Staff

DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
Kim Stenson, Director (bio)

• Steven Batson, Chief of Staff
• Betsy Polk, Legal Counsel
• Alicia Spires, HR Liaison/Administrative Assistant

PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Derrec Becker, Chief of Public Information & External Affairs

• Tiffanie Barrett, Public Information Coordinator
• Howard Quintanilla, Emergency Alert Coordinator

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES
Landry Phillips, Chief of Finance and Administration

• Darlene Erskine, Acct/Fiscal Analyst
• Ramona Wadford, Acct/Fiscal Analyst
• Jay Lopez, Acct/Fiscal Analyst
• Donald Van Cleave, Finance Specialist
  
  

PREPAREDNESS
Melissa Potter, Chief of Preparedness

• Andrew Phillips, Plans Manager
  • Rachel McCaster, Operational Planner - Risk Management
  • David Thachik, Operational Planner - Dam Safety
  • Megan Wood, Operational Planner - Mass Care
  • Leah Blackwood, Operational Planner - Hurricane
  • OPEN, Operational Planner - Earthquake
  • Jason Romlein, Operations Planner
• Louis Walter, Training Manager
  
  • Kristine Craig, Training Coordinator
  • Jeffrey Hill, Exercise Planner
• Danilyn Bock, Radiological Emergency Preparedness Manager
  
  • Parker Riggs, A-1 REP Coordinator
  • Demetria Holmes, A-2 REP Coordinator
  • Dana McGill, A-3 REP Coordinator
  • Michael Oleszkiewicz, A-4 REP Coordinator
  • Ja'Mia Lisbon, A-6 REP Coordinator
  • Donneith Beaufort, RAD Maintenance Coordinator
• OPEN, GIS Manager

OPERATIONS
Mike Russell, Chief of Operations

• Tim Murphy, Operations Manager
  • Scot Yarbrough, Region One Emergency Manager
    • Angela Perry, Region One Emergency Coordinator
  • Kimberly Shiverdecker, Region Two Emergency Manager
    • Brittany Smith, Region Two Emergency Coordinator
  • Bethany Morton, Region Three Emergency Manager
    • Savannah Baker, Region Three Emergency Coordinator
  • Jim Grant, Region Four Emergency Manager
    • Gregory Haselden, Region Four Emergency Coordinator
  • Jack Gregory, Region Five Emergency Manager
    • Richard Kaczmarek, Region Five Emergency Coordinator
  • Eric Turner, Region Six Emergency Manager
    • OPEN, Region Six Emergency Coordinator
• Brannon Davis, State Warning Point Manager
  • Lee Knight, Warning Point Operator
  • Kelley Huff, Warning Point Operator
  • Viva Goddard, Warning Point Operator
  • Alda Kendall, Warning Point Operator
  • Lee Nelson, Warning Point Operator
  • Ethan McCullough, Warning Point Operator
  • Tony Nelson, Warning Point Operator
  • Kevin Vaughn, Warning Point Operator
  • David Reyes, Warning Point Operator
  • OPEN, Warning Point Operator
  • OPEN, Warning Point Operator

OPERATIONS SUPPORT
Guy Gierhart, Chief of Operations Support

• Dave Perry, Logistics Manager
  
  • Gabe Turner, Communications Manager
  • Layla McMillon, Logistics Training & Exercise Coordinator
  • OPEN, Logistics Coordinator
• Sam Fisher, Facility Manager
• Kay Keisler, Procurement Coordinator

RECOVERY AND MITIGATION
Emily Bentley, Chief of Recovery and Mitigation

• Kristel Werntz, Deputy Chief of Recovery and Mitigation
  
  • Teigh Berg, Recovery Data Analysis Coordinator
  • Jesse Trimnal, Recovery Planner
• OPEN, Individual Assistance Officer
  • Ellison Smith, Voluntary Agency Liaison
• Ian Keogh, Public Assistance Manager
  • Amber Jackson, Public Assistance Special Projects Coordinator
    • OPEN, Public Assistance Specialist
    • Aneyah Williams, Public Assistance Specialist
  • Allison Volk, Public Assistance Operations Coordinator
    • Antonio Diggs, Public Assistance Specialist
    • OPEN, Public Assistance Specialist
  • Erika Edwards, Public Assistance Coordinator 
    
    • Courtney Shiver, Public Assistance Specialist
    • Ariana Chestnut, Public Assistance Specialist
    • Christian Dunlap, Public Assistance Specialist
    • OPEN, Public Assistance Specialist
  • Nasiru Haruna, Public Assistance Coordinator
    
    • Laurene Davis, Public Assistance Specialist
    • OPEN, Public Assistance Specialist
    • OPEN, Public Assistance Specialist
• OPEN, Finance and Grants Manager
  • Antonio Johnson, Grants Coordinator
    
    • Colin Dryden, Grants Specialist
    • Jessica Haygood, Grants Specialist
    • Sam Marsicano, Grants Specialist
    • Krista Yam, Grants Specialist
  • James Herring, Grants Coordinator
    
    • Bethany Nedimyer, Grants Specialist
    • OPEN, Grants Specialist
    • OPEN, Grants Specialist
    • OPEN, Grants Specialist
  • Stephen Ouzts, Recovery Finance Coordinator
    • OPEN, Finance Specialist
  • Jamie Boykin, Grants Special Projects Coordinator
• Tyler Spires, State Hazard Mitigation Officer
  
  • Julie Militello-Smith, Administrative Assistant
  • Charlotte Foster, Hazard Mitigation Coordinator
    • Kianna Samuel, Mitigation Specialist
    • Beth McHenry, Mitigation Specialist
    • Macy Sinner, Mitigation Specialist
    • OPEN, Mitigation Specialist
  • Christine Burroughs, Mitigation Grants Coordinator
    
    • Demarco Harmon, Mitigation Specialist
    • Nicholas Coconato, Mitigation Specialist
    • Bailey Lamprecht, Mitigation Specialist
    • OPEN, Mitigation Specialist
  • Olivia Barone, Mitigation Manager
    
    • David Jones, Hazard Mitigation GIS Planner
    • Jordan Van Delden, Mitigation Planning Specialist
    • OPEN, Mitigation Planning Specialist