Office for Domestic Preparedness Support 
            State Administrative Agency Contact List
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               
ALABAMA

General Willie A. Alexander
Acting Director
Alabama Emergency Management Agency
5898 County Road, P.O. Drawer 2160
Clanton, Alabama 35046-2160

Contact: Lee Helms
Phone:   (205) 280-2201
Fax:       (205) 280-2410
leeh@aema.state.al.us

ARKANSAS

Mr. W.R "Bud" Harper
Director
Arkansas Department of Emergency Management
1835 South Donaghey, P.O. Box 758
Conway, Arkansas 72003-0758

Contact: Jack DuBose
Phone:   (501) 730-9782
Fax:       (501) 730-9778
jackdubose@adem.state.ar.us



ALASKA

Mr. David Liebersbach
Director
Alaska Division of Emergency Services
P.O. Box 5750
Fort Richardson, Alaska 99505

Contact: Wayne Rush
Phone:     (907) 428-7032
Fax:         (907) 428-7009
wayne_rush@ak-prepared.com

CALIFORNIA

Mr. Dallas Jones
Director
California Office of Emergency Service
2800 Meadowview Road
Sacramento, California 95832

Phone: (916) 262-1816
Fax:     (916) 262-2837
dallas_jones@oes.ca.gov


ARIZONA

Mr. Michael P. Austin
Arizona Division of Emergency Management
5636 E. McDowell Road, Bldg. 5101
Phoenix, Arizona 85008-3455

Contact: Harold A.. Sanders
Phone:   (602) 231-6306
Fax        (602) 231-6206
austinm@dem.state.az.us

COLORADO

Mr. Tommy Grier
Director
Colorado Office of Emergency Management
Camp George West
15075 South Golden Road
Golden, Colorado 80401

Contact: Greg Moser
Phone:    (303) 273-1640
Fax:        (303) 273-1795
greg.moser@state.oc.co.us



CONNECTICUT

John T. Wiltse
Director
Connecticut Office of Emergency Management
State Armory
360 Broad Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06105-3795

Contact: Greg Chiara
Phone:   (860) 566-3376
Fax:       (860) 247-0664
gregory.chiara@po.state.ct.us

GEORGIA

Mr. Gary McConnell
Director
Georgia Emergency Management Agency
935 E. Confederate Avenue
Atlanta, Georgia 30316-0055

Contact: V. Bartlett
Phone: (404) 635-7002
Fax:     (404) 635-7205
vbartlett@gema.state.ga.us



DELAWARE

Mr. Sean Mulhern
Director
Delaware Emergence Management Agency
165 Brick Store Landing Road
Smryna, Delaware 19977

Phone: (302) 659-3362
Fax:     (302) 659-6855
jmulhern@state.de.us

HAWAII

Major General Edward L. Correa, Jr.
Major General, State Adjutant General
State of Hawaii Department of Defense Civil
Defense Division
3949 Diamond Head Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

Contact: Kelvin Ogata
Phone:   (808) 733-4301
Fax:       (808) 733-4248
kogata@scd.state.hi.us



FLORIDA

Mr. Joseph F. Myers
Director
Florida Department of Community Affairs
Division of Emergency Management
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100

Contact: W. Craig Fugate
Phone:    (850) 413-9837
Fax:        (850) 488-5777
craig.fugate@dca.state.fl.us

IDAHO

Mr. Bill Bishop
Director
Idaho Bureau of Hazardous Materials
4040 Guard Street, Building 600
Boise, Idaho 83705

Phone: (208) 334-3263
Fax:     (208) 334-3267
bbishop@bds.state.id.us





ILLINOIS

Mr. Mike Chamness
Director
Illinois Department of Emergency Services
110 East Adams
Springfield, Illinois 62701-1109

Contact: Rex Coble
Phone: (217) 782-2700
Fax:     (217) 557-4783
rcoble@iema.state.il.us

KANSAS

Mr. D. Brownlee
Superintendent
Kansas Highway Patrol
122 SW 7th
Topeka, Kansas 66603-3847

Contact: Tim Lockett
Phone: (785) 296-6800
Fax:     (785) 296- 3049
tlockett@mail.khp.state.ks.us



INDIANA

Mr. Patrick R. Ralston
Executive Director
Indiana State Emergency Management Agency
302 West Washington Street, Room E208
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

Contact: Phil Roberts
Phone: (317) 232-3834
Fax:     (317) 232-3895
proberts@sema.state.in.us

KENTUCKY

Mr. W.R. Padgett
Director
Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
100 Minuteman Parkway, Building 100
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

Phone: (502) 607-1689
Fax:     (502) 607-1251
rpadgett@kydes.dma.state.ky.us




IOWA

Ms. Ellen Gordon
Administrator
Iowa Emergency Management Division
Department of Public Defense
Hoover Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319

