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State Earthquake Contacts

U.S. and Canadian States, Territories, and Provinces

Many state and territorial governments include programs or positions responsible for coordinating efforts to reduce seismic risks. Earthquake programs are typically found in state emergency management agencies, and state earthquake risk-reduction activities are typically led by earthquake program managers or coordinators or by state hazard mitigation officers. This information is provided as a convenience for persons involved or interested in earthquake risk-reduction activities at the state level. FEMA updates this information as changes become known, but cannot guarantee its currency.

State Earthquake Contacts
StateEarthquake ContactPhone / Email
AlabamaCharlisa Ussery(205) 280-2220
charlisa.ussery@alabama.gov
AlaskaMark Roberts(907) 428-7016
mark.roberts@alaska.gov
American SamoaMichael Sala (684) 633-2827
spicin@usa.com
ArizonaMichael Conway (520) 209-4146
michael.conway@azgs.az.gov
ArkansasKaty Wilson(501) 683-6700
kwilson@adem.arkansas.gov 
British Columbia Teron Moore (250) 952-4888
teron.moore@gov.bc.ca
California Kate Long (626) 356-3212
kate.long@calema.ca.gov
ColoradoMarilyn Gally(720) 852-6608
marilyn.gally@state.co.us
ConnecticutAnthony Dembek(860) 256-0824
anthony.dembek@ct.gov
DelawareStephanie Baxter(302) 831-1576
steff@udel.edu
FloridaMiles Anderson(850) 413-9816
miles.anderson@em.myflorida.com
GeorgiaDan Stowers(404) 635-7337
dan.stowers@gema.ga.gov
GuamCharles (“Chuck“) Ada (617) 475-9600
chuck.ada@ghs.guam.gov
Edeine Camacho edeine.camacho@ghs.guam.gov
HawaiiKevin Richards(808) 733-4301
krichards@scd.hawaii.gov
IdahoMark Stephensen (208) 422-5726
mstephensen@bhs.idaho.gov
IllinoisJana Fairow(217) 557-6225
jana.fairow@illinois.gov
Indiana Jan Crider (317) 232-3833
jcrider@dhs.in.gov
IowaDavid Johnston(515) 725-3295
david.johnston@iowa.gov
KansasFrank Coots(785) 274-1981
frank.coots@tag.ks.gov
KentuckyDavid Davis(502) 607-5712
david.davis45@usace.army.mil
LouisianaJeffrey Giery (225) 267-2576
jeffrey.giery@la.gov
MaineBeth Barton(207) 624-4434
elizabeth.barton@maine.gov
MarylandCarver Struve(410) 517-3624
cstruve@mema.state.md.us
MassachusettsMike Philbin(508) 820-2008
mike.philbin@state.ma.us
MichiganMatt Schnepp(517) 336-2040
schneppm1@michigan.gov
MinnesotaJenny Kane(651) 201-7491
jenny.kane@state.mn.us
MississippiDonna Gray(601) 933-6356
dgray@mema.ms.gov
MissouriSteve Besemer(573) 526-9232
steve.besemer@sema.dps.mo.gov
MontanaMonique Lay(406) 841-3963
mlay@mt.gov
NebraskaSheila Hascall(402) 471-7271
sheila.hascall@nebraska.gov
NevadaElizabeth Ashby (775) 687-0322
eashby@dps.state.nv.us 
New HampshireGregory Champlin(603) 271-2231
gregg.champlin@hsem.nh.gov
New JerseyRobert Little(609) 963-6963
lpp4895@gw.njsp.org
New Mexico Wendy Blackwell (505) 476-9676
wendy.blackwell@state.nm.us
New YorkDan O’Brien(518) 292-2468
dobrien@dhses.ny.gov
North CarolinaChris Crew(919) 733-3867
jcrew@ncem.org
North DakotaLonnie Hoffer(701) 328-8259
lhoffer@state.nd.us
Northern Mariana
Islands
Juan Camacho(670) 322-8001
jtcamacho@cnmiemo.gov.mp
OhioSarah Moore (614) 799-3827
slmoore@dps.state.oh.us 
OklahomaBonnie McKelvey(405) 521-2481
bonnie.mckelvey@oem.ok.gov
OregonAlthea Rizzo(503) 378-2911
althea.rizzo@state.or.us
PennsylvaniaTom Hughes(717) 651-2726
thughes@state.pa.us
Puerto RicoSarimar Hiraldo(787) 724-0124
shiraldo@aemead.gobierno.pr
Rhode IslandJim Baker(401) 462-7114
james.francis.baker@us.army.mil
South CarolinaTammie Dreher(803) 737-8662
tldreher@emd.sc.gov 
South DakotaNicole Prince(605) 773-3231
nicole.prince@state.sd.us
TennesseeCecil Whaley(615) 741-0640
cwhaley@tnema.org
TexasGregory Pekar(512) 424-2429
gregory.pekar@txdps.state.tx.us
Marsha Rutherford (512) 424-5489
marsha.rutherford@dps.texas.gov
UtahBob Carey(801) 538-3784
bcarey@utah.gov
VermontLarry Becker(802) 241-3496
laurence.becker@state.vt.us
Virgin IslandsKaren Frett(340) 774-2244
karen.frett@vitema.vi.gov
VirginiaMatthew Wall(804) 897-6500 x6541
matthew.wall@vdem.virginia.gov
WashingtonJohn Schelling(253) 512-7084
j.schelling@emd.wa.gov
Washington, D.C.Patrice White(202) 727-6161
patrice.white@dc.gov 
West VirginiaTim Keaton(304) 957-2572
tim.w.keaton@wv.gov
WisconsinRoxanne Gray(608) 242-3211
roxanne.gray@wisconsin.gov
WyomingMelinda Gibson(307) 777-4914
melinda.gibson@wyo.gov

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Last Modified: Friday, 03-Feb-2012 08:59:59 EST