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2023

Ronnie Peevey
Driver
Argyle ISD
Argyle, TX

Barend Stander
Adjunct instructor
Parker university
Dallas, TX

Sarah Tharp-Hernandez
CJIS Coordinator
Denton County Sheriff's Office
Denton, TX

2022

Matthew Garcia
Health, Safety, and Enviornmental Specialist
Safran Electrical and Power
Denton, TX

Casey Jimenez
Logistics Emergency Management Specialist
City of Missouri City
Missouri City, TX

Chad Keys
Recovery Coordinator - Region 1
Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM)
Fort Worth, TX

Shawn McDermott
Emergency Management Analyst
Frisco Fire Department
Frisco, TX

Krystian Murray
Hazard Mitigation Planner 1
IEM
Morrisville, NC

2021

Dillon Bannister
Emergency Management Coordinator
North Central Texas College
Gainesville, TX

Andrew Neikirk
VP, After-Action Review Program Mgr.
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Plano, TX

Nicole Savage
Emergency Management Specialist
FEMA Region 6
Denton, TX

Joshua Tincopa
Emergency Management Specialist
City of Dallas, Office of Emergency Management
Dallas, TX

Evan Vance
Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator
Collin County
McKinney, TX

2020

Joshua Delaune
Program Coordinator, Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Denton County Public Health
Denton, TX

Julie Elliott
Doctoral Student and Graduate Research Assistant
University of Delaware
Newark, DE

Rebekah Manon
Operations Analyst
AC Disaster Consulting
El Paso, TX

Riley Metzler
Emergency Management Coordinator
Decatur Independent School District
Decatur, TX

2019

Zachary Ayer
Community Development & Revitalization Plannner
Texas General Land Office
Austin, TX

Preston Beahm
Preparedness & Resiliency Manager
All Hands Consulting
Englewood, CO

Matthew Chafin
Emergency Management Specialist
FEMA Region 6
Denton, TX

Brayden Funderburk
Business Continuity Management Analyst
Toyota Financial Services
Plano, TX

Jim Guin
Mitigation Specialist
Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM)
Austin, TX

Graham Huether
Research Assistant (Editorial Assistant)
University of North Texas, Dept. of Emergency Management and Disaster Science (EMDS)
Denton, TX

Brianna Lentz
Emergency Management Coordinator
The Resiliency Initiative
Santa Monica, CA

Destiny (Craft) Wilson
Emergency Management Specialist
FEMA Region 6
Denton, TX

2018

Bright Akwarandu
Immigration Service Officer
Department of Homeland Security
Dallas, TX

Steve Blanchard
Firefighter/Paramedic/Arson Investigator
Duncanville Fire Department
Duncanville, TX

Roni Fraser
Teaching Assistant, Doctoral Student
University of Delaware
Newark, DE

Marcus Gellner
Emergency Management Specialist
Wise County Fire Marshal/Office of Emergency Management
Decatur, TX

Venson Herron
Army Instructor
Richardson High School
Richardson, TX

Michael Landingham
Incident Manager
Cura Emergency Services
Plano, TX

Nicholas Martin
Operations Specialist
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Austin, TX

Joshua Moses
County Liaison Officer
Texas Division of Emergency Management
Bastrop, TX

David Oates
Firefighter
DFW International Airport Fire Department
Euless, TX

Corey Olszewski
Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Manager
University of North Texas
Denton, TX

Nautica Pathammavong
Proposal Analyst
Lockheed Martin - Aeronautics
Fort Worth, TX

Max Richardson
Emergency Management Administrator
GM Financial
Fort Worth, TX

Daniel Ringhauser
Emergency Management Specialist
City of Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX

Jared Sandal
State Planner, Hazardous Materials and Emergency Planning Grant Administrator
State of South Dakota, Office of Emergency Management
Pierre, South Dakota

Matt Taberski
Emergency Planning and Preparedness Specialist
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM

2017

Dirk Bitner
Fire Systems Inspector
DD Fire Inc.
Forney, TX

Felicia Chavez-Rosado
Emergency Planner Specialist
KBR, Inc.
Houston, TX

Seana Epley
Operations Planning Associate
Team Rubicon
Grand Prairie, TX

Stephen Harcus
Regional Operations Associate, DFW
Team Rubicon
Grand Prairie, TX

Christian Hernandez Rivera
Emergency Management
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Denton, TX

Travis Houston
Interim Director
City of Dallas, Office of Emergency Management
Dallas, TX

