Kansas Division of Emergency Management

Administration

KDEM Main Phone Line: (785) 274-1409

• Bill Chornyak, Deputy Director

Fiscal Section

• Dawn Palmberg, Fiscal Officer (785) 274-1415
• Randy Bradford, Accountant (785) 274-1416
• David Epps, Senior Administrative Asst. (785) 274-1458

Operations

• Danny Hay, Operations Officer (785) 274-1406
• Tina Fike, Operations Office Manager (785)274-1418
• Devan Tucking-Strickler, Human Services Officer (785) 274-1596
• Steve Harsha, PA Officer (785) 274-1977
• Amy McGonigle, PA Support (785) 274-1975
• Lloyd Arnold, PA Project Manager (785) 274-1398
• Wayne Smithers, PA Project Administrator (785) 274-1397
• Dave Baker, PA Support (785) 274-1958

Vulnerability Assessment Team

• Ed Holm, Vulnerability Analyst (785) 274-1976
• Seth Mecum, Vulnerability Analyst (785) 274-1972

Technological Hazards

• Jennifer Clark, Chemical Risk Planner (785) 274-1394
• L'Tanya Christenberry, Grants Administrator/Nuclear Fees (785) 274-1402
• Mark Stadel, Radiological Technician (785) 274-1407
• Swapan Saha, Chemical Risk Planner (785) 274-1419
• Kim Nettleton, Chemical Risk Planner (785) 274-1423

Information Technology Office

• Jessica Frye, Homeland Security / GIS Coordinator (785) 274-1610
• Nicholas Graf, Homeland Security/GIS Analyst (785) 274-1878
• Danita Simnitt, Network Administrator (785) 274-1420

Planning

• Angee Morgan, Senior Plans Officer/SCO (785) 274-1403
• Brandt Haehn, Emergency Planner (785) 274-1431
• Jacob Gray, State Hazard Mitigation Officer
• Charlie McGonigle, Mitigation Projects Manager (785) 274-1421
• Brad Moeller, Mitigation Planner (785) 274-1840
• Chris Welsh, Mitigation Specialist (785) 274-1923
• Vacant, WebEOC Administrator (785) 274-1879

Training

• Paula Phillips, Training Officer (785) 274-1413
• Isabel Herrera, Training Administration (785) 274-1412
• Vacant, Training Specialist (785) 274-1430
• Bick Holmes, Office Assistant (am) (785) 274-1625

Homeland Security Programs

• Terri Ploger-McCool, Homeland Security Programs Coordinator (785) 274-1404
• Toby Prine, Northwest Regional Coordinator (785) 625-3749 (more)
• Matt Mercer, Southwest Regional Coordinator (620) 338-8726 (more)
• Dennis Colsden, North Central Regional Coordinator (785) 820-2869 (more)
• Jim Leftwich, South Central Regional Coordinator (316) 691-8044 (more)
• Bill Brubaker, Northeast Regional Coordinator (785) 274-1493
• Jackie Miller, Southeast Regional Coordinator (620) 342-0537 (more)
• Keith Yoder, KC Metro Regional Coordinator (913) 768-6017 (more)