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VHA Office of Emergency Management: Our Staff

Contents:

  • Senior Leadership 
  • Field Staff 
    • Region I – Boston, MA
    • Region IV - Atlanta, GA 
    • Region III – Detroit, MI
    • Region IV - Salt Lake City, UT

Senior Leadership 

Derrick Jaastad
Executive Director

Michael Hinkle
Deputy Director

Paul Brannigan
Associate Director for Operations
 
Kevin Thompson
Associate Director for Support Operations

Joseph Edger
Associate Director for Administration and Finance

James "Jimmy" Phillips
Associate Director for Logistics 

Bobbi Jo Nye
Chief, Education and Training

Samantha Achey
Chief, Plans       

Kurt Rauschenberg, APR+M, MPIO
Public Affairs Officer

George Kirkpatrick
Executive Assistant

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OEM Field Staff

Region 1

(VISNs 1, 2, 4, 5,

6)

Region 2

(VISNs 7, 8, 9, 16,

17)

Region 3

(VISNs 10, 12, 15,

19, 23)

Region 4

(VISNs 19, 20, 21,

22)

Boston REM

Atlanta REM

Detroit REM

Las Vegas REM

AEM Albany

AEM Atlanta

AEM Chicago

AEM Albuquerque

AEM Baltimore

AEM Bay Pines

AEM Cincinnati

AEM Boise

AEM Boston

AEM Birmingham

AEM Cleveland

AEM Denver

AEM Durham

AEM Dallas

AEM Des Moines

AEM Las Vegas

AEM Lyons

AEM Houston

AEM Detroit

AEM Long Beach

AEM Northampton

AEM Jackson

AEM Indianapolis

AEM Los Angeles

AEM NYC

AEM Little Rock

AEM Kansas City

AEM Mare Island

AEM Pittsburgh

AEM Louisville

AEM Minneapolis

AEM Phoenix

AEM Richmond

AEM Miami

AEM OKC

AEM Portland

AEM Salisbury

AEM Nashville

AEM Omaha

AEM Salt Lake City

AEM Washington

AEM San Juan

AEM St. Louis

AEM San Francisco

AEM West Haven

AEM Shreveport

 

AEM Spokane

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