State Emergency Management Directors Who Have Served as NEMA President
Every year a State Director from one of the state emergency management agencies volunteers to serve as the NEMA President. The nominees are voted on by the NEMA Membership. The NEMA President is responsible for the strategic implementation and continual improvement.
2022-2023
Patrick Sheehan, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
2021-2022
Erica Bornemann, Vermont
Stowe, Vermont
2019-2021
Sima Merick, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
2018-2019
Brad Richy, Idaho
Idaho Coeur d’Alene, ID
2017-2018
Mike Sprayberry, North Carolina
Savannah, GA
2016-2017
Wendy Smith-Reeve, Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ
2014-2016
Bryan Koon, Florida
Miami, FL
2013-2014
Charley English, Georgia
Atlanta, GA
2012-2013
John Madden, Alaska
Anchorage, AK
2011-2012
Jim Mullen, Washington
Seattle, WA
2010-2011
Dave Miller, Iowa
Austin, TX
2009-2010
Dave Maxwell, Arkansas
Little Rock, AR
2008-2009
Nancy Dragani, Ohio
Columbus, OH
2007-2008
Ken Murphy, Oregon
Portland, OR
2006-2007
Albert Ashwood, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
2005-2006
Bruce Baughman, Alabama
Orange Beach, AL
2004-2005
David Liebersbach, Alaska
Anchorage, AK
2003-2004
Edward Jacoby, New York
New York, NY
2002-2003
Glen Woodbury, Washington
Seattle, WA
2001-2002
Eric Tolbert, North Carolina
Asheville, NC
2000-2001
Jim Greene, Montana
Big Sky, MT
1999-2000
Joe Myers, Florida
Palm Beach, FL
1998-1999
Ellen Gordon, Iowa
Des Moines, IA
1997-1998
Stan McKinney, South Carolina
Charleston, SC
1996-1997
David Rodham, Massachusetts
Boston, MA
1995-1996
Richard Andrews, California
San Diego, CA
1994-1995
R. Keith Lough, New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
1993-1994
David McMillion, Maryland
Baltimore, MD
1992-1993
Roy C. Price, Sr., Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
1991-1992
Dale W. Shipley, Ohio
Columbus, OH
1989-1990
R.D. Ross, Missouri
St Louis, MO
1988-1989
Joe Myers, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
1990-1991
Mike Malloy, Kentucky
Lexington, KY
1986-1987
James Maher, Mississippi
Jackson, MS
1985-1986
Don DeVito, New York
Albany, NY
1984-1985
