If you’ve ever left one of Lenora Borchardt’s trainings, you left with a skill you can use tomorrow. For more than three decades, she has equipped responders and organizations to act decisively when it matters most. At RSI, she designs, facilitates, and evaluates disaster exercises; develops emergency and continuity plans; and delivers training that turns doctrine into operational muscle memory.

Lenora’s background spans emergency management, COOP/COG, and adult learning. She has led county and state planning initiatives, instructed FEMA courses, evaluated nuclear power plant exercises, and helped public and private organizations build comprehensive, workable plans. Her approach blends instructional design with operational realism, ensuring every session produces actionable improvements.

Service-minded and steady under pressure, Lenora is committed to strengthening readiness across sectors. Outside RSI, she volunteers as a firefighter/EMT and shares her experience as a published author and speaker.