Leadership

State Coordinator's Office

Name
Position
Executive Profile
Shawn Talmadge
State Coordinator of Emergency Management
Executive Profile
Sean Polster
Chief Deputy State Coordinator

Office of the Chief of Staff

Name
Position
Executive Profile
Dillon Taylor
Chief of Staff and Senior Counsel
Lauren Opett
Director of Strategic Communications and Senior Advisor
Jason Elmore
Deputy Strategic Communications Director and Chief Agency Spokesperson
Shawn Mason
Director of Facilities, Fleet, and Safety Office
Danita Darnell
Director of Human Resources
Caitlin Barbieri
Intergovernmental Affairs Coordinator

Field Operations Bureau

Name
Position
Executive Profile
Andy John
Deputy State Coordinator for Field Operations
Jack King
Director of Regional Support East
Vacant
Director of Regional Support West
Bryan Saunders
(Acting) Chief of Special Operations

NGS Bureau

Name
Position
Executive Profile
Dorothy Spears-Dean
Deputy State Coordinator for 911 & Geospatial Services
Joe Sewash
VGIN Coordinator
Rich Troshak
Director of NGS Outreach

Financial Management Bureau

Name
Position
Executive Profile
Cheryl Adkins
Deputy State Coordinator for Financial Management and Chief Financial Officer
Sandra Peterson
Director of Finance
Heather Payne
Director of Procurement
Robbie Coates
Director of Grant Programs
Ronnie Levine
Chief of Technology and Innovation

Commonwealth Coordination Bureau

Name
Position
Executive Profile
Michelle Oblinsky
Deputy State Coordinator for the VA Emergency Support Team (VEST)
Jennifer Sharpe
Director of the Operational Coordination Division
Stephanie Harris
Director of Training, Education, and Exercise Division (TEED)
Tom Berry
Director of Planning
Mark Bender
Director of the VA Incident Management Team (COVIMT)

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