The following individuals are members of FEMA's National Advisory Council.
W. Nim Kidd, Chair
Chief, Texas Division of Emergency Management and Vice Chancellor Texas A&M System
Austin, Texas
Non-Elected State Government Officials (Representative) Term ends: 2022
Jeffrey Hansen, 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
Kathy Baughman McLeod
Senior Vice President, Atlantic Council and Director, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center
Washington, District of Columbia
Climate Change (SGE) Term ends: 2024
Sue Anne Bell
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Health Scientist (SGE) Term ends: 2023
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 and Emergency Planning
Southern California Edison
Silverado, California
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) Term ends: 2022
Paul Brennan
Director, Pre-Hospital EMS and Preparedness Coordinator
Lawrence General Hospital
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Emergency Medical Provider (SGE) Term ends: 2022
Paul Downing
Indian Township Tribal Council Member
Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township
Indian Township, Maine
Elected Tribal Government Officials (Representative) Term ends: 2023
Charles Esteves
Administrator, Guam Office of Civil Defense
Agna Heights, Guam
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) Term ends: 2022
Jody Ferguson
Director, Pierce County Department of Emergency Management
Tacoma, Washington
Emergency Management Selection (Representative) Term ends: 2024
Tim Gleason
City Manager
City of Bloomington Illinois
Bloomington, Illinois
Emergency Response Provider Selection (Representative) Term ends: 2024
James Gore
Sonoma County Supervisor and President, California State Association of Counites
Sonoma, California
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) Term ends: 2024
Tonya Graham
City Councilor, City Council of Ashland
Ashland, Oregon
Elected Government Official Selection (Representative) Term ends: 2024
John Grathwol
Deputy Director (Ret.)
New York City Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget
New York, New York
Non-Elected Local Official (Representative) Term ends: 2022
Lisa Jones
Director (Ret.), Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management City of Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) Term ends: 2023
Anna Lang Ofstad
Research Engineer, Founder
Zylient
San Diego, California; Kalispell, Montana
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) Term ends: 2023
Ramesh Kolluru
VP for Research, Innovation and Economic Development
University of Louisiana
Lafayette, Louisiana
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) Term ends: 2024
Ryan Lanclos
Director, Public Safety and Disaster Response Solutions
Esri
Conroe, Texas
Communications (SGE) Term ends: 2024
Linda Long
Battalion Chief, Philadelphia Fire Department
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Emergency Response Providers (Representative) Term ends: 2023
Nicolette Louissaint
Senior Vice President, Policy and Strategic Planning
Healthcare Distribution Alliance
Arlington, Virginia
Public Health (SGE) Term ends: 2022
Kelly McKinney
AVP for Emergency Management and Enterprise Resilience
NYU Langone Health
New York City, New York
In-Patient Medical Provider (SGE) Term ends: 2024
Paula Pagniez
Americas Practice Lead, Climate and Resilience Hub
Willis Towers Watson
New York, New York
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) Term ends: 2024
Jimmy Patronis
Chief Financial Officer, State of Florida
Tallahassee, FL
Elected State Officials (Representative) Term ends: 2022
William “Brad” Richy
Director, Office of Emergency Management, State of Idaho
Boise, Idaho
Emergency Response Providers (Representative) Term ends: 2024
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
Director, Emergency Management Solutions
Esri
Springfield, Virginia
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) Term ends: 2022
Brian Strong
Chief Resilience Officer and Director, Office of Resilience and Capital Planning, City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Infrastructure Protection Selection (SGE) Term ends: 2023
Tina Titze
Director, South Dakota Office of Emergency Management
Pierre, South Dakota
Emergency Management (Representative) Term ends: 2023
James Waskom
Director (Ret.), Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) Term ends: 2023
For information on how to apply for NAC membership, visit our application page.