This page provides information on the Regional Exercise Officers (REO) points of contact across FEMA's 10 regions. The intended audience for this page is any whole community partners wishing to contact their REO regarding exercise activities within their region.
Region I
REO – Chris Lynch, 617-832-4795
Regional office – Boston, MA
States served – CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT
Region II
REO – Sean Waters (Acting), 212-680-3688
Regional office – New York, NY
States served - NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
Region III
REO – John Brasko, 215-931-5630
Regional office - Philadelphia, PA
States served - DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV
Region IV
REO – Joseph Rachel, 229-225-4523
Regional office - Atlanta, GA
States served - AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN
Region V
REO – Marc Chmielewski, 312-408-4448
Regional office - Chicago, IL
States served - IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
Region VI
REO – Justin Breeding, 940-898-5185
Regional office - Denton, TX
States served - AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
Region VII
REO – Al Garrison, 816-283-7021
Regional office - Kansas City, MO
States served - IA, KS, MO, NE
Region VIII
REO – Phil Serrin, 303-235-4682
Regional office - Denver, CO
States served - CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY
Region IX
REO – Fred Wehrenberg (Acting), 510-627-7020
Regional office - Oakland, CA
States served - AZ, CA, HI, NV, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia
Region X
REO – Steven Simerly, 425-487-4605
Regional office - Bothell, WA
States served - AK, ID, OR, WA