Government and public sector
10 emergency management directors
These ten current and former emergency management directors have led county offices of emergency management in the United States. A reader can learn how emergency management directors run their offices from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ashley Tye
LinkedInExperience: Emergency Management Director · Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Emergency Management Director for Lowndes County, Georgia since August 2007, and former Fire Chief there in a role held at the same time (2016–2020). The profile cites more than 19 years leading county disaster preparedness, response and recovery, with a background in FEMA Public Assistance and hazard mitigation.
Crisanta Gonzalez
LinkedInExperience: Director of Emergency Management · San Bernardino County
Director of Emergency Management for San Bernardino County since January 2024, which the profile describes as the largest county in the United States. Before that she was an Emergency Management Coordinator at the Los Angeles City Emergency Management Department (2017–2024) and at LADOT (2016–2017).
Eric Rasmussen
LinkedInExperience: Director of Emergency Management · Winnebago County, Wisconsin
Director of Emergency Management for Winnebago County, Wisconsin since January 2021, based in Oshkosh, a role the profile lists in the operations department at director level. He was the county's Deputy Director of Emergency Management (2017–2021) and, before that, a Code Enforcement Officer for the county (2005–2017).
Gregory Walsh
LinkedInExperience: Director of Emergency Management · Marion County, Oregon
Director of Emergency Management for Marion County, Oregon since January 2023; the profile says he administers the county's emergency management and preparedness programs and staff and holds the Certified Emergency Manager credential. He was earlier Emergency Preparedness Manager for the City of Salem (2018–2023).
Jen Grice
LinkedInExperience: Director of Emergency Management · Alachua County BoCC Human Resources
Director of Emergency Management for Alachua County, Florida since August 2021, after serving there as Acting Director (2020–2021) and Assistant Director of Emergency Management (2019–2021). She was earlier an Emergency Management Program Coordinator for the county (2013–2018) and a regional special needs shelter consultant for Florida Health (2018–2019).
Jonathan Lord
LinkedInExperience: Emergency Management Director Chief · Flagler County
Emergency Management Director for Flagler County, Florida since January 2018. He is a former Deputy Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management (2015–2018) and former Division Director of the Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management (2009–2015), where he was earlier Assistant Director (2008–2009).
Kathryn McMullin
LinkedInExperience: Summit County, Utah Director of Emergency Management · Summit County Utah
Director of Emergency Management for Summit County, Utah since September 2020 and former President of the Utah Emergency Management Association (2022–2025), where she is now Legislative Liaison. She was earlier an Emergency Operations Planner at the Utah Division of Emergency Management (2018–2020).
Matt May
LinkedInExperience: Director of Wyandotte County Kansas Emergency Management · Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS
Former Director of Wyandotte County Kansas Emergency Management for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas (2014–2026), now retired. He was earlier Assistant Director of Operations for the Emergency Management Division of the Johnson County, Kansas government (2009–2014).
Scott Buziecki
LinkedInExperience: Director of Emergency Management · Kane County, Illinois
Director of Emergency Management for Kane County, Illinois since October 2023; the profile says he was appointed to lead the county Office of Emergency Management. He is a former Deputy Chief of Police for the Village of North Aurora (2012–2023), where he also held a stipend Emergency Management Coordinator role (2011–2023).
Steven Torrence
LinkedInExperience: Director of Emergency Management · County of Marin
Director of Emergency Management for the County of Marin in California since February 2023. Before that he was Emergency Services Administrator for the City of Santa Monica (2020–2023), including a stint as Acting Emergency Services and 9-1-1 Communications Manager (2022), and a Disaster Management Area Coordinator in Los Angeles County (2022–2023).
Choose the right perspective
Match the county's size and hazards to your question, since leading emergency management for a very large county differs from leading a smaller county's office. Consider whether you want a director who came up through emergency management or one who moved over from police or fire leadership.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a county emergency management director run the emergency operations center during a major disaster?
- 02What did you learn from working through FEMA reimbursement after a declared disaster?
- 03How do you get cities, fire districts and the county board to agree on a shared emergency plan?
Reaching emergency management directors
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