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Topic Committees

2025 NATIONAL HURRICANE CONFERENCE TOPIC COMMITTEES

 

ACCESSIBILITY, FUNCTIONAL NEEDS & HEALTHCARE

Elizabeth A. Davis, CO‐CHAIR, EADS & Associates, LLC, Brooklyn, NY
Kate McCarthy-Barnett, CO-CHAIR, Region 1 RRCC Disability Integration Advisor, FEMA
Michael Weston, SerVision, Inc., Miami Shores, FL
DeeDee M. Bennett Gayle, University of Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY
Georgianne Cherry, Florida Department of Health, Kissimmee, FL
Steve Detwiler, Miami-Dade Office of Emergency Management, Stuart, FL
Kathryn Gerk, CEM, Richmond Fire Department, Richmond, CA
Kelly R. McKinney, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
Jenny Mincin, SUNY Empire College, Staten Island, NY
George Tokesky, Bristol Hospice and Palliative Care, Dania Beach, FL
Kelly Rouba Boyd, New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, West Trenton, NJ

 

AMATEUR RADIO

John McHugh, CO‐CHAIR, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL
Robert Macedo, CO‐CHAIR, VoIP Hurricane Net, New Bedford, MA
Julio Ripoll, CO‐CHAIR, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL
Dennis Dura, FEMA Region II, New York, NY
Bobby Graves, Hurricane Watch Net, Brandon, MS
Bob Robichaud, Canadian Hurricane Centre, Falls River, Nova Scotia, Canada

 

BUSINESS, INDUSTRY & ECONOMIC RESILIENCY

Justen R Noakes, CO-Chair, H-E-B, San Antonio, TX
Julie K Roberts, CO-Chair, Private Sector Emergency Management Association (PSEMA), Dallas, TX
Mickie Valente, Past CO-Chair, Valente Strategic Advisers, St Petersburgh, FL
Kathy Fulton, Member, American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN), Lakeland, FL
Jeff Partin, Member, The Home Depot, Atlanta, GA
George Sambataro, Member, PC Weather Products, Marietta, GA
Tom Serio, Member, Serio & Associates, Lake Worth, FL
Joaquin Jaimes, Member, H-E-B, San Antonio, TX

 

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Anthony L. Hurley, CHAIR, Critical Preparedness, LLC, Georgetown, TX
Tony Puzzilla, CHAIR EMERITUS, Retired DHS, La Plata, MD

 

EVACUATION PLANNING/EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

John Wilson, CHAIR, Emergency Management Consultant, Fort Myers, FL
Stewart Baker, Virginia Department of Emergency Management, Richmond, VA
Marco Ciarla, USACE, Baltimore, MD
Christina Finch, FEMA, Washington, DC
Dick Gremillion, Calcasieu Parish, Lake Charles, LA
Andrew Sussman, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Tallahassee, FL
Brian Wolshon, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

 

FIRE-RESCUE/LAW ENFORCEMENT/MILITARY

Brian Head, CO-CHAIR, Cobleskill Fire Department, Cobleskill, NY
John Baroni, Nassau County Fire Commission BEOCC, Long Island, NY
Bob Koenig, Public Sector & All Hazard Training, Longview, TX
Victoria Koenig, Ret. City Manager, Longview, TX
TJ Lyon, Bureau of Fire Standards & Training, Florida State Fire College, Ocala, FL
Rob McDaniel, Senior Fellow, Center for Disaster Risk Policy, EM & HS Academic Program, FSU, Tallahassee, FL

 

HOMELAND SECURITY

Anthony L. Hurley, CHAIR, Critical Preparedness, LLC, Georgetown, TX
 

HURRICANE HISTORY

Chris Landsea, Ph. D., CHAIR, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL
Mike Bider, FEMA Region 3, Philadelphia, PA
Neal Dorst, Hurricane Research Division, Miami, FL
Pat Fitzpatrick, Ph. D., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX
Ethan J. Gibney, UCAR/CPAESS, San Diego, CA
Barry S. Goldsmith, National Weather Service Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, TX
Phil Klotzbach, Ph. D., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Cary Mock, Ph. D., University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
David Roth, Weather Prediction Center, College Park, MD
Al Sandrick, National Weather Service Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL

 

MASS CARE

Michael Whitehead, CO-CHAIR, American Red Cross, Fairfax, VA
Ronan Dalcross, CO-CHAIR, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
Robert Burress, SC Department of Social Services, Colombia, SC
Jeff Jellets, The Salvation Army, Atlanta, GA
Rick Schofield, American Red Cross, Houston, TX
Alan Harris, Seminole County Office of Emergency Management, Sanford, FL
Kevin White, American Red Cross, Disaster Cycle Services, Fairfax, VA
Christopher Baker, FEMA Region IV, Atlanta, GA

 

METEOROLOGY/HYDROLOGY

Jamie Rhome, CHAIR, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL
Robbie Berg, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL
Brandon Bolinski, FEMA Region IV, Atlanta, GA
Dan Brown, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL
Jessica Fieux, National Weather Service, Tallahassee, FL
Chris Landsea, National Weather Service, Miami, FL
Cody Fritz, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL

 

MITIGATION/ENGINEERING: BUILDING & STRUCTURES

Leroy Thompson, CHAIR, Effective Mitigation Management, LLC, Tallahassee, FL
Leslie Chapman‐Henderson, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc. (FLASH), Tallahassee, FL
Gavin Smith, Ph.D., Center for the Study of Natural Hazards and Disasters, UNC – Chapel Hill, NC
John D. Wilson, Consultant, Fort Myers, FL

 

NONPROFIT

Greg Padgett, CHAIR, Atlanta, GA

 

PUBLIC EDUCATION/MEDIA

Greg Padgett, CHAIR, Atlanta, GA
Derrec Becker, SC Emergency Management Division, West Columbia, SC
David Bernard, WVUE TV, New Orleans, LA
Leslie Chapman‐Henderson, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc. (FLASH), Tallahassee, FL
Rick Knabb, Ph.D., The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA
Rebeca Mueller, APR, Voce Communications, Brandon, FL
Bryan Norcross, WPLG TV, Miami Beach, FL
Margaret Orr, WDSU-TV, New Orleans, LA
Greg Robinson, Alabama Emergency Management Agency, Clanton, AL
Nancy Silvestri, NYC Office of Emergency Management, New York, NY
Mike Steele, Government Office of Homeland Security, Baton Rouge, LA

 

RECOVERY

Nicole Maddox, CHAIR, APTIM, Austin, TX
John Kropog, JAKK Consulting, Hammond, LA

 

RESPONSE

Chip Patterson, CHAIR, SDR, Greenville, SC
Ian Guidicelli, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Tallahassee, FL
Thomas L. LaCrosse, Defense Support of Civil Authorities, Washington, DC
Michael Lowder, US DOT, Washington, DC
Mike Patterson, The Salvation Army, Charlotte, NC
Matt Stratton, Harrison County Emergency Management, Gulfport, MS
Randall (Randy) Webster, Horry County Emergency Management, Conway, SC

 

TROPICAL ISLANDS/LATIN AMERICA

Regina Brown, CHAIR, VITMA, Christensted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
A. LeTang, CO-CHAIR, Consult Universal LLC, Frederiksted, VI