EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT association OF TEXAS

Standing Committees

Executive Committee

The EMAT Executive Committee exercises the authority of the Board of Directors in the management of EMAT between meetings.

Mark Chadwick, CEM, TEM, President
Martin Ritchey, CEM, TEM, Vice President
John Henderson, TEM, Secretary
Dee Harrison, CEM, TEM, Treasurer
Shaqueena Nobles, TEM, Sergeant at Arms
Jamie Galloway, CEM, TEM, Immediate Past President

Symposium Committee

The Symposium Committee is responsible for planning and coordinating all aspects of the EMAT Symposium including the selection of presentations, event planning, audio visual needs, exhibitor and sponsor coordination, development of printed materials, marketing, and more.

Chair: Patrice Caster, CEM, TEM, MCP

Jamie Galloway, CEM, TEM,  EMAT President
Jim Coles, EMAT Executive Director 
Caroline Egan, Awards Committee Chair

Laura Gehrig, PhD, TEM Justin Bunch, TEM

Bob Caster

Dee Harrison, CEM Kathy Ard Blattner
Jon Bodie Susan Collins
Billy Ted Smith
Jennifer Henager

Mark Chadwick, CEM, TEM

Daisy Campos

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Communications and Marketing Committee

The EMAT Communications Committee coordinates communication activities among EMAT's membership and the Board of Directors. The Communications Committee works with the EMAT Executive Director to communicate information via E-blasts, the website and social media.

Chair: Gabriel Bailey

Jamie Galloway, CEM, TEM, President
Sara Williams
Jessica McCaslin
Gabriel Bailey

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Awards Committee

The purpose of the EMAT Annual Awards Program is to recognize the achievements and hard work of the individuals, organizations and jurisdictions that have made exceptional efforts to further the field of emergency management and to ensure a whole community approach to preventing, preparing for, mitigating against, responding to and recovering from disasters.

Chair: Caroline Egan

Mark ChadwickTEM 
Dee Harrison, CEM

Kit Marshall, TEM

Legislative Committee

The EMAT Legislative Committee prepares and promotes EMAT 's legislative agenda. Additionally, the Legislative Committee coordinates legislative strategy sessions to help define EMAT's legislative agenda.

Chair: David Alamia

Jamie Galloway, CEM, TEM, President Scott Hudson
Kit Marshall, TEM Shaqueena Nobles, TEM
Patrice Caster, CEM, TEM, MCP Bob Caster
Dee Harrison, CEM

Jonathan Bodie

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Public-Private Partnership Committee

The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Committee is charged with developing public and private emergency management relationships to further emergency management capacity throughout the state. The committee's mission is to develop, identify, and promulgate best practices for creating effective partnerships among private, not-for-profit, and public sectors.

Chair: John Buck, TEM-B

Jamie Galloway, CEM, TEM, President
Niki Bender, TEM
Steve Rosa

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Membership Committee

The EMAT Membership and Marketing Committee analyzes membership trends and provides recommendations to the Board for growing EMAT membership as well as retaining current members. The Committee accomplishes this in part by producing and approving an annual member recruitment strategy and campaign, and periodically reviews and adjusts the strategy as needed to support attainment of annual targeted recruitment and retention goals. Finally, the Membership and Marketing Committee provides perspective on the needs and expectations of EMAT’s membership and works in tandem with other EMAT committees to ensure EMAT products and services are in alignment.

Chair: Justin Bunch, CEM, TEM

Jamie Galloway, CEM, TEM, President Ryan Sullivan
David Andrews David Wood
Lisa Tatum Brown, CEM
Vladimir Hidrovo-Alban
Scott Hudson,  CEM,