Scott Joyce
Environmental Program Specialist
State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation, Preparedness and Response Division, Northern Alaska Response Team
Fairbanks, AK

Koby Osowski
GIS Applications Administrator
University of North Texas
Denton, TX

Charlie Salinas
Emergency Management Administrator
GM Financial
Fort Worth, TX

Deea Scully
Emergency Management Specialist
City of Irving
Irving, TX

Robyn Warren
Emergency Management Coordinator
University of North Texas
Denton, TX

Braydon Williams
Grant Coordinator I
Texas Department of Emergency Management
Garland, TX

2016

Erik Addy
Director of Homeland Security
Nortex Regional Planning commission
Grapevine, TX

Edwin Flores
Emergency Management Specialist
FEMA
Denton, TX

Mike Joy
Asst. Emergency Management Coordinator
City of Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX

Matthew LaMunion
Response and Recovery Coordinator
City of Richardson
Richardson, TX

Adriana Lopez
Homeland Security Planner
Houston-Galveston Area Council
Houston, TX

Victor Lopez
Assistant Director for Professional Education
Baylor University
Waco, TX

Kevin Martin
Disaster Recovery Coordinator
Paycom
Oklahoma City, OK

Alayna Payne
Emergency Preparedness Program Assistant
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Arlington, TX

William Phelan
Field Support Specialist
Hulcher Services
Denton, TX

Samantha Pickett
Emergency Preparedness Program Assistant
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Arlington, TX

Hayley Tuggle
Emergency Management Coordinator
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT

Jordan Wright
Emergency Management Specialist
City of Irving
Irving, TX

2015

Kelly Trietsch Atkinson
Assistant Director of Planning & Development
City of Temple
Temple, TX

Kathy Ard-Blattner
Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator
Grayson County Office of Emergency Management
Sherman, TX 75090

Dean de la Garza
Vice President (Operational Risk Sr Manager)
Citi
Irving, TX

Austin Konicki
Fire Prevention Specialist / EOD K9 Handler
City of Arlington
Arlington, TX

Shawna Lemley
Emergency Management Coordinator
City of Arlington
Arlington, TX

Michael Terry
Officer
U.S. Army
Ft. Myer, Arlington, VA

2014

Nolan Brethowr
Safety and Security Coordinator
Lewisville ISD
Lewisville, TX

Andrew Dumboski
Alliance Air Charter
Avionics Technician
Denton, TX

Alex Malamut
Senior Business Continuity Analyst
SoFi Technologies
Frisco, TX

2013

Jade Allen
Facility Safety Officer
Medical City Frisco
Frisco, TX

Kent Bauer
Emergency Management Coordinator
Town of Prosper
Prosper, TX

Andre Briggs
Personnel Security Analyst
GM Financial
Arlington, TX

Josh Brogdon
Hazard Mitigation Coordinator
Traylor and Associates, Inc.
Tyler, TX

Angela Dees
Emergency Management Specialist
UT Dallas
Richardson, TX

Ryan Edghill
Emergency Management Coordinator
City of League City
League City, TX

Valerie Fletcher
Senior Travel Coordinator
Sabre, Inc.
Southlake, TX

Richard Loredo
Technical Operations Team Lead
Texas Division of Emergency Management
Austin, TX

Peter Perez
Emergency Management Coordinator
City of Killeen
Killeen, TX

Seth Roberts
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Coordinator
Denton County Health Department
Denton, TX

Justin Stewart
Business Continuity Manager
Peterbilt Motors Co.
Denton, TX

Christopher Weimer
State Trooper
Texas Department of Public Safety
Austin, TX

2012

Bart Carr
Technical Project Manager, Portfolio Security
Digital Realty
Dallas, TX

Ryan Cox
Safety & Emergency Management Administrator
Zodiac Seats U.S. (Formerly Weber Aircraft, LLC.)
Gainesville, TX

Ryan Dirker
Technical Operations Officer
Texas Division of Emergency Management
Austin, TX

Kevin Dodge
Sr. Emergency Management Specialist
City of Mesquite
Mesquite, TX

Ashley Huffman
Disaster Management Research Analyst- Government Contractor
Cubic Global Defense-Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance
Honolulu, HI

Nicholas LaGrassa
Emergency Management Coordinator
Texas A&M University - San Antonio
San Antonio TX

Dana Navarrette
Manager, Global Emergency Management
GM Financial
Ft. Worth, TX

Eric Serna
Call Center and Intake Manager
Mind Above Matter, LLC
Burleson, TX

Donnie Steil
Environmental, Health and Safety Representative
Hunt Consolidated, LLC
Dallas, TX

