Staff

DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
Kim Stenson, Director (bio)

• Steven Batson, Chief of Staff
• Betsy Polk, Legal Counsel
• OPEN, Personnel Liaison/Administrative Assistant

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

• Brandon LaVorgna, Public Information Coordinator
• OPEN, Emergency Alert Coordinator

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES
OPEN, Chief of Finance and Administration

• Darlene Erskine, Acct/Fiscal Analyst
• Ramona Wadford, Acct/Fiscal Analyst
• Deborah Dawson, Acct/Fiscal Analyst
• Donald Van Cleave,  Finance Specialist
  
  

PREPAREDNESS
Melissa Potter, Chief of Preparedness

• Rob Burton, Plans Manager
  • Rachel McCaster, Operational Planner - Risk Management
  • Andrew Phillips, Operational Planner - Hurricane
  • David Thachik, Operational Planner - Earthquake
  • Megan Wood, Operational Planner - Mass Care
  • Ken Struble, COVID/Infectious Disease Program Manager
  • OPEN, Operational Planner - Dam Safety
• Louis Walter, Training Manager
  
  • Michael Holmes, Training Coordinator
  • Mark Kranz, Exercise Planner
• Danilyn Bock, Radiological Emergency Preparedness Manager
  
  • Parker Riggs, A-1 REP Coordinator
  • Kathy Opalacz, A-2 REP Coordinator
  • Kelley Bradshaw, A-3 REP Coordinator
  • Ron Cain, A-4 REP Coordinator
  • Dana McGill, A-6 REP Coordinator
  • Donneith Beaufort, RAD Maintenance Coordinator
• Emily Hildebrand, GIS Manager

OPERATIONS
Mike Russell, Chief of Operations

• Tim Murphy, Operations Manager
  • Scot Yarbrough, Region One Emergency Manager
    • Elizabeth Price, Region One Emergency Coordinator
  • Kimberly Shiverdecker, Region Two Emergency Manager
    • Michael Brown, Region Two Emergency Coordinator
  • Bethany Morton, Region Three Emergency Manager
    • OPEN, Region Three Emergency Coordinator
  • Jim Grant, Region Four Emergency Manager
    • Gregory Haselden, Region Four Emergency Coordinator
  • Ben Webster, Region Five Emergency Manager
    • Jack Gregory, Region Five Emergency Coordinator
  • Larry Tucker, Region Six Emergency Manager
    • Eric Turner, Region Six Emergency Coordinator
• Brannon Davis, State Warning Point Manager
  • Matthew Crook, Warning Point Operator
  • Lee Nelson, Warning Point Operator
  • Viva Goddard, Warning Point Operator
  • Kelley Huff, Warning Point Operator
  • Lee Knight, Warning Point Operator
  • Betty Steele, Warning Point Operator
  • Alda Kendall, Warning Point Operator
  • Ethan McCullough, Warning Point Operator
  • OPEN, Warning Point Operator
  • OPEN, Warning Point Operator
  • OPEN, Warning Point Operator

OPERATIONS SUPPORT
Guy Gierhart, Chief of Operations Support

• Dave Perry, Logistics Manager
  
  • Stan Parker, Logistics Coordinator
  • Gabe Turner, Communications Manager
  • Alaina Madeline, Logistics Planner
• Sam Fisher, Facility Manager
• Kay Keisler, Procurement Coordinator

RECOVERY AND MITIGATION
Emily Bentley, Chief of Recovery and Mitigation

• Katie Norris, Deputy Chief of Recovery and Mitigation
  • Zachary Brunsink, Recovery Planner
  • Teigh Berg, Recovery Data Analysis Coordinator
• Meredith Burns, Individual Assistance Officer
  • Ellison Smith, Voluntary Agency Liaison
• Jessica Jones, Public Assistance Manager
  • Tanya Cody, Public Assistance Special Projects Coordinator
    • Ian Keogh, Public Assistance Specialist
  • Allison Volk, Public Assistance Operations Coordinator
    • Laurene Davis, Public Assistance Specialist
  • Erika Edwards, Public Assistance Coordinator 
    
    • Paul Morton, Public Assistance Specialist
    • Jacob Baker, Public Assistance Specialist
    • Amber Jackson, Public Assistance Specialist
    • OPEN, Public Assistance Specialist
  • Nasiru Haruna, Public Assistance Coordinator
    • Courtney Shiver, Closeout Administrative Assistant
    • Antonio Diggs, Public Assistance Specialist
    • OPEN, Public Assistance Specialist
• Kristel Werntz, Finance and Grants Manager
  • Antonio Johnson, Grants Coordinator
    
    • Colin Dryden, Grants Specialist
    • Nitesh Parikh, Grants Specialist
    • OPEN, Grants Specialist
    • OPEN, Grants Specialist
  • James Herring, Grants Coordinator
    
    • Tori Sanford, Grants Specialist
    • Seth Gibson, Grants Specialist
    • OPEN, Grants Specialist
    • OPEN, Grants Specialist
  • Alex Khatib, Recovery Finance Coordinator
    • Ivana Reynoso, Finance Specialist
• Candice Shealey, State Hazard Mitigation Officer
  
  • Kim Garvin, Mitigation Grants Coordinator
    • Charlotte Foster, Mitigation Specialist
    • Beth McHenry, Mitigation Specialist
    • Tyler Spires, Mitigation Specialist
    • Addie Roberson, Mitigation Specialist
  • OPEN, Mitigation Grants Coordinator
    
    • Christine Burroughs, Mitigation Specialist
    • Tasha Toppin-Davis, Mitigation Specialist
    • Jai-An Davidson, Mitigation Specialist
    • OPEN, Mitigation Specialist
    • OPEN, Mitigation Specialist
  • Lindsey McCoy, Mitigation Manager
    • Jason Romlein, Mitigation Planning Specialist
    • OPEN, Mitigation Planning Specialist