The following individuals are members of FEMA's National Advisory Council.
Donald Bliss, Chair
Vice President, Field Operations (Ret.)
National Fire Protection Association
Quincy, Massachusetts
Standards Setting and Accrediting (Representative) terms ends 2026
Michael Antoine, Vice Chair
Director, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Louisiana State University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Public Health (SGE) term ends 2025
Andrew Phelps, Secretary
Vice President of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
AC Disaster Consulting
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) term ends 2025
Marissa Aho
Climate Director
Executive Climate Office
King County, Washington
Climate Change (SGE) term ends 2027
Diogenes Ayala
Emergency Manager
MercyOne
Des Moines, Iowa
Communications (SGE) term ends 2027
Brian Baker
Vice President
Hagerty Consulting
Washington, District of Columbia
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) term ends 2027
Brenda Bergeron
Deputy Commissioner, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, State of Connecticut
Middletown, Connecticut
Non-Elected State Official (Representative) term ends 2025
Chad Berginnis
Executive Director
Association of State Floodplain Managers
Madison, Wisconsin
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) term ends 2025
Michael Berkowitz
Founding Executive Director
Climate Resilience Academy
University of Miami
Brooklyn, New York
Climate Change (SGE) term ends 2025
Christopher Blanco
Chief Financial Officer
New York City Emergency Management
New York, New York
Non-Elected Local Official (Representative) term ends 2025
Honorable Jill Boudreau
Mayor
City of Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, Washington
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) term ends 2026
Chloe Demrovsky
President, Edgewood Insights and Executive-in-Residence, New York University SPS Center for Global Affairs.
New York, NY
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) term ends 2026
William Driscoll Jr.
State Senator
Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol District
Norfolk, Massachusetts
Elected State Government Official (Representative) term ends 2027
Karl Fippinger
Vice President, Fire and Disaster Mitigation
International Code Council
Washington, District of Columbia
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) term ends 2025
Honorable Tonya Graham
Mayor, City of Ashland
Ashland, Oregon
Elected Government Official Selection (Representative) term ends 2027
Jonathan Greene
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director of Center for Response
Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, District of Columbia
Ex-Officio term ends 2025
Chief David Hill
Principal Chief
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Muscogee Nation, Oklahoma
Elected Tribal Government Official (Representative) term ends 2026
Lori Hodges
Director, Office of Emergency Management
Larimer County
Johnstown, Colorado
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) term ends 2025
Thomas Jenkins
Fire Chief
City of Rogers, Fire Department
Rogers, Arkansas
Emergency Response Provider (Representative) term ends 2026
Justin Kates
Senior Business Continuity Advisor
Wawa, Inc.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Administrator's Selection (SGE) term ends 2026
Misti Kill
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs and
Dean, College of Safety and Emergency Services
Columbia Southern University
Fargo, North Dakota
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) term ends 2025
Lorie Liebrock
Founding Director, New Mexico Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, New Mexico
Cybersecurity (SGE) term ends 2025
Michael Méndez
Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning & Public Policy
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California
Disabilities, Access, and Functional Needs (Representative) term ends 2026
Thomas Muñoz
Chief
Houston Fire Department, City of Houston
Houston, Texas
Emergency Response Provider (Representative) term ends 2027
Marc Pappas
Director
Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency
Providence, Rhode Island
Emergency Management (Representative) term ends 2027
Brittany Perkins Castillo
Chief Executive Officer
AshBritt, Inc.
Deerfield Beach, Florida
Emergency Management (Representative) term ends 2026
Justin Pierce
Director
Emergency Management Department, Charleston County Government
Charleston, South Carolina
Emergency Management (Representative) term ends 2027
John Pisowicz
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
Porter County, Indiana
Emergency Response Provider (Representative) term ends 2027
Jim Redick
Manager, Business Continuity and Emergency Management
Sentara Health
Norfolk, Virginia
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) term ends 2025
Salvatore Scarpa
Fire-EMS Chief
Columbus Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Columbus, Georgia
Emergency Medical Provider (Representative) term ends 2026
Carol Salas Pagán
Director, Puerto Rico University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Disabilities, Access, and Functional Needs (Representative) term ends 2025
Carrie Speranza, Chair Emeritus
Director, Emergency Management Solutions
ESRI
Arlington, Virginia
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) term ends 2025
Seth Statler
Director of Government Affairs
National Fire Protection Association
College Park, Maryland
Standards Setting and Accrediting (Representative) term ends 2026
Brian Strong
Chief Resilience Officer and Director, Office of Resilience and Capital Planning, City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Infrastructure Protection Selection (SGE) term ends 2026
Dillon Taylor
Chief of Staff and Senior Counsel
Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Richmond, Virginia
Administrator’s Selection (SGE) term ends 2027
Vincent Torres
Director, Emergency Management, University of Miami Health System, Florida
In Patient Medical Provider (SGE) term ends 2027
Tafaimamao “Tafa” Tua-Tupuola
State Director, University Center for Excellence on Developmental Disabilities
American Samoa Community College
Pago Pago, American Samoa
Disabilities, Access and Functional Needs (Representative) term ends 2025
David Thomson
Clinical Professor and Medical Director, College of Health and Human Services, Department of Health and Exercise Science
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado
Health Scientist (SGE) term ends 2026
Michael P. Williams, Sr.
Akiak Native Community (IRA) Tribal Judge
Yupiit Nation
Akiak, Alaska
Non-Elected Tribal Government Officials (Representative) term ends 2026
Jiqiu “JQ” Yuan
Chief Resilience Officer and Head of Engineering
National Institute of Building Sciences
Washington, District of Columbia
Standards Setting and Accrediting (Representative) term ends 2025
For information on how to apply for NAC membership, visit our application page.