State Hazard Mitigation Officers (SHMOs) – State Contacts
State Hazard Mitigation Officers (SHMOs) – State Contacts List
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Alaska
Garrett Brooks
Alaska Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
P.O. Box 5750
JBER, AK 99505-5750
Alabama
Michael Johnson
Alabama Emergency Mgmt. Agency
5898 County Rd. 41
P. O. Box 2160
Clanton, AL 35046-2160
Arkansas
Montana Thomason
Arkansas Department of Emergency Mgmt.
Bldg. 9501, Camp Joseph T. Robinson
North Little Rock, AR 72199-9600
American Samoa
Ms. Lima Fiatoa
Office of Disaster Assistance and Petroleum Management
P.O. Box 997653
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Arizona
Destiny Colorado
State Hazard Mitigation Officer
Arizona Dept of Emergency and Military Affairs
Division of Emergency Management
5636 E. McDowell Rd.
Phoenix, Arizona 85008
California
Robyn Fennig, CFM
California Emergency Mgmt. Agency
3650 Schriver Ave.
Mather, CA 95655
Colorado
Mark Thompson
Colorado Division of Emergency Mgmt.
9195 E. Mineral Ave.
Centennial, CO 80112
Connecticut
Kenneth Dumais
Connecticut Dept. of Emerg. Svcs. & Public Protection
1111 Country Club Rd.
Middletown, CT 06457
District of Columbia
Donte Lucas
DC, Emergency Mgmt. Agency
2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., S.E., Ste. 245
Washington, DC 20032
Delaware
Phillip Cane
Delaware Emergency Mgmt. Agency
165 Brick Store Landing Rd.
Smyrna, DE 19977
Florida
Laura Dhuwe
Florida Division of Emergency Mgmt.
2555 Shumard Oak Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100
Federated States of Micronesia
Chutomu Nimwes
Micronesia-Disaster Coord.
P.O. Box 490
Kolonia Phonpei, FM
Georgia
Stephen Clark
Georgia Emergency Mgmt. Agency
P.O. Box 18055
Atlanta, GA 30316-0055
Guam
Mr. Leo Espia
Guam Homeland Security, Office of Civil Defense
221 B Chalan Palasyo
Agana Heights, GU 96910
Hawaii
Kelsey Yamanaka – Acting SHMO
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
4204 A Diamond Head Rd.
Honolulu, HI 96816
Iowa
Mathew Noble
Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management
7900 Hickman Rd., Ste. 500
Windsor Heights, IA 50324
Idaho
Susan Cleverley, CFM
Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
4040 Guard St., Bldg. #600
Boise, ID 83705
Illinois
Jeffrey Thompson
Illinois Emergency Management Agency
1020 Spring St
Springfield, Illinois 62704
Indiana
Ashley Steeb
Indiana Dept. of Homeland Security, Division of Emergency Management and Preparedness
302 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Kansas
Stephanie Goodman
Kansas Division of Emergency Mgmt.
2800 S.W. Topeka Blvd.
Topeka, KS 66611-1287
Kentucky
Geni Jo Brawner
Kentucky Division of Emergency Mgmt.
100 Minuteman Pkwy.
Frankfort, KY 40601-6120
Louisiana
Jeffrey Giering, CFM
Louisiana Governor’s Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
7667 Independence Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Massachusetts
Shelly O’Toole
MA Emergency Management Agency
Mitigation Unit Supervisor
400 Worcester Road
Framingham, MA 01702
Maryland
Caitlin Whiteleather
Maryland Dept. of Emergency Management
5401 Rue Saint Lo Dr
Reisterstown, MD 21136
Maine
Heather Dumais
Maine Emergency Mgmt. Agency
45 Commerce Dr
Augusta, ME 04333
Michigan
Matt Schnepp
Michigan State Police, Emergency Mgmt.
7150 Harris Drive
Dimondale, MI 48821
Minnesota
Kristen Dellwo
State of Minnesota
Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Mgmt.