Jesse Vu
Business Continuity Consultant
Southwest Airlines
Dallas, TX

2011

 

Randall Alexander 
Program Coordinator/Fire Protection Technology
Tarrant Count College
Fort Worth, TX

John Bryant
Fire Fighter / Paramedic
Lake Cities Fire Department
Corinth, TX

Kaitlyn Cross
Emergency Management Officer
Parkland Hospital
Dallas, TX

Melissa David
Safety Assistant
Children's Medical Center Dallas
Dallas, TX

Ashleigh Foy Feryan
Emergency Management Specialist
City of Farmers Branch
Farmers Branch, TX

Stacey Gantt
Director
Global Business Continuity Program, Applied Materials
Remote

Greg Guthrie
Information Security Consultant
Toyota
Hurst, TX

Steven Haynes
Business Continuity Planner
Lennox International Inc.
Richardson, TX

Simon Katz
Firefighter / Paramedic
DFW Airport Board
DFW Airport, TX

Samantha Laos
Administrator
PABC
Plano, TX

Brandon Manuel
Asst. Public Health Preparedness and SNS Coordinator
Denton County Public Health
Denton, TX

Tracy McIntyre
Management Assistant
Federal Aviation Administration
Fort Worth, TX

Cody Mulloy
Emergency Management Coordinator
City of Weatherford
Weatherford, TX

Meredith Nurge
Emergency Preparedness Specialist
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Arlington, TX

Michael Oser
Personal Protection Professional/Control Room Operator
Group Services, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX

Leon Russell
Safety Officer/ Emergency Manager
Medical City Lewisville
Lewisville, TX

Ricardo Salas
Teacher (Criminal Justice/Emergency Management)
Irving ISD
Irving, TX

Lauren Simmers
Administrative Business Coordinator, Business Continuity
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Los Angeles, CA

Owen Swick
Safety Department
Prime Controls
Lewisville, TX

Gilberto Tracy
Dangerous Goods Specialist
FedEx Express
Fort Worth, TX

John White
Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability Manager
Flogistix
Pampa, TX

Randall Alexander 
Program Coordinator/Fire Protection Technology
Tarrant Count College
Fort Worth, TX

John Bryant
Fire Fighter / Paramedic
Lake Cities Fire Department
Corinth, TX

Kaitlyn Cross
Emergency Management Officer
Parkland Hospital
Dallas, TX

Melissa David
Safety Assistant
Children's Medical Center Dallas
Dallas, TX

Ashleigh Foy Feryan
Emergency Management Specialist
City of Farmers Branch
Farmers Branch, TX

Stacey Gantt
Director
Global Business Continuity Program, Applied Materials
Austin, TX

Greg Guthrie
Information Security Consultant
Toyota
Hurst, TX

Steven Haynes
Business Continuity Planner
Lennox International Inc.
Richardson, TX

Simon Katz
Firefighter / Paramedic
DFW Airport Board
DFW Airport, TX

Brandon Manuel
Asst. Public Health Preparedness and SNS Coordinator
Denton County Public Health
Denton, TX

Tracy McIntyre
Management Assistant
Federal Aviation Administration
Fort Worth, TX

Cody Mulloy
Emergency Management Coordinator
City of Weatherford
Weatherford, TX

Meredith Nurge
Emergency Preparedness Specialist
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Arlington, TX

Michael Oser
Personal Protection Professional/Control Room Operator
Group Services, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX

Leon Russell
Safety Officer/ Emergency Manager
Medical City Lewisville
Lewisville, TX

Ricardo Salas
Teacher (Criminal Justice/Emergency Management)
Irving ISD
Irving, TX

Lauren Simmers
Administrative Business Coordinator, Business Continuity
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Los Angeles, CA

Owen Swick
Safety Department
Prime Controls
Lewisville, TX

Gilberto Tracy
Dangerous Goods Specialist
FedEx Express
Fort Worth, TX

John White
Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability Manager
Flogistix
Pampa, TX

2010

Ryan Abbott
Logistics Program Manager
Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management
Philadelphia, PA

Billy Anderson
Emergency Management Specialist
Dallas Independent School District Police
Dallas, TX

Clint Brouillard
Construction Manager
Highland Homes
Plano, TX

Lani Cornish
Field Support Specialist
Hulcher Emergency Services
Denton, TX

David Goldberg
Attorney Advisor
Federal Emergency Management Agency- Headquarters
Washington, DC

