took this opportunity to ask him a few questions to get to know more about him and his work in the resilience profession! 

What is your role in the business resiliency industry? 

• I predominantly work in the IT DR portion of Business Resiliency. The Corporation I work for, Arthur J. Gallagher has over 55,000 employees and I help manage the IT DR program across 19 separate divisions within the Enterprise. Our focus is Testing DR Systems, DR Policy compliance, Systems Resilience/ Recoverability.     

What compelled you to join ACP?  

• Andy Lapierre of the Alamo ACP branch reached out via LinkedIn and explained they were trying to get the local branch re-established after covid forced them to disband.  I thought it would be great to get together with peers and network amidst others in the BC space and the ACP offers this type of opportunity. [Response from ACP – Yay, Andy!] 

Name a few of your most recent accomplishments you would like to share? 

• Created a calculated business value metric that helps us/our organization understand the IT DR recovery sequence that will return the highest value to the business in the shortest amount of time. Established Service Resumption Plans for foundational IT ecosystems that include defined strategies, and the tactics used to achieve those strategies.  

How do you spend your free time? 

• I spend my free time thinking about what I would do if I had some! In all seriousness, I spend my free time by enjoying the company of my beautiful spouse. She is tolerant of me beyond fault. We enjoy exploring all the great things Texas has to offer – People/ Places and Events – Texas is a phenomenal place to be.