Phone: (515) 281-3231
Fax:     (515) 281-7539
ellen.gordon@emd.state.ia.us


LOUISIANA

Colonel W.R. "Rut" Whittington
Superintendent
Louisiana State Police
Department of Public Safety
265 South Foster Drive
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806

Contact: Lt. Colonel Mark Oxley
Phone:   (225) 922-2293
Fax:       (225) 925-4903
moxley@dps.state.la.us



MAINE

Commissioner Michael Kelly
Commissioner
Maine Department of Public Safety
18 Meadow Road, 104 SHS
Augusta, Maine 04333-0104

Contact: Lt. Craig Poulin
Phone:   (207) 624-8988
Fax:       (207) 624-8765
craig.a..poulin@state.me.us

MICHIGAN

Capt. Edward Buikema
Commanding Officer
Emergency Management Division
714 South Harrison Street
East Lansing, Michigan 48823

Phone: (517) 336-6157
Fax:     (517) 336-6551
BuikemaE@msp.msp-seoc



MARYLAND

Mr. David McMillion
Director
Maryland Emergency Management Agency
Camp Fretter Armory
Camp Fretter Military Reservation
5401 Rue Saint Lo Drive
Reisterstown, Maryland 21136

Contact: Don Lumpkins
Phone:   (410) 517-3618
Fax:       (410) 517-3610
dlumpkins@mema.state.md.us

MINNESOTA

Mr. Kevin C. Leuer
Director
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Division of Emergency Management
444 Cedar Street, Suite 223
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-6223

Phone: (651) 296-0450
Fax:     (651) 296-0459
kevin.leuer@state.mn.us



MASSACHUSETTS

Mr. Stephen J. McGrail
Executive Director
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
400 Worcester Road, P.O. Box 1496
Framingham, Massachusetts 01701

Contact: Kathleen Estridge
Phone:   (508) 820-2018
Fax:       (508) 820-2030
kathleen_estridge@state.ma.us

MISSISSIPPI

Mr. Robert Latham
Executive Director
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
1410 Riverside Drive
Jackson, Mississippi 39202

Contact: Leon Shaifer
Phone:   (601) 960-9021
Fax:       (601) 352-8314
lschaifer@memaorg.com



MISSOURI

Mr. Jerry Uhlmann
Director
Missouri State Emergency Management Agency
2302 Militia Drive
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102

Phone: (573) 526-9101
Fax:     (573) 634-7966
julmann@mail.state.mo.us

NEVADA

Mr. Frank Siracusa
Director
Nevada Division of Emergency Management
2525 South Carson Street
Carson City, Nevada 89711

Contact: Gary Derks
Phone: (775) 687-7360
Fax:     (775) 687-8702
gsd@quik.com



MONTANA

Mr. James F. Greene
Administrator
Montana Disaster and Emergency Services
Division
P.O. Box 4789
Helena, Montana 59604-4789

Phone: (406) 841-3911
Fax:     (406) 841-3965
jigreene@state.mt.us
NEW HAMPSHIRE

Mr. Mark Thompson
Business Administrator
New Hampshire Department of Justice
33 Capitol Street
Concord, New Hampshire 03301

Contact: Timothy Brackett
Phone:   (603) 271-8090
Fax:       (603) 271-2110
tbrackett@doj.state.nh.us



NEBRASKA

General Stanley M. Heng
Adjutant General
Nebraska Emergency Management Agency
1300 Military Road
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508-1090

Contact: Al Berndt
Phone:    (402) 471-7410
Fax:        (402) 471-7433
al.berndt@nema.state.ne.us

NEW JERSEY

John J. Farmer, Jr.
Attorney General
New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety
Hughes Justice Complex
25 Market Street, P.O. Box 081
Trenton, New Jersey 08625

Contact: Steven Talpas
Phone:   (609) 984-0634
Fax:       (609) 292-3508
lpatalp@smtp.lps.state.nj.us



NEW MEXICO

Mr. Ernesto Rodriguez
State Director
New Mexico Department of Public Safety
Office of Emergency Management
P.O. Box 1608
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-1628

Phone: (505) 476-9606
Fax:     (505) 476-9650
erodriguez@dps.state.nm.us

NORTH DAKOTA

Mr. Douglas C. Friez
Director
North Dakota Division of Emergency Management
Fraine Barracks, P.O. Box 5511
Bismark, North Dakota 58506-5511

Phone: (701) 328-8102
Fax:     (701) 328-8181
dfriez@state.nd.us



NEW YORK

Ms. Katherine N. Lapp
State Director of Criminal Justice Services
4 Tower Place
Albany, New York 12203

Contact: Gary Schreivogl
Phone:    (518) 457-8462
Fax:        (518) 457-1186
schreivogl@dcjs.state.ny.us