Chris Hillis
Executive Director
Information Technology Disaster Resource Center
Fort Worth, TX

Mark Holmes
Emergency Coordinator / Engineering Manufacturing
Bell Helicopter
Fort Worth, TX

Rob Monaghan
Emergency Management Specialist
Environment of Care & Emergency Management
BaylorScott & White Health
Dallas, TX

Sarah Oettle
Safety & Emergency Management Specialist
Health & Human Services Commission
Austin, TX

Phillip Stachelski
Community Preparedness Coordinator
City of Riverside, CA
Riverside, CA

Sean Taylor
Director of Emergency Management
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX

Carolyn Weehunt Barrow
Field Support Specialist II
Hulcher Services
Denton, TX

2009

Frank Baker
City Manager
City of Van Alstyne
Van Alstyne, TX

Jason Coffman
Business Continuity / Enterprise Risk Specialist
Elevations Credit Union
Boulder, CO

James Evans
Emergency Preparedness Planner
Central Texas Regional Advisory Council (CTRAC)
Belton, TX

Megan Marsellus
Consultant
O'Brien's Response Management
Dallas, TX

Brian Martin
Director, Facilities Management
Medical City, Plano
Plano, TX

Courtney Mitchell
Program Analyst
FEMA
Washington, DC

Peggy Morales
Manager of Emergency Management
Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX

Justin Riley, CEM
Senior Public Safety Planner (Homeland Security and Emergency Mgmt.)
Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments
Houston, TX

Josh Taff
Emergency Preparedness Manager
Maricopa Integrated Health System
Phoenix, AZ

Kyle Taylor
Assistant to the DPS Director / Emergency Management Coordinator
City of Southlake
Southlake, TX

Chase Wheeler
Emergency Management Coordinator
City of Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX

2008

 

Bobby Buchanan
Trauma Surge Coordinator
California Hospital Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Herman Cail
Senior Critical Situation Management
The Walt Disney Company
Burbank, CA

Sherri Copeland
Regional Liaison Officer
Governor's Division of Emergency Management

Rae Davenport
Emergency Management Coordinator 
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
Dallas, TX

Eric Everson
Fire Rescue Specialist / Paramedic
City of Plano
Plano, TX

Robb Hoffower
VDEM Region Vll Local Support
Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Fairfax, VA

Shane Jenkins 
Homeland Security/9-1-1 Manager
AACOG (San Antonio Area Council of Governments)
San Antonio, TX

Kayce Johnson
Owner / Planning Specialist
Disaster Preparedness Solutions
Statesville, NC

Benjamin Korson
Emergency Management and Airport Operations Center Manager
City of Dallas, Department of Aviation
Dallas, TX

Jeff Lambert
Emergency Preparedness Specialist
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Arlington, TX

Charla Marchuk
Natural Hazards Specialist
FEMA Region 6
Denton, TX

Deon Pfenning
Emergency Management Specialist
City of Plano
Plano, TX

Kaysey Pollan
Director, Safety & Emergency Management
Cook Children's Medical Center
Ft. Worth, TX

Alisha Rollins
Senior Emergency Preparedness Specialist
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Arlington, TX

Francisco San Miguel
Business Continuity Manager
SoFi Technologies, Inc
Boerne, TX

John Stradal
Planner
Kansas Division of Emergency Management
Wichita, KS

Brian Watts
Police Officer
City of Grapevine
Grapevine, TX

Robin Wawrzynski
Emergency Management (EM)/Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planner
Dept. of Defense, US Army, CECOM (CTR)
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

2007

Travis Amburn
Corp IT Project Coord.
First American Corporation
Westlake, TX

Thomas Branham
EHS Construction Program Manager
Tesla Motors
Fremont, CA

Amanda Burnett
Emergency Preparedness Specialist
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Arlington, TX

David Carroll
Assistant Fire Chief (retired)
City of Arlington, Texas Fire Department

Allison Johnson
Program Associate
Pre-Emergency Planning, LLC

Cory Lynch
Worker
B & B Plumbing
Mineral Wells, TX

Cory Mangum
Inside Property Claims Examiner
Safeco Insurance
Richardson, TX

Matthew Miller
Lead Analyst
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Dallas, TX

William Owens
Emergency Management Coordinator
City Of North Richland Hills
North Richland Hills, TX

Priti Patel
Senior Economic Development Manager
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Arlington, TX

Patricia Schaffer
Sr. Planning Coordinator, Mitigation Division
FEMA Region 6
Denton, TX

