Board of Directors
MEMA is governed by a member-elected Board of Directors, including the President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Legislative Liaison, Secretary, and Treasurer. In addition, there are elected District Liaisons for each of the eight regions in Michigan.
President
Jenifier Boyer Jenifier has been the Emergency Management Coordinator of Midland County since 2016. Prior to Midland County, Jenifier was the Emergency Management Manager ...
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1st Vice President
Rockey Adams CPT. Rockey Adams is the Emergency Management Coordinator for Berrien County, Michigan. CPT Adams has served with the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office ...
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2nd Vice President
Chris Peterson Chris serves as the Emergency Management Director for Iron County (since July 2023) and Schoolcraft County (since August 2022). Prior to this, ...
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3rd Vice President
Robert Seeley Rob is the Chief of Emergency Management for Oakland County. With over 13 years in Emergency Management, Rob oversees an office of ...
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Secretary
Sydney Parmenter Sydney Parmenter currently serves as the Emergency Management Coordinator for the City of Ann Arbor. She began her career in Emergency Management in ...
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Treasurer
Erin Yingst Erin provides pre and post federal grant administration services through her consulting firm, Aurora Communications, LLC. She serves as Grants Manager for Parents ...
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Past President
Gregory Williams Gregory became President of the Michigan Emergency Management Association on January 1, 2022, and Immediate Past President in January 2024. Prior to ...
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1st District Liaison
Jessica Harbitz Jessica Harbitz as a wife, sister, and an emergency planning specialist. She and her husband enjoy spending time with their local and ...
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2S District Liaison
Brian Kahn Brian has over 25 years of experience in law enforcement. Throughout these 25 years, he has held assignments that include training new personnel, ...
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3rd District Liaison
Sarah Whaley Sarah got her start in the field of public safety in 2007 working as an EMT and Field Training Officer, where she ...
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5th District Liaison
Mike Corfman Mike was appointed as Director of Kalamazoo County’s Office of Emergency Management in the summer of 2018. As the Director, Mike is ...
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6th District Liaison
Allison Farole Allison has been the Emergency Management Administrator for the City of Grand Rapids since 2019. Prior to Grand Rapids, she was the Emergency ...
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7th District Liaison
David Thom David Thom Jr. is a professional with a wealth of experience in safety, emergency management, and leadership. He holds a bachelor’s degree ...
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8th District Liaison
Mike Kasper Mike Kasper has been working as the Mackinac County Emergency Management Coordinator for 15 years. He started in Emergency Response with the ...
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Executive Director
Monica McAlister Monica has completed the FEMA public information officer training through the Advanced Public Information Officer course. Currently, one of the instructors of the ...
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