OHIO

Mr. James R. Williams
Executive Director
Ohio Emergency Management Agency
2855 W. Dublin Granville Road
Columbus, Ohio 43235-2206

Phone: (614) 889-7150
Fax:     (614) 889-7183
jwilliams@dps.state.oh.us



NORTH CAROLINA

Mr. Eric E. Tolbert
Director
North Carolina Division of Emergency
Management
4713 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4713

Phone: (919) 733-3825
Fax:     (919) 733-5406
etolbert@ncem.org

OKLAHOMA

Secretary Bob Ricks
Cabinet Secretary for Safety and Security
Oklahoma Department of Public Safety
3600 Martin Luther King Avenue
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73136

Phone: (405) 425-2001
Fax:     (405) 425-2324
bwwalker@dps.state.ok.us



OREGON

Ms. Carmen Merlo
Acting Director
Oregon Department of State Police
Criminal Justice Service Division
400 Public Service Building
Salem, Oregon 97310

Phone: (503) 378-3720
Fax:     (503) 378-6993
carmen.merlo@state.or.us 
SOUTH CAROLINA

Mr. Stanley McKinney
Director
South Carolina Emergency Preparedness Division
Office of the Adjutant General
1100 Fish Hatchery Road
West Columbia, South Carolina 29172-2024

Phone:   (803) 737-8500
Fax:       (803) 737-8570
smmckinn@strider.epd.state.sc.us



PENNSYLVANIA

Mr. David L. Smith
Director
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
2605 Interstate Drive
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-9364

Contact: Mimi Myslewicz
Phone: (717) 651-2020
Fax:     (717) 651-2025
mimyslewic@state.pa.us
SOUTH DAKOTA

General Phillip Killey
Adjutant General
Office of the Adjutant General
2823 West Main Street
Rapid City, South Dakota 57702-8186

Contact: John A. Bernheim
Phone:   (605) 773-3231
Fax:       (605) 773-3580
john.berheim@state.sd.us



RHODE ISLAND

Mr. Albert A. Scappaticci
Executive Director
Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency
645 New London Avenue
Cranston, Rhode Island 02920

Contact: John Aucott
Phone:   (401) 462-7127
Fax:       (401) 944-1891
john.aucott@ri.ngb.army.mil

TENNESSEE

Mr. John D. White, Jr.
Director
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
3041 Sidco Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37024

Contact: Stan Copeland
Phone:   (615) 741-9742
Fax:       (6150 741-4173
scopeland@tnema.org



TEXAS

Dr. G. Kemble Bennett, Ph.D
Director
Texas A&M University
Texas Engineering Extension Service
301 Tarrow
John B. Connelly Building, Room 204
College Station, Texas 77840

Contact: Charlie Todd.
Phone: (409) 458-6815
Fax:     (409) 458-6810
kem.bennett@teexmail.tamu.edu

VIRGINIA

Mr. Michael M. Cline
State Coordinator
Virginia Department of Emergency Services
10501 Trade Court
Richmond, Virginia 22236

Contact: George Foresman
Phone:    (804) 897-6580
Fax:        (804) 897-6506
gforesman.des@state.va.us



UTAH

Mr. Earl R. Morris
Director
Utah Division of Comprehensive Emergency
Management (CEM)
State Office Building, Room 1110
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114

Contact: Verdi White
Phone:    (801) 538-3780
Fax:        (801) 538-3770
vwhite@dps.state.ut.us

WASHINGTON

Mr. Glen Woodbury
Director
Washington State Military Department
Emergency Management Division
Building 20
Camp Murray, Washington 98430-5122

Phone: (253) 512-7001
Fax:     (253) 512-7207
g.woodbury@emd.wa.gov



VERMONT

Commissioner A. James Walton
Commissioner
Vermont Department of Public Safety
Division of Emergency Management
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, Vermont 05671

Contact: Robert deMange
Phone:   (802) 244-8721
Fax:       (802) 244-8655
evonturk@dps.state.vt.us

WEST VIRGINIA

Mr. John W. Pack, Jr.
Director
West Virginia Office of Emergency Services
1900 Kanawha Boulevard
Building 1, room EB80
East Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0380

Phone: (304) 558-5380
Fax:     (304) 344-4538
jpack1@wvoes.state.wv.us




WISCONSIN

Mr. Edward Gleason
Administrator
Wisconsin Emergency Management
2400 Wright Street
P.O. Box 7865
Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7865

Contact: Christine C. Bacon
Phone:   (608) 242-3206
Fax:       (608)242-3249
baconc@dma.state.wi.us



WYOMING

General Ed Boenisch
Adjutant General
Wyoming Emergency Management Agency
5500 Bishop Boulevard
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009-3320

Contact: Dr. John M. Heller
Phone:   (307) 777-4912
Fax:       (307) 635-6017
hellerj@wy-arng.ngb.army.mil