Sanchez is an advocate of integrating emergency public information and Joint Information Center concepts. He has been a featured speaker on these topics at the National Hurricane Conference, National Conference of State Legislatures, Texas Homeland Security Conference, Emergency Management Magazine road show, the National All-Hazard Incident Management Team Training & Education Conference, Texas State Firemen’s and Fire Marshal’s Conference and other forums.

Sanchez is a member of the highly regarded San Jacinto Type-III All Hazards Incident Management Team, one of only 18 such teams sanctioned by the Texas governor. He was a member of the Department of Homeland Security’s Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Practitioner Working Group, which set the groundwork for the Wireless Emergency Alerts network that improved the nation’s public warning system. As a member of the Houston Area Urban Area Security Initiative, he help set public safety priorities in a complex region.