Board Members

President/Chief Executive Officer – Twyla Jennings (Mississippi Department Human Services)

1st Vice-President – Teresa Windham (Mississippi State Department of Health)

2nd Vice-President – Cindy Lawrence (Lowndes County Emergency Management)

Treasurer – Zach Evans (Mississippi Department Child Protective Services)

Secretary – Christy Berry (Mississippi State Department of Health)

Communications Officer– Dent Guynes (Mississippi Wireless Commission)

Operations Officer– Cody Moss (Madison Fire Department)

Immediate Past President – Greg Michel (BSS Global)

Representative from Past President Committee – Ronald Rogers (Mississippi State Department of Health)

Representative from Education – Natasha Cundy (Mississippi State University)

MEMA Representative – Todd Demuth (Mississippi Emergency Management Association)

Representative from Fire Associations – Jennifer Williams (Mississippi Fire Fighters Association)

Representative from Law Enforcement – Chris Robertson (New Albany Police Department)

Representative from EMS Associations – VACANT

Representative from Emergency Managers Associations – Robert “Brad Bradford (Mississippi Civil Defense Emergency Managment Agency)

Representative from Military Associations – Seth Rogers (Mississippi National Guard, 47th Civil Support Team)

1st Representative for ESF – Tracey Pharr (Monroe County Emergency Manager) – ESF 1 – Transportation – MDOT, ESF – 2 Communications, 3 Public Works & Engineering, 5 Emergency Mgmt., 7 Resource Support, 14 Long-Term Recovery & 15 External Affairs – MEMA

2nd Representative for ESF – Fredrick Ward (Mississippi Department Human Services) – ESF 6 – Mass Care, Housing, Human Services – MDHS, ESF 8 – Public Health and Medical Services – MSDH, & ESF 13 – Public Safety & Security – MDPS

3rd Representative for ESF  – Tony Cox (Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality) – ESF 4 – Firefighting – Fire Marshall’s Office, ESF 9 – Urban Search & Rescue – Dept of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks / MS Office of Homeland Sec / MEMA, ESF 10 – Oil and Hazmat Response – MDEQ, ESF 11 – Agriculture and Natural Resources – MS Board of Animal Health / Dept. of Ag & Commerce, ESF 12 – Energy – MS Public Utilities Staff, ESF 16 –  Military Support – MS Military Dept / MS National Guard

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