Watch: Shining a Spotlight on Staff – I am Cal OES Video Series – Elise Arata
Channel: Cal OES
Date: 2023-01-31

This week, Cal OES welcomes you to learn more about Elise Arata,

with Response Directorate, Southern Region, currently assigned primarily in San Luis Obispo County and works with Santa Barbara and Ventura County Emergency Services Coordinators. She fosters productivity and collaboration with public, local, state, federal, tribal and private partners in supporting response efforts within the region in addition to providing guidance and mentorship to new employees.

She is passionate about supporting California’s operational area success and resiliency in responding to and recovering from disasters. She filled many roles on several deployments with both Response and Recovery covering fires, floods, pandemic, mass fatality, and public safety power shutoffs as an Agency Representative, Branch Director, Incident Commander, and Technical Advisor.