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

Roland (Bud) Mertz, President
Director, Bureau of Emergency Operations and Resources,  Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency

Christy Morris, Vice President
Deputy Secretary, WV Department of Military Affairs & Public Safety

Evalyn Fisher, Secretary
Executive Director, Southeastern PA Regional Task Force

Jackie Wasni, Treasurer
VP, Motorola Sales and Services, Mid Atlantic Region

Joe Picciano
Deputy Director of Preparedness, NJ Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness

Kurt Reuther, Member
Homeland Security Advisor, Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security

Bob Crouch, Member
MITRE , Former  Homeland Security Advisor, Virginia

Andrew Lauland, Member
Homeland Security Advisor, Maryland

David Lindstrom, Member
Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine

Mike McAllister, Member
Deputy Homeland Security Advisor, Commonwealth of Virginia

Ira Tannenbaum, Member 
Director Private Sector Programs, NYC OEM, New York City UASI

Darrell Darnell, Member
Senior Associate Vice President, Safety and Security, George Washington University


 

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
Former State Interoperability Director, MDOT Assistant 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

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

Richard Canas
Former Director, New Jersey Office Homeland Security & Preparedness

Millicent West
Former Director, Emergency Management Agency, District of Columbia

Michael Hickey
Former Verizon Vice President, Governmental Affairs


Working Group Advisory Committee

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

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

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

Mark Grubb
Chair, Communications & Interoperability Working Group, Delaware

G.E. McCabe
Vice-Chair, Communications & Interoperability Working Group, West Virginia

Tom Moran
AHC Executive Director

 

Public Safety Communications Interoperability Working Group

Joshua Jack
Interoperability Coordinator
Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
District of Columbia

Mark Grubb
Director, Division of Communications
Department of Homeland Security
Delaware

Curt Andrich
Interoperability Project Manager
Department of Transportation, Information Technology
Maryland

Percina Curtis-Diggs
Statewide Interoperability Coordinator
North Carolina

Craig Reiner
Director
Office of Emergency Telecommunications Services
New Jersey

Jody Nestor
Statewide Interoperability Coordinator
New Jersey

David Williams
Radio Engineer
New York

Toby Dusha
Outreach Coordinator
New York

Vincent Stile
Acting Interoperability Coordinator
New York

Matthew Delaney
NYS DHSES
Radio Engineer

Mark Wrightstone
Statewide Interoperability Coordinator
Pennsylvania

Chris McIntosh
Interoperability Coordinator
Virginia

G.E. McCabe
Statewide Interoperability Coordinator
West Virginia

Bob Pedersen
Region lll Representative, Office Emergency Communications
Department of Homeland Security

Sean Kielty
RECCWG Region II Coordinator
FEMA

John Contestabile
Assistant Program Manager, Homeland Security
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab

Tom Roche
Vice Chair, IACP
New York

 

Program Management Office (PMO) Staff

    Pat Wheeler John Molnar Jennifer Nugent Michael Fried David Mayo