One of the primary components of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program are State Earthquake Program Managers. This group is made up of (usually) State Emergency Management Agency representatives who actively plan and prepare to reduce earthquake related losses in their states. In many states, there is a dedicated Earthquake Program Manager, in others it is a shared responsibility. Collectively, the group is known as the “National Earthquake Program Managers”, and they hold annual meetings to develop programs, best practices, and foster relationships. The NEPM group began these annual meetings in the early 1990?s, and after a brief hiatus, resumed meeting in 2004 at the National Earthquake Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. Since 2004, the NEPM’s have met regularly to continue to build resiliency against this no-notice, high consequence hazard.
A list of State Earthquake Program Managers is as follows1 & 2:
| State | Earthquake Program Manager | Phone / Email |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Marieke Fendley | (205) 280-2283 marieke.fendley@ema.alabama.gov |
| Alaska | Daniel Belanger | (907) 428-7034 dan.belanger@alaska.gov |
| American Samoa | Jacinta Brown or Lealofisa Moliga |
(684) 633-2827 j.brown@asdhs.as.gov or l.moliga@ashdhs.as.gov |
| Arizona | Michael Conway | (520) 209-4146 fmconway@email.arizona.edu |
| Arkansas | Hilda Booth | (501) 683-6700 eq@adem.arkansas.gov |
| British Columbia | Robert White | (604) 660-2421 robert.white@gov.bc.ca |
| California | Ryan Arba or Kate Long |
(916) 845-8132 ryan.arba@caloes.ca.gov(626) 356-3212 kate.long@calema.ca.gov |
| Colorado | Scott Baldwin | (720) 852-6608 scott.baldwin@state.co.us |
| Connecticut | Anthony Dembek | (860) 256-0824 anthony.dembek@ct.gov |
| Delaware | Stephanie Baxter | (302) 831-1576 steff@udel.edu |
| Florida | Miles Anderson | (850) 413-9816 miles.anderson@em.myflorida.com |
| Georgia | Laura Gustavson | (404) 624-2636 laura.gustavson@gema.ga.gov |
| Guam | Leo Rustum Espia (Acting) | (671) 478-0296 leo.espia@ghs.guam.gov |
| Hawaii | Kevin Richards | (808) 733-4301 kevin.j.richards@hawaii.gov |
| Idaho | Susan Cleverley | (208) 422-5726 scleverley@imd.idaho.gov |
| Illinois | Jason Williams | (217) 785-9925 jason.b.williams@illinois.gov |
| Indiana | Janice Lee | (317) 605-7005 jalee@dhs.IN.gov |
| Iowa | David Johnston | (515) 725-3295 david.johnston@iowa.gov |
| Kansas | AJ Wolfe | (785) 274-1409 andrew.j.wolfe2.nfg@mail.mil |
| Kentucky | Jeremy Blansett | (502) 607-5158 jeremy.blansett.nfg@mail.mil |
| Louisiana | Scott Van Keuren | (225) 925-3633 Scott.VanKeuren@la.gov |
| Maine | Thomas Redstone | (207) 624-4400 thomas.redstone@maine.gov |
| Maryland | Mark James | (410) 517-3649 mark.james@maryland.gov |
| Massachusetts | Sarah White | (508) 820-2008 sarah.white@state.ma.us |
| Michigan | Matt Sobocinski | (517) 336-2053 sobocinskim@michigan.gov |
| Minnesota | Jenny Kane | (651) 201-7491 jenny.kane@state.mn.us |
| Mississippi | Susan Hardy | (601) 933-6349 shardy@mema.ms.gov |
| Missouri | Jeff Briggs | (573) 526-9232 jeff.briggs@sema.dps.mo.gov |
| Montana | Marschal Rothe |
(406) 324-4776 mrothe@mt.gov |
| Nebraska | Mary Baker | (402) 471-7185 mary.baker@nebraska.gov |
| Nevada | Janell Woodward | (775) 687-0306 jwoodward@dps.state.nv.us |
| New Hampshire | Perry Plummer | (603) 223-3637 perry.plummer@dos.nh.gov |
| New Jersey | Christopher Tetsa | (609) 963-6963 lpptestc@gw.njsp.org |
| New Mexico | Wendy Blackwell | (505) 476-9676 wendy.blackwell@state.nm.us |
| New York | Dan O’Brien | (518) 292-2468 dobrien@dhses.ny.gov |
| North Carolina | Chris Crew | (919) 733-3867 jcrew@ncem.org |
| North Dakota | Paul Messner | (701) 328-8259 pmessner@nd.gov |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Gerald Guerrero | (670) 287-7158 gerald.guerrero@cnmihsem.gov.mp |
| Ohio | Julie Frimm | jrfrimm@dps.ohio.gov (614) 889-7150 |
| Oklahoma | Bonnie McKelvey | (405) 521-2481 bonnie.mckelvey@oem.ok.gov |
| Oregon | Althea Rizzo | (503) 378-2911 althea.rizzo@state.or.us |
| Pennsylvania | Tom Hughes | (717) 651-2726 thughes@state.pa.us |
| Puerto Rico | Jesus Poupart | (787) 724-0124 jpoupart@prema.pr.gov |
| Rhode Island | Jim Baker | (401) 946-9996 james.baker@ema.ri.gov |
| South Carolina | David Perry | (803) 737-8500 dperry@emd.sc.gov |
| South Dakota | Jim Poppen | (605) 773-3231 jim.poppen@state.sd.us |
| Tennessee | Cecil Whaley | (615) 741-0640 cwhaley@tnema.org |
| Texas | Patrick Kelley | (512) 424-2208 raymond.mejia@dps.texas.gov |
| Utah | Bob Carey | (801) 538-3784 bcarey@utah.gov |
| Vermont | Marjorie Gale | (802) 522-5210 marjorie.gale@vermont.gov |
| Virgin Islands | Allison Degazon | (340) 715-6823 allison.degazon@vitema.vi.gov |
| Virginia | Matthew Wall | (804) 897-6500 x6541 matthew.wall@vdem.virginia.gov |
| Washington | Maximilian Dixon | (253) 512-7000 Maximilian.Dixon@mil.wa.gov |
| Washington, D.C. | Donte Lucas |
(202) 767-6161 donte.lucas@dc.gov |
| West Virginia | Tim Keaton | (304) 957-2572 tim.w.keaton@wv.gov |
| Wisconsin | Roxanne Gray | (608) 242-3211 roxanne.gray@wisconsin.gov |
| Wyoming | Melinda Gibson | (307) 777-4914 melinda.gibson@wyo.gov |
1This list is updated regularly on a best effort basis. If you know of any corrections, please email info@eqprogram.net
2 Updated August 25, 2017