Scotie Selman
Director of Emergency Management and Safety Services
University of North Texas
Denton, TX

Sherri Thompson
Program Coordinator-Shelby County
Hands on Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Derek Trabon
Director, Emergency Management & Business Continuity
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX

Chris Tuhanowski
Trainmaster
BNSF Railway
Houston, TX

Adam Webster
Disaster Program Coordinator
Medical Center of Plano
Plano, TX

Brad Wilson
Deputy Program Manager, Innovative Readiness Training
United States Air Force

2006

Craig Brein
Manager of Emergency Preparedness
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Dallas, TX

Robert Burris
Retired
Retired From Dallas County
Ennis, TX

Justin A. Cox
Senior Emergency Preparedness Specialist
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Arlington, TX

Mark Cross
Recovery Officer
Texas Division of Emergency Management
Austin, TX

Zachary Davis
Senior Enterprise Resiliency Officer
Corebridge Financial
Houston, TX

Richard Everett
Fire Systems Review Specialist
McKinney Fire Department
McKinney, TX

Matthew Garrett
Director of Safety and Security
Lewisville ISD
Lewisville, TX

Sara Garrett-Williams
Emergency Management Coordinator
San Patricio County, TX
Sinton, TX

Eric Gildersleeve
Project Administrator
Denton County
Denton, TX

Zachary Hamill
Emergency Operations Manager
Sutter County Office of Emergency Management
Yuba City, CA

Daniel J Holden
Emergency Management Coordinator
Huntington Hospital
Pasadena, CA

Kyle Kuykendall
Special Agent
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
Farmers Branch, TX

Lesli (Cummings) Lanese
Executive Assistant
Trammel Crow Residentials
Dallas, TX

Theresa Lombardi
Office Manager
911 Wildlife LLC
Plano, TX

John Maxwell
Civil Designer/CAD Tech
G & A Consultants
Lewisville, TX

Chip Orton
Director of Emergency Management
Amarillo Area Office of Emergency Management
Amarillo, TX 

Ben Patterson
Emergency Management Coordinator
City of Arlington, Fire Department
Arlington, TX

Joyce (Kwok) Purley
Preparedness Unit Manager
New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Santa Fe, NM

Sarah (Moore) Rapp
Teacher
Spring Branch ISD
Houston, TX

Tiffany Tanzola-Harris
Risk and Governance Manager
Toyota Financial Services
Plano, TX

Eduardo Velez
Planning
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Sarah Williamson-Moore
Senior Resiliency Consultant
Arcadis U.S., Inc.
Canal Winchester, OH

2005

Kristy Anderson
Safety, Health and Compliance Manager
TD Ameritrade
Southlake, TX

Eugene Barnard
Project Manager/Writer
Netflix, inc
Los Gatos, CA

Beth Boyd
Manager, ESF 6 Mass Care
American Red Cross
Washington, D.C.

Steven Bryan
LAV Platoon Commander
United States Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton, CA

Ryan Bryski
Senior Emergency Planner
URS Corporation / DHS
Gaithersburg, MD

Justin Edward Cox
Homeland Security Analyst
SRA International
San Diego, CA

Deborah Davis
Operations Manager
DFW International Airport
DFW Airport, TX

Lance Gant
Assistant Fire Chief/Emergency Management Coordinator
City of Lucas Fire-Rescue
Lucas, TX

Mellissa (Snellgrove) Gardner
Vice President
Black Dog Safety, LLC
Fort Worth, TX

Colleen F. Gilmore, MPH
Emergency Management Coordinator
City of Southlake
Southlake, TX

Randall Gurney
Assistant Emegency Management Coordinator
City of McKinney
McKinney, TX

Clayton Ham
Administrative Assistant I
The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX

Bill Hardin
Work Force Management Analyst
FEMA
Denton, TX

Tonya Hunter
Emergency Management Coordinator
City of Midlothian
Midlothian, TX

Joshua Hussey
Private Sector Liaison
City of East Providence
Cranston, RI

Matthew Johnston
Sr. Marketing Analyst
Torchmark Corporation
McKinney, TX

Riley Kyle
Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist (Recovery)
FEMA
Denton, TX

Robert Lafaye
Emergency Management Coordinator
City of Sachse
Sachse, TX

Kevin Madsen
Emergency Manager
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC

Van Meredith
Weapons Sergeant
US Army Special Forces - 3rd SFG(A)
Fayetteville, NC

Logan Monroe
Manager, Gas Emergency Preparedness
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
San Ramon, CA

Lynn Murphy
Emergency Preparedness Manager
Puget Sound Energy
Burlington, WA

Joshua Norman
President
Resilire Consulting
New Orleans, LA

Mollie Gilmore Rivas
Emergency Management Coordinator
Garland Office of Emergency Management
Garland, TX

Josh Roberts
Emergency Manager
City of Lewisville
Lewisville, TX

Chris Savage
Manager, IT Infrastructure Operations
Bell Helicopter
Ft. Worth, TX

Derek Shackelford
Supervisory Special Agent (SSA)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C.

