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Region 6 Regional Advisory Council

This page provides information about the Regional Advisory Council, or RAC, for FEMA Region 6.

About the Council

Regional Advisory Councils, or RACs, were created at each of the 10 FEMA regions across the country to enhance communications and preparedness for future disasters as a result of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006.

The FEMA Region 6 RAC was chartered in 2007 to advise the regional administrator on emergency management issues specific to the region. It is composed of approximately 20 men and women representing state, tribal, local, and academic emergency management and homeland security entities from the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. The council ensures effective and ongoing coordination of activities involving federal preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation for natural and manmade disasters.

The Region 6 RAC meets bi-annually, advising Regional Administrator Tony Robinson on a variety of issues to improve communications between the many levels of emergency management.

Management Analyst Kent Baxter serves as the coordinator for the Region 6 RAC. For greater information, please contact him at 940-898-5330.

Group photo of Regional Advisory Council for FEMA Region 6.
Group photo of Regional Advisory Council for FEMA Region 6 - Sept. 2015 Download Original

Region 6 RAC Members:

MemberOrganization
Tim ZientekInter-Tribal Emergency Management Coalition (ITEMC)
  
David MaxwellArkansas Department of Emergency Management
Edwin LyonsArkansas Department of Human Services
Shelia BellottOffice of Emergency Management, Faulkner County, Arkansas
  
Sandy DavisLouisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness
Christina DayriesLouisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness
Dick GremillionHomeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
  
Jay MitchellNew Mexico Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
Jeffrey PhillipsEmergency Management, Village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico
  
Steve AlmonOklahoma Office of Homeland Security
Steve PalladinoOklahoma Department of Emergency Management
Johnny JanzenEmergency Management, Mayes County, Oklahoma
  
Marty PenneyTexas Division of Emergency Management
Dennis StoremskiCity of Houston Mayor's Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security
Irish HancockOffice of Emergency Management, City of Arlington, Texas
Carrie LittleEmergency Management, City of Plano, Texas
Phillip MongeauDallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board
Laura SiebeneckUniversity of North Texas, Emergency Administration & Planning
Joe McKennaTexas State University, Texas School Safety Center

 

Last Updated: 
10/05/2016 - 12:39