445 Minnesota St., Ste. 223
St. Paul, MN 55101
Missouri
Heidi Carver
Missouri Emergency Mgmt. Agency
2302 Militia Dr.
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Northern Mariana Islands
Elizabeth Balajadia
Emergency Mgmt. Office
P.O. Box 825
Saipan, MP 96950
Mississippi
Jana Henderson, CFM
Mississippi Emergency Mgmt. Agency
P.O. Box 5644
Pearl, MS 39288
Montana
Sara Hartley, CFM
Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation
1956 Mt. Majo St.
Ft. Harrison, MT 59636
North Carolina
Steve McGugan
North Carolina Division of Emergency Mgmt.
200 Park Offices Dr
Durham, NC 27713
North Dakota
Todd Joersz
North Dakota Department of Emergency Services
P.O. Box 5511
Bismarck, ND 58506-5511
Nebraska
Chelsea Harris
Nebraska Emergency Management Agency
2433 N.W. 24th St.
Lincoln, NE 68524
New Hampshire
Austin Brown
New Hampshire Emergency Mgmt.
110 Smokey Bear Blvd.
Concord, NH 03301
New Jersey
Lt. Dinan Amin
New Jersey Office of Emergency Mgmt.
New Jersey State Police, P.O. Box 1028
West Trenton, NJ 08628
New Mexico
Heath Dobrovolny
New Mexico DHS, Emergency Mgmt.
P.O. Box 27111
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Nevada
Heather Lafferty
Nevada Div. of Emergency Mgmt.
2478 Fairview Dr.
Carson City, NV 89701
New York
Alison Maura
New York Division of Homeland Security
1220 Washington Ave., Bldg. 7A, 4th Fl.
Albany, NY 12242
Ohio
Steven Ferryman, CFM
Ohio Emergency Mgmt. Agency
2855 W. Dublin-Granville Rd.
Columbus, OH 43235
Oklahoma
Chylar Gibson
Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management
2401 N Lincoln Blvd
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Oregon
Stephen Richardson
Oregon Dept. of Emergency Mgmt.
3930 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE
Salem, OR 97302
Pennsylvania
Tom Hughes
Pennsylvania Emergency Mgmt. Agency
2605 Interstate Dr.
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Puerto Rico
Carel Velázquez Pola
Puerto Rico Office of the Governor’s Authorized Representative
P.O. Box 194140
San Juan, PR 00919-4140
Rhode Island
Rae Anne Culp
Rhode Island Emergency Mgmt. Agency
645 New London Ave.
Cranston, RI 02920
South Carolina
Tyler Spires
South Carolina Emergency Mgmt. Division
2779 Fish Hatchery Rd.
West Columbia, SC 29172
South Dakota
Jim Poppen, CFM
Mitigation and Recovery Manager
South Dakota Department of Public Safety
Office of Emergency Management
118 W. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
- 605-773-3231 Office
- 605-773-3580 Fax
- 605-280-4096 Cell
- jim.poppen@state.sd.us
- oem.sd.gov
Tennessee
Shannon Ball
Tennessee Emergency Mgmt. Agency
3041 Sidco Drive
Nashville, TN 37204
Texas
Michelle Ellis, CEM, CFM
Texas Department of Emergency Management
313 E Anderson Ln, Ste 100
Austin, TX 78752
Virginia
Katie Vugdalic
Virginia Department of Emergency Mgmt.
9711 Farrar Ct., Ste. 200
North Chesterfield, VA 23236
Virgin Islands
Al Javois
Virgin Islands Emergency Mgmt. Agency
2C Contant – AQ Bldg.
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Vermont
Stephanie Smith
Vermont Department of Public Safety
45 State Dr.
Waterbury, VT 05671
Washington
Tim Cook
Washington Emerg. Mgmt. Division
Camp Murray, WA 98430-5000
Wisconsin
Heather Thole
Wisconsin Emergency Mgmt.
2400 Wright St.
Madison, WI 53711
West Virginia
Ginger Barnett
West Virginia Emergency Mgmt. Division
1700 MacCorkle Ave SE, 6th Floor
Charleston, WV 25314
Wyoming
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Last updated on May 11, 2026.