Region IX
Serving AZ, CA, GUAM, HI, NV, CNMI, RMI, FSM, American Samoa
Active Disasters
There are currently no active disasters in this region.
What We Do
From its offices in Oakland, FEMA's Region IX works in partnership with the emergency management agencies of Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada, as well as the territories of American Samoa and Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. Region IX serves a culturally diverse population in excess of 36 million people and covers 386,000 square miles with a breadth of more than 8,000 miles. The Region's most common challenges are hurricanes, typhoons and other storms that can cause flooding, flash-flooding, and landslides throughout the region. The Region also experiences earthquakes and wildfires.
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Who We Are
Regional Administrator's Office
Divisions
External Affairs Division
- John Hamill, Director
- Casey De Shong, External Affairs/Congressional Liaison
- David Ball, Disability and Integration Coordinator
- Michael Cummings, Private Sector Liaison
Mission Support Division
- Cheryl Lipari, Director
- Celeste Cook, Deputy Director
- Debbie Lewis, Human Capital Branch Chief
- Patrick Hallahan, Information Systems Branch Chief
- Mike Lull, Administrative Services Branch Chief
Mitigation Division
- Sally Ziolkowski, Director
- Gregor Blackburn, Floodplain Management &Insurance Branch Chief
- Ray Lenaburg, Risk Analysis Branch Chief
- Sandro Amaglio, Regional Environmental Officer
National Preparedness Division
Disaster Assistance Division
- Terrie Zuiderhoek, Director
- Michael Haralambakis, Deputy Director
- Michael Haralambakis, Acting Individual Assistance Branch Chief
- Stephen Miller, Individual Assistance Branch Chief
- Samuel Ronveaux, Infrastructure Branch Chief
Response Division
- Justin Dombrowski, Director
- Jeff Lusk, Acting Operations Manager
- Shawn Matz, Logistics Branch Chief
- Dennis McKeown, Planning Branch Chief
- Robert Scripp, Response Coordination/Watch Branch Chief
- David Benoit, Regional Emergency Communications Coordinator
- Sandra Fox, Incident Management Assistance Team Leader
- Kim Martini, IMAT Leader
Grants Division
- Jack Brannan, Director
- Michelle Weaver, Branch Chief
- David Kennard, Branch Chief
Pacific Area Office (Honolulu, HI)
- Colby Stanton, Director
- Marilyn Shigetani, Deputy Director
- Tom Ridgeway, Deputy Federal Preparedness Coordinator, Pacific Area Office (Honolulu, HI)
- Larry Dove, Training and Exercise Specialist (Honolulu, HI)
Southern California Area Field Office (SO CA AFO) (Pasadena, CA)
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Region IX Disaster Archive
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Region IX Contacts
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Last Modified: Wednesday, 08-Feb-2012 10:54:19 EST
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