Nick Sloan
Corporate Director of Emergency Management
Baylor Scott & White Health
Dallas, TX

Amber Stewart
Emergency Management Specialist
DFW International Airport
DFW Airport, TX

2004

Jason Curtis
Emergency Management Planner
Arlington Fire Dept., Office of Emergency Management
Arlington, TX

Diane Dooley
Administrative Services Branch Chief
FEMA Region 3
Philadelphia, PA

Jordan Everhart
Sr. Transportation Planner
HDR Engineering
Dallas, TX

Jessica Riadon Grimes
Director of Social Services
Juliette Fowler Homes
Dallas, TX

Justin Hampton
Senior Consultant
Matrix Consulting Group
Plano, TX

Tannner Hunt
Airport Emergency Planning Coordinator
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Austin, TX

Ross Korkmas
Chief Executive Officer
Palo Pinto General Hospital
Mineral Wells, TX

Tony Lamberth
President
The HELP Foundation/Project 180
Houston, TX

Gordon Redmond
Emergency Management - Officer
Vancouver Board of Education
Vancouver, BC

David Rivas
Emergency Management Specialist
USDA, Emergency and Regulatory Compliance Services,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Denton, TX

Dan Rochelle
Constable
Denton County Constable Pct 3
Lewisville, TX

Kyle Rogers
Sr. Risk Analyst
Energy Future Holdings
Dallas, TX

Curtis Santa Ana
ZMSC Operations Business Continuity Planner
Zions Bancorp
Houston, TX

Ron Sheppard
Business Continuity Specialist
Dell | Services
Plano, TX

DJ Skinner
Director
HeliFlite
Fort Worth, TX

Wendy Monk Stewart
FEMA Corps Coordinator
FEMA
Denton, TX

2003

M. Clay Anderson
Special Agent
U.S. National Park Service
Grand Canyon, AZ

Allen Applegate
Program Analyst/Planner
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration For Children and Families, Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness Response (OHSEPR)
Washington, D.C.

Joshua Barnes
Emergency Management Specialist
FEMA
Washington, D.C.

Forrest Broom
Division Commander
DFW Airport Dept of Public Safety
DFW Airport, TX

Jason Carriere
Emergency Management Coordinator
City of Irving Police Dept., Office of Emergency Management
Irving , TX

Kent Cawley
Regional Manager TX, AR, LA, OK, NM, MS
ESi
Austin, TX

Ryan Collins
Epidemiologist
Central Virginia Health District, Virginia Department of Health
Lynchburg, VA

Scott Eller
Program Specialist
FEMA, Region VI
Denton, TX

Jerry Fackler
Emergency Plans Officer
City of Austin, Office of Emergency Management
Austin, TX

Steven Flanagan
Captain, Detention Operations
Denton County Sheriff's Office
Denton, TX

Mike Garcia
Grants Management Specialist
FEMA Region 6
Denton, TX

Irish Hancock
Emergency Management Administrator
City of Arlington, Office of Emergency Management
Arlington, TX

John Hester
Police Sergeant/Supervisor
UNT Discovery Park Police Services
Denton, TX

Tricia Dameron Hines
GIS Coordinator/Research Analyst
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Oklahoma City, OK

Christine Jacobs
Assistant Director
Emergency Management Accreditation Program
Lexington, KY

Nicolette Janoski
Epidemiologist
Tarrant County
Fort Worth, TX

Amy (Myers) Lackey
Emergency Management Coordinator
Carl Vinson VA Medical Center
Dublin, GA

Lanita (Driskill) Magee
Regional Liaison Officer
State of Texas Governor's Division of Emergency Management
Hurst, TX

Joseph Scott Meneely
Associate Director
The Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir
Fort Worth, TX

Phillip Mongeau
Vice President/Chief of Emergency Management
Global Medical Response
The Colony, TX

