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Region IV

Serving the eight southeastern states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee

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Who We Are and What We Do

FEMA Region IV serves the southeastern states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The Regional Office is located in Atlanta, Ga., and the Federal Regional Center is located in Thomasville, Ga. Region IV currently has Recovery Offices in Florida and Mississippi.

Region IV has built a skilled workforce to support our citizens and first responders to work together to build, sustain and improve our capabilities to prevent, prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards. Our Regional team works hand-in-hand with federal, state, tribal, local and private sector partners to meet the needs of the region and its citizens.

Region IV's natural risks include hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, droughts, ice storms, earthquakes, wildfires, and tropical storms. Six of our eight states are hurricane-prone, so Federal Coordinating Officers have been pre-designated to plan for hurricane response issues and work closely with the state emergency management agencies.

Because Region IV houses both nuclear power facilities and chemical weapon stockpiles, we have an increased risk for a manmade disaster. Currently, there are 17 nuclear power facilities and applications for nine new sites.  Those facilities supply 29 percent of the nation's electrical power output, and the addition of the new sites will increase that capacity by 51 percent.  There are two chemical weapons stockpiles within Region IV, one of which will close in 2012.

The six divisions of Region IV include:

• Grants Management - manages federal assistance to state, local, tribal and non-profit organizations to measurably improve capability and reduce the risks faced in times of man-made and natural disasters.
• Mission Support - provides human capital, financial, communications/computer, safety, security, facility management, and contracting support for the day-to-day operations for the region.
• Mitigation - manages the National Flood Insurance Program and a range of programs designed to reduce future losses to homes, businesses, schools, public buildings and critical facilities from floods, earthquakes, tornadoes and other natural disasters.
• National Preparedness - oversees the coordination and development strategies necessary to prepare for all-hazards.
• Recovery - works to ensure that individuals and communities affected by disasters of all sizes are able to return to normal function with minimal suffering and disruption of services; and
• Response - coordinates all federal emergency management response operations, response planning, logistics programs and integration of federal, state, tribal and local disaster programs. 

General Contacts

Telephone Numbers:
Main Number: 770.220.5200
Fax Number: 770.220.5230

Mailing Address:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
3003 Chamblee Tucker Road
Atlanta, GA 30341

Media Inquiries: 770.220.5226
Employment: William.wood1@dhs.gov; or, go to www.USAJOBS.gov

Regional Administrator's Office

• Major Phillip May, Regional Administrator
• Mary Lynne Miller, Deputy Regional Administrator
• George Yearwood, Special Assistant to the Administrator
• Mary Hudak, External Affairs Director
• Bryan Taylor, Emergency Analyst
• Stuart Baker, Regional Counsel
• Hope Ayers, Assistant Regional Counsel

Divisions
Grants Management

• Shelley Boone, II, Director
• Steve Denham, Deputy Director
  • Acting Chief, Grant Programs Branch
• Sharrie Abrams, Chief, Grants Business Branch

Mission Support

• Kelvin Kelkenberg, Director
• Jeffrey Hill, Information Technology Services Branch Chief
• Andy Newton, Administrative Services Branch Chief

Mitigation

• Brad Loar, Director
• Robert Lowe, Risk Analysis Branch Chief
• Clay Saucier, Hazard Mitigation Assistance Branch Chief
• Susan Wilson, Floodplain Management and Insurance Branch Chief
• William Straw, Regional Environmental Officer

National Preparedness

• David Vaughan, Director
• Conrad Burnside, Technological Hazards Branch Chief
• Mark Dickeson, Regional Integration Branch Chief

Recovery

• Jesse Munoz, Director
• Gary Bruey, Deputy Director
• Jacqueline Reginello, Individual Assistance Branch Chief
• Valerie Rhoads, Public Assistance Branch Chief

Response

• Ginger Edwards, Director
• Terry Brown, Operations Integration Branch Chief
• Lora Goza, Operational Planning Branch Chief
• Jim Gass, RRCC Branch Chief

Defense Coordinating Officer:

• COL Barrett Holmes

Federal Coordinating Officers

• Mike Bolch, Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) Coordinator
• Joe Girot
• Mike Moore
• Terry Quarles
• Gracia Szczech
• Libby Turner
• W. Montague Winfield

Freedom of Information Act Officer

• George Yearwood, Special Assistant to the Administrator.

Tribal Liaison

• Elisa Roper, Senior Training and Exercise Specialist

Region IV Contact Information
State Offices and Agencies of Emergency Management

Last Modified: Tuesday, 04-Jan-2011 13:52:36 EST