National Advisory Council Members

W. Nim Kidd, NAC Chair
Chief Texas Division of Emergency Management
Vice Chancellor Texas A&M University System
Austin, Texas 
Non-Elected State Government Officials (Representative); Term ends: 2022

Jeffrey Hansen, NAC Vice Chair* 
Director, Office of Emergency Management Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Durant, Oklahoma 
Non-Elected Tribal Government Officials (Representative); Term ends: 2023

Jeanne Abadie* 
Area Manager, Office of Aging and Adult Services
Louisiana Department of Health
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 
Disabilities, Access and Functional Needs (Representative); Term ends: 2023

Rich Baich 
Executive VP, Chief Information Security Officer AIG
Charlotte, North Carolina 
Cybersecurity Expert (Special Government Employee); Term ends: 2021

Sue Anne Bell* 
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan 
Health Scientist (Special Government Employee); Term ends: 2023

Steve Birnbaum 
President, Resudox Solutions, LLC Arlington, Virginia
Communications (Special Government Employee); Term ends: 2021

Donald Bliss* 
Vice President, Field Operations (Ret.)
National Fire Protection Association
Quincy, Massachusetts
Standards Setting and Accrediting (Representative); Term ends: 2023

Donna Boston
Senior Manager, Business Resilience & Emergency Planning
Southern California Edison
Silverado, California
Administrator’s Selection (Special Government Employee); Term ends: 2022

Paul Brennan
Director, Pre-Hospital EMS and Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Lawrence General Hospital
Lawrence, Massachusetts Emergency Medical Provider (Representative); Term ends: 2022

Deanna Dahl-Grove
Associate Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio
In-Patient Medical Provider (Special Government Employee); Term ends: 2021

Dante Disparte
Founder and CEO, Risk Cooperative
Washington, District of Columbia
Administrator’s Selection (Special Government Employee); Term ends: 2021

Paul Downing* 
Indian Township Tribal Council Member, Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township
Indian Township, Maine 
Elected Tribal Government Officials (Representative); Term ends: 2023

Charley English 
National Emergency Management Liaison, American Red Cross
Fairfax, Virginia 
Administrator’s Selection (Special Government Employee); Term ends: 2021

Charles Esteves 
Administrator, Office of Civil Defense
Guam Agna Heights, Guam 
Administrator’s Selection (Special Government Employee); Term ends: 2022

John Grathwol*
Deputy Director (Ret.)
New York City Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget
New York City, New York
Non-Elected Local Official (Representative); Term ends: 2022

Lori Hodges
Director, Emergency Management
Larimer County, Colorado
Fort Collins, Colorado
Administrator’s Selection (Special Government Employee); Term ends: 2021

Patricia Hoffman
Acting Assistant Secretary for Electricity Department of Energy
Washington, District of Columbia
Ex-Officio; Term ends: 2022

Lisa Jones* 
Director, Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (Ret.) City of Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Administrator’s Selection (Special Government Employee); Term ends: 2023

Ramesh Kolluru
Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, Louisiana
Administrator’s Selection (Special Government Employee); Term ends: 2021

Anna Lang Ofstad*
Research Engineer, Founder Zylient
Kalispell, MT
Administrator’s Selection (Special Government Employee); Term ends: 2023

Jackie Lindsey
Fire Chief
Santa Fe County Fire Department
Santa Fe, New Mexico 
Emergency Response Provider (Representative); Term ends: 2021

Linda Long*
Battalion Chief
Philadelphia Fire Department
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
Emergency Response Providers (Representative); Term ends: 2023

Nicolette Louissaint
Executive Director
Healthcare Ready
Washington, District of Columbia 
Public Health (Special Government Employee); Term ends: 2022

Warren Miller
State Representative
NVOAD Board of Directors
Jackson, Mississippi 
Administrator’s Selection (Special Government Employee); Term ends: 2022

Jimmy Patronis 
Chief Financial Officer, State of Florida
Tallahassee, Florida 
Elected State Official (Representative); Term ends: 2022

Brad Richy 
Director, Office of Emergency Management State of Idaho
Boise, Idaho 
Emergency Management (Representative); Term ends: 2021

Carol Salas
Director, Puerto Rico University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
San Juan, Puerto Rico 
Disabilities, Access, and Functional Needs (Representative); Term ends: 2022

Carrie Speranza 
Deputy Director, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
Washington, District of Columbia 
Administrator’s Selection (Special Government Employee); Term ends: 2022

Kevin Staley 
Mass Care Manager
Charlotte Mecklenburg, NC Office of Emergency Management
Charlotte, North Carolina 
Emergency Response Provider (Representative); Term ends: 2022

Tina Titze* 
Director, Office of Emergency Management South Dakota
Pierre, South Dakota
Emergency Management (Representative); Term ends: 2023

James Waskom* 
Director, Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 
Administrator’s Selection (Special Government Employee); Term ends: 2023

Pamela Williams*
Executive Director
BuildStrong Coalition
Washington, D.C.
Standards Setting and Accrediting (Special Government Employee); Term ends: 2022