Jodi Ouellette
Business Continuity Planner
Alliance Data
Dallas, TX

Jeremy Pitts
Director, Security Operations
Alcon
Fort Worth, TX

Andrea Renegar
Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator
City of Colleyville
Colleyville, TX

Preston Rider
Flight Dispatcher
Southwest Airlines
Dallas, TX

Justin Schaaf
CPS Investigator (Parker County)
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Weatherford, TX

Sarah Tharp-Hernandez
CJIS Coordinator - Communications Division
Denton County Sheriff's Office
Denton, TX

Kathryn Cane Wordinger
Emergency Preparedness Manager
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Arlington, TX

2002

Mariah Armitage
Emergency Management Director
UT Dallas
Richardson, TX

Michael Clanton
Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator
City of Sugar Land
Sugar Land, TX

Arnie Gonzalez
Program Specialist
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Washington, D.C.

John Hester
Investigator
Denton County, Fire Marshal's Office
Denton, TX

Adam Lewin
Director of Safety and Security
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Carrollton, TX

Molly McFadden
Director
Emergency Preparedness, North Central Texas Council of Governments
Arlington, TX

Dianna Orender, ENP
Addressing Coordinator
Denco Area 9-1-1 District
Lewisville, TX

Melissa Y. Patterson
Emergency Management Consultant
All Hands Consulting
Tampa, FL

Kevin Pigg
President
KDP Disaster Consulting, LLC
Baton Rouge, LA

Dan Watkins
Emergency Preparedness & Response Coordinator
ExxonMobil
Baytown, TX

Summer Wilhelm
Emergency Management Coordinator
City of Lewisville
Lewisville, TX

2001

Karen Adkins
Emergency Manager
City of McKinney, Office of Emergency Management
McKinney, TX

Mistie Gardner
Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives
City of Garland
Garland, TX

Jason Kingsley
State Relations Disaster Liaison and Coordinator
Response and Logistics, American Red Cross of Central New Jersey
Princeton, NJ

Andrew McMahan
Director of Emergency Management and Operations Support
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Brooklyn, NY

Chris Noah
Director, Disaster Management and Business Continuity
Parkland Hospital
Dallas, TX

Owen Reese
Budget and Acquisitions Branch Chief
NOAA Fisheries
VA

Raymond M. Rivas, III
Assistant City Manager
City of Mesquite
Mesquite, TX

Jason Shear
General Manager
Iron Mountain Information Management
Richland Hills, TX

2000

Lance Gant
Assistant Fire Chief/Emergency Management Coordinator
City of Lucas Fire-Rescue
Lucas, TX

Erik Lowman
Preparedness & Grants Manager
Orange County Health Care Agency
Santa Ana, CA

Dena Demaret Mahan
Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator
City of La Porte
La Porte, TX

Dan Robeson
Emergency Management Coordinator
Johnson County (KS) Emergency Management
Olathe, KS

1999

Jennifer Suter
Training and Exercise Supervisor
Harris County Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Houston, TX

Laura Wallace
Director of Program Management and Project Oversight
Federal Transit Administration
Ft. Worth, TX

1998

Carrie (Furlong) Reyes 
Director of Emergency Management 
City of Plano
Plano, TX

Cindy Mohat
Emergency Management Coordinator
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX

Norman Nieves
Director of Emergency Management
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK

Janette Walker
Sr. Planning Coordinator
Fort Bend County, Office of Emergency Management
Richmond, TX

1997

Rebecca (Anya) Davis
Author/Owner "Austin On My Mind"
Baine Books
Lewisville, TX

James Horton
Deputy Fire Chief
City of Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX

Dave Jackson
Critical Infrastructure Protection Program Manager
Texas Department of Public Safety
Austin, TX

Eliot Jennings
Associate Professor of Political Science
Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO

Ellen Ray
CEO
BC Consultants
Richardson, TX

Gregory Truitt
Captain
Allen Fire Rescue
Allen, TX

Kirk Wakefield
Registered Nurse/Chair, Emergency Preparedness
Indiana University Health, West Hospital
Avon, IN

Susan Walker
Response and Recovery Bureau Chief
New Mexico Dept. of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Santa Fe, NM

1996

Michael Chaison
Manager, Service to Military Families for Texas
American Red Cross
Austin, TX

Daniel Groveman
Claims Specialist
State Farm Insurance
Irving, TX

Roland Jackson
Incident Workforce Management Office Liaison
DHS – FEMA – Region 6, Response Division
Denton, TX

Ted Jakubowski
Emergency Management Specialist
Emergency Management Services International
Culpeper, VA

