Leadership

The leadership of the All Hazards Consortium is comprised of the Board of Directors, a Regional Executive Advisory Group (REAG), the Working Group Advisory Committee, and the Executive Director.  All are supported by the AHC Program Management Office (PMO) staff and volunteers.

Board of Directors

Evalyn Fisher, President
Executive Director, Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional Task Force

Andy Lauland, Vice President
Homeland Security Advisor, Maryland

Jackie Wasni, Secretary
Vice President, Motorola Sales and Services, Mid Atlantic Region

Bob Briggs, Treasurer
Homeland Security Advisor, Delaware

Bob Crouch
Chief, State and Local Systems Integration, MITRE Corporation

Scott Di Giralomo
Director, Morris County Office of Emergency Management (New Jersey UASI)

Cheryl Elliott-Wilkins
Assistant Director for Marketing & External Relations, James Madison University

Christina Farrell
Deputy Commissioner, Public Private Partnerships, NYC Office of Emergency Management (New York City UASI)

John Gibb
Director, New York State Emergency Management Office

David Lindstrom
Department of Emergency Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine

Roland (Bud) Mertz
Director, Bureau of Community Preparedness, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency

Christy Morris
Deputy Cabinet Secretary, West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety

Joe Picciano
Deputy Director of Preparedness, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness

Terri Suit
Homeland Security Advisor, Virginia Office of Commonwealth Preparedness

Millicent Williams
Director, DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency

 

Regional Executive Advisory Group

In January 2009, the AHC Board officially established a new Regional Executive Advisory Group (REAG). This group is comprised of former Board members and executives from both the public and private sector and will advise the Board of Directors and Working Group members on a wide variety of issues including policy, projects, grants, strategy, research and partnerships. Members include:

John Contestabile (Chair)
Former State Interoperability Director, MDOT Asst. Program Director, Homeland Security Program, Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Lab

Tim Beres
Former DHS Grants and Training Director, Principal at CNAC

Brian Darmody
Former AHC Board member, Asst VP, Research and Economic Development, University of MD

Chris Geldart
Former Director, DHS/FEMA Office of National Capital Region Coordination

Steve Hooks
CSC

Kelly Kirwan
Former AHC Board member, Motorola

Gordon Johnson
Former AHC Board member, NJ Assemblyman

Harvey Johnson
Former Deputy Director, FEMA

Dennis Schrader
Former Deputy Administrator for National Preparedness, FEMA

Jim Stanton
Former AHC Board member, Insight Solutions

Bob Stephan
Former Assistant Secretary, DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection

Pat Wheeler
CEO, Integrity Consulting

Ross Ashley
Former Assistant Administrator, Grant Programs Directorate, FEMA

Tom Steele
Former CIO/CTO, DE Department of Safety and Homeland Security

 

Working Group Advisory Committee

John Contestabile (Chair)
Former State Interoperability Director, MDOT
Asst. Program Director, Homeland Security Program, Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Lab

Joe Conrey
Chair, Critical Infrastructure Protection Working Group, New Jersey

Mike McAllister
Vice-Chair, Critical Infrastructure Protection Working Group, Virginia

Rich Kelly
Chair, Information Sharing and Intelligence Working Group, New Jersey

Constance McGeorge
Chair, Public Safety Communications and Interoperability Working Group, Virginia

Tom Moran
AHC Executive Director

 

PMO Staff

    Pat Wheeler John Molnar Jennifer Nugent Andrew Blatecky Paula Copperthite Marcie Grabau