Leadership

The leadership of the All Hazards Consortium is comprised of a operations professionals from government, the private sector and academia who have a long history of leadership and solving operational issues in both the public and private sectors. In the near future, representatives from the trade associations and investment communities will be added.

The governance structure consists of a Board of Directors, several Regional Working Groups, and the Executive Director.  All are supported by the AHC Program Management Office (PMO) staff and hundreds of public and private sector volunteers.

AHC Board of Directors

Chris Geldart
Deputy Mayor Public Safety and Justice, District of Columbia
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/chris-geldart-86b05323

Mike Ambrosio
Retired, Vice President Quality Assurance- Food Safety at Wakefern Food Corporation,
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/michael-ambrosio-85775815

Kelly McKinney
Director, Emergency Management & Enterprise Resilience
NYU Langone Health
Former Deputy Commissioner, New York City Office of Emergency Management
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-mckinney-2a990726/
 
Chris Eisenbrey
Senior Director, Business Continuity & Operations
Edison Electric Institute (EEI)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-eisenbrey-28903522/

Joe Bruno
President & CEO at Helen Keller Services for the Blind, Brooklyn, New York
Former Commissioner, New York City Office of Emergency Management (NYCOEM)
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/joe-bruno-79b584120
 
Ira Tannenbaum
Assistant Commissioner for Public/Private Initiatives, New York City Office of Emergency Management, LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ira-tannenbaum-47a4632
 
James Sheehan
Program Manager at Newark/Jersey City UASI - Rutgers Police Institute
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jamessheehan

Roland "Bud" Mertz
Director, Westmoreland County Public Safety
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roland-bud-mertz-3a1a9519/

Christine Morris
Retired, Assistant Secretary
West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety

Carlos Torres
Retired, Vice President of Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity
ConEdison in NYC, NY
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-d-torres-97296324/

Board Member  Emeritus

Joe Picciano
Retired, Former Director, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness,
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joepicciano/

Darrell Darnell
Independent Consultant, Former Director, Homeland Security and Emergency Management, District of Columbia
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrell-darnell-048204b/

Barbara Childs-Pair
Independent Consultant, Former Director, Homeland Security and Emergency Management, District of Columbia
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joepicciano/