Billy Kiser
Manager Field Support
Hulcher Professional Services, Inc.
Denton, TX

Ben R. Patterson
Section Administrator
Texas Division of Emergency Management
Austin, TX

John Patterson
Sr. Emergency Management Specialist
City of Dallas, Office of Emergency Management
Dallas, TX

Larry Pigg
Operations Branch Director
FEMA
Washington, DC

Kevin Starbuck
Assistant Chief, Region 1
Texas Division of Emergency Management
Fort Worth, TX

1995

Kathleen Fairweather
FEMA Reservist
FEMA
Amarillo, TX

Patrick Knapp
Vice President, Response
Witt O'Brien's
Houston, TX

Shane Stovall
Director of Emergency Services
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC

1994

Christopher Thomas Dunbar
Disaster Recovery Specialist
Administaff
Kingwood, TX

Mark Fisher
Emergency Planner, Bioterrorism and Health Emergency Preparedness Program
City of Forth Worth
Fort Worth, TX

Juan Ortiz
Director, Homeland Security & Emergency Management
City of Austin
Austin, TX

1993

Richard Bosse
Sr. Env. Ops. Analyst
DFW International Airport
DFW Airport, TX

Lisa Jennings
Sr. Natural Hazards Program Specialist
FEMA Region VI
Denton, TX

David Windrow
Fire Chief
Town of Nolensville
Nolensville, TN

1992

Richard Gaston
Lecturer
University of North Texas
Denton, TX

Laura Gossel
Emergency Response Coordinator
Hocking County Health Department
New Straitsville, OH

Sheri Martin Lemming
Telecommunicator
City of Arlington
Arlington, TX

William Roland
Captain of Police - Criminal Investigations
City of McKinney
McKinney, TX

James Rountree
President
Corporate Crisis Group, Inc.
Houston, TX

Charles Walts
Director
MTSS, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX

1991

Karen McCormick
Federal On-Scene Coordinator
Environmental Protection Agency
Dallas, TX

Keith Wells
Senior Emergency Management Officer
Fort Worth Office of Emergency Management
Fort Worth, TX

1990

Steve Mason
On-Scene Coordinator, LEPC Coordinator
U.S. EPA Region 6
Dallas, TX

Geroge Buck, PhD
CEO
Executive Management Outcomes, LLC
St. Petersburg, FL

1989

Robert W. Counseller
Consultant
Group304
San Antonio, TX

David McCurdy
Emergency Management Coordinator
Tarrant County
Ft. Worth, TX

Clay Phillips
Deputy City Manager
City of Coppell
Coppell, TX

Tisha Thomas Woodard
Retired
American Red Cross
Azle, TX

1988

Michael Penaluna
Emergency Management Coordinator
City of Denton, Denton Fire/Rescue
Denton, TX

1985

Scott Thompson
Division Chief
City of Lewisville Fire Department
Lewisville, TX

1984

Steve Reddish
Retired
Gov Div of Emergency Management


UNT Alumni Appreciation Day

EMDS alumni recognized for their outstanding contributions to the field

2016
Josh Roberts
B.S., EADP 2005
2015
Michael Penaluna
B.S., EADP 1988
2012
David McCurdy
B.S., EADP 1989
2009
Carrie Little
B.S., EADP 1998
2008
Karen McCormick
B.S., EADP 1991
2007
Eliot Jennings
B.S., EADP 1997
2006
Karen E. Adkins
B.S., EADP 2001
2005
Darrell Toups
B.S., EADP 1993
2004
Tesa Duffy-Wrobleski
B.S., EADP 1995

 
2003
Gregg S. Dawson
B.S., EADP 1986
2002
Juan Ortiz
B.S., EADP 1986
2001
R. Kent Baxter
B.S., EADP 1988
2000
Keith Wells
B.S., EADP 1991
1999
William Larson
B.S., EADP 1985
1998
Stephen Shane Stovall
B.S., EADP 1995
1996
Keith Wells
B.S., EADP 1991
1995
Michael Simmons
B.S., EADP 1989
1994
Laura Franklund Gossel
B.S., EADP 1992

 
1993
Robert Counseller
B.S., EADP 1989
1992
Julia Lane
B.S., EADP 1990
1991
Steve Mason
B.S., EADP 1990
1990
Wiletta Malone
B.S., EADP 1988
1989
Gregg Mays
B.S., EADP 1987
1988
Greg S. Dawson
B.S., EADP 1986
1987
William Larson
B.S., EADP 1985