The Technical Committee is responsible for developing new or revised language for Standards developed by EMAP. This Committee will also maintain and keep current the process, review, appeals, interpretations, compliance enforcement, on-site assessment materials, assessor training, self-assessment guidance, and other training and education activities relevant to the EMAP assessment and accreditation process.
The EMAP Technical Committee consists of members from three (3) Interest Categories:
- Public Representative: An individual who serves within a public or government emergency management or public safety program. Examples include personnel representing state, local, territorial, municipal, or tribal emergency management and public safety programs who will utilize EMAP policies, directives, and standards to enhance these programs.
- Private Representative: An individual or entity that serves within a privately owned business, directly related to or in the service of the emergency management or public safety field. Examples include, but are not limited to, contract and consulting firms, organizational and business management companies, computer software developers, security and risk advisors, healthcare and medical companies, and holders of private utilities and other critical infrastructure.
- General Interest: The General Interest category comprises members who may utilize EMAP policy, direction, and standards in the further application of prevention and protection measures for specific populations and/or critical functions. This category includes, but is not limited to, agencies and organizations within the federal government; colleges, universities, and schools; hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities; and other nations interested in applying or modifying EMAP policy, direction, or standards for application in for their own prevention and protection measures.
Members include:
- Kevin, Lyne, MABAS Illinois, Chairperson (Category 3)
- Brendan McCluskey, King County (WA) Emergency Management, Vice-Chairperson (Category 1)
- Michelle Anderson, Orange County (CA) Emergency Management (Category 1)
- Kathleen Donahue, North Dakota Emergency Services (Category 1)
- John Ford, FEMA National Integration Center (Category 3)
- Nancy Freeman, Elite Business Strategies (Category 2)
- Kerry Hinds, Barbados Dept. of Emergency Management (Category 3)
- Elizabeth Thomas, ThomasTechSolutions, LLC (Category 3)
- Ron Perry, ABS Group (Category 2)
- Peter Rzeszotarski, CDC (Category 3)
- John Shaw, Ernst & Young LLP (Category 2)
- Michael Shaw, Gwinnett County Office of Emergency Management (Category 1)
Alternate members include:
- William Turner, Connecticut Division of Emergency Management (Category 1)
- Ethan Brown, Orange County (CA) Emergency Management (Category 1)
- Eric Upton, North Dakota Emergency Services (Category 1)
- Tiffany Hudgins, FEMA National Integration Center (Category 3)
- Necole Holton-Jacobs, Elite Business Strategies (Category 2)
- Evangeline Inniss-Springer, Disaster Risk Reduction Centre, UWI, Barbados (Category 3)
- Chelston Thomas, ThomasTechSolutions, LLC (Category 3)
- Robert Walker, ABS Group (Category 2)
- Mark Channer, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (Category 3)
- Branch Strickland, Ernst & Young LLP (Category 2)
- Stephanie Swanson, Gwinnett County Office of Emergency Management (Category 1)