• What We Do
• Who We Are
• Region IX Contacts

Who We Are

Regional Administrator's Office                   

• Nancy Ward, Regional Administrator
• Karen Armes, Deputy Administrator   
• J.P. Henderson, Regional Counse                                              l

Divisions

External Affairs Division

• John Hamill, Director
• Casey De Shong, External Affairs/Congressional Liaison
• Veronica Verde, External Affairs Officer
• David Ball, Disability and Integration Coordinator
• Michael Cummings, Private Sector Liaison
• Kelly Hudson, External Affairs Specialist

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

• Farley Howell, Federal Preparedness Coordinator
• Jeff Lusk, Deputy Federal Preparedness Coordinator
• Randy Brawley, Preparededness/Analysis Branch Chief
• Fred Wehrenberg, Regional Integration Branch Chief
• Richard Grundstrom, Technological Hazards Branch Chief
• Tom Ridgeway, Deputy Federal Preparedness Coordinator, Pacific Area Office (Honolulu, HI)

Recovery Division

• Terrie Zuiderhoek, Director
• Michael Haralambakis, Deputy Director
• Stephen Miller, Individual Assistance Branch Chief
• Samuel Ronveaux, Infrastructure Branch Chief
• Steve DeBlasio, Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator
• Alan Ball, Senior Emergency Management Program Specialist
• Mark Armstrong, Federal Coordinating Officer
• Mike Karl, Federal Coordinating Officer
• Mark Neveau, Federal Coordinating Officer

Response Division

• Justin Dombrowski, Director
• Mark Armstrong, 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, Incident Management Assistance Team 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
• Kenneth Suiso, Federal Coordinating Officer

Southern California Area Field Office (SO CA AFO) (Pasadena, CA)

• Josie Arcurio, Director
• Veronica Verde, External Affairs Officer

Region IX Contacts

•  Region IX Contacts