Francisco Molina is the Senior Director of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity (including Emergency Preparedness and Response) at Carnegie Mellon University. He plays a key role within the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) organization. His mission is to provide strategic guidance, essential tools, and robust governance that align with the university’s mission and risk tolerance. This ensures that critical services can persist even in the face of disasters or significant business disruptions.

Before his tenure at CMU, Molina built a successful career in the financial and industrial sectors in the U.S. and Mexico. He has worked for international organizations such as AEGON/Transamerica in the U.S., The National Bank of Mexico (Banamex), 3M, and General Electric in Mexico City. His expertise lies in implementing, maturing, and managing risk, resilience, and operational and technology corporate
programs.

Molina’s academic journey includes a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Universidad del Valle de Mexico, a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University, and a Ph.D. in Information Sciences from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. He is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a Certified Organizational Resiliency Executive, and an alumnus of the Carnegie Mellon University, Chief Risk Officer program.

Molina has also served as an adjunct faculty member at Norwich University, where he contributed to the Master of Science in Business Continuity program. Additionally, he has held positions on the Board of Directors of Safeguard Iowa Partnership and served as Vice President of the Business Resiliency
Professionals of Wisconsin. Francisco was also a founding member of the Wisconsin Business Emergency Management public-private partnership.

Outside his professional activities, Molina volunteers with the Civil Air Patrol, where he has served as a field staff officer with specialty qualifications in Air Crews, Emergency Services, Public Affairs, and Information Technology. Additionally, he is a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. His leadership experience includes serving as the Flotilla Commander of the Two Pittsburgh Flotilla and its USCG Auxiliary University program. Molina is also a certified interpreter with the Interpreters Corps.

Rebecca Cicco is the Assistant Director for Environmental Health and Safety at Carnegie Mellon University.  In this role, Rebecca oversees the Workplace Safety and Fire Safety Teams within the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), a division within Enterprise Risk Management.  Rebecca’s role is to provide guidance, hazard mitigation strategies, procedures and processes in an effort to meeting the strategic mission and risk tolerance of the university and its divisional units.

Rebecca’s tenure with Carnegie Mellon began in 2014 as the Workplace Safety Manager.  In 2019, Rebecca was promoted to into a Senior Manager role.  In January of 2022, Rebecca was promoted to become the Assistant Director of EHS.  Prior to her years at Carnegie Mellon, Rebecca was the Corporate Safety Specialist for United States Steel Corporation, and has an extensive background in the safety industry.

Rebecca is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), and is a member of the CMULead program. 

Rebecca received a bachelor’s degree in environmental management from Slippery Rock University, a master’s degree in safety sciences from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and a certificate in operations leadership and organizational management from Drexel University.