About The Author

Todd Manns’ career began with athletic success in track and field in high school, followed by service in the United States Marine Corps Reserves. Todd’s service in the military led to a career as a Police Officer / SWAT Team member and law enforcement sniper, an interim Chief of Police, followed by seven years as an Emergency Manager for a Fire Protection District.

Formally qualified as a type III Planning Section Chief, and having passed S-420 as a planning section chief, Todd has incident management team experience and over 25 all-hazard deployments to both Incident Command Posts and Emergency Operations Center locations, on a local and state level.

Todd’s natural entrepreneurial drive led him to combine his commitment to service and education into a successful business model.

Todd is the Founding Owner and Managing Partner of The Blue Cell, LLC which was established in 2009. The Blue Cell, LLC currently does business in all 50 states, to include all levels of government and the private sector with students engaging from 11 foreign countries.

In 2021 The Blue Cell, LLC became the world’s most active in-person and virtual training and exercise company in the Incident Command System and Consequence Management field.

Todd has been a P.O.S.T. instructor for over a decade and holds a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Organizational Leadership from Colorado State University Systems and has extensively independent studied at the FEMA Emergency Management Institute and the Naval Postgradute School.