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State Emergency Response Commissions Contacts

The Governor of each state has designated a State Emergency Response Commission that is responsible for implementing the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act provisions within its state.

To find the SERC contacts in a particular state, click on the state name:

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Alabama SERC Contacts

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) and the Alabama Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) co-chair the Alabama Emergency Response Commission (AERC). ADEM serves as the EPCRA data repository and the ADEM ER program assists with Emergency Response. AEMA supervises the LEPCs, established emergency planning districts, and oversees the emergency plan preparation and implementation.     

ADEM’s SARA Title III Program Website: http://adem.alabama.gov/MoreInfo/saraIII.cnt

ADEM’s Emergency Response Website:  http://adem.alabama.gov/MoreInfo/emergencyResponse.cnt

ADEM’s YouTube channel hosts recordings of the AERC meetings: https://www.youtube.com/@alabamadepartmentofenviron4192/playlists 

AERC Meeting/Training Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/alabama-emergency-response-commission-aerc-ademaema-14574539589

Beth Donaldson
ADEM SARA Title III Coordinator
Phone: 334-394-4306
Email: Beth Donaldson (beth.donaldson@adem.alabama.gov)

Grady Springer 
ADEM Emergency Response Coordinator/RRT Representative
Phone: 334-260-2717
Email: Grady Springer (gspringer@adem.alabama.gov)

Caleb Williams
AEMA State Professional Trainee- Field Operations
Phone: 205-280-2244
Email: Caleb Williams (caleb.williams@ema.alabama.gov)

AEMA’s Website: https://ema.alabama.gov

AEMA’s LEPC Website: https://ema.alabama.gov/local-emergency-planning-committees/

Alaska SERC Contacts

Website: https://ready.alaska.gov/SERC/

Dave Reilly SERC Coordinator 
Department of Military & Veterans Affairs
Alaska Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (DHS&EM)
P.O. Box 5750
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) AK 99505
Phone: 907-428-7019
Email: dave.reilly@alaska.gov

Craig Christenson
Email: Craig Christenson (craig.christenson@alaska.gov)

Kathy Shea
Phone: 907-269-3071
Email: Kathy Shea (kathy.shea@alaska.gov)

American Samoa SERC Contacts

Tina Tapua'i 
American Samoa Department of Homeland Security
P.O. Box 4567
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
Office Phone: 684-699-0426
Cell Phone: 684-252-8462
Email: Tina Tapua'i (t.tapuai@asdhs.as.gov)

Arizona SERC Contacts

Website: https://azdeq.gov/AZSERC

Arcangel Barragan
Emergency Response Unit Manager 
Emergency Response Unit
Phone: 602-771-8786
Mobile: 480-209-0312
Email: Arcangel Barragan (barragan.arcangel@azdeq.gov)

Michele Martinez
Administrative Services Officer III
Emergency Response Unit
Email: Michele Martinez (Martinez.Michele@azdeq.gov)
Phone: 602-771-4633

Arkansas SERC Contacts

Website: https://www.dps.arkansas.gov/emergency-management/adem/

SERC Website: https://www.dps.arkansas.gov/emergency-management/adem/plan-prepare/state-emergency-response-commission-serc/

LEPC Website: https://www.dps.arkansas.gov/emergency-management/adem/plan-prepare/tier-ii/local-emergency-planning-committees/ 
 

Captain Jason Morris, SERC Chair
195 Wild Turkey Drive
Eureka Springs, AR 72631
Phone: 479-363-7158
Email: Jason Morris (Esfdmorris@yahoo.com)

Robert McGowen, SERC Vice Chair
72 Elizabeth Dr.
Bella Vista, AR 72715
Phone: 479-271-1004
Email: Robert McGowen (Robert.McGowen@bentoncountyar.gov)

Chris Foreman, SERC Liaison
Training and Exercise Branch Manager
Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM)
Building 9501 CJTR, North Little Rock, AR 72199-9600
ADEM Phone: 501-683-6700
Office Phone: 501-683-6752
Email: Chris Foreman (Chris.foreman@adem.arkansas.gov)

California SERC Contacts

SERC Website: https://www.caloes.ca.gov/office-of-the-director/operations/response-operations/fire-rescue/hazardous-materials/state-emergency-response-commission/

LEPC Website: https://www.caloes.ca.gov/cal-oes-divisions/fire-rescue/hazardous-materials/state-emergency-response-commission/local-emergency-planning-committee

Brian Mancebo
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
3650 Schriever Avenue
Mather, CA 95655

Phone: 916-820-4070

Email: brian.mancebo@caloes.ca.gov  

Colorado SERC Contacts

Website: https://dhsem.colorado.gov/dhsem/councils-and-committees/hsac/hsac-subcommittee-information/colorado-emergency-planning

Henry Mitchell, Colorado Emergency Planning Committee (CEPC) Co-Chair
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246
Phone: 303-319-5684
Email: Henry Mitchell (henry.mitchell@state.co.us) 

Trevor Denney, Interim CEPC Co-Chair
Department of Public Safety
Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Office of Emergency Management
Phone: 970-247-7674
Email: Trevor Denney (trevor.denney@state.co.us)

Connecticut SERC Contacts

Diane W. Duva, SERC/EPCRA Manager
Director, Emergency Response Planning Office 
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
Phone: 860-424-3420 
Email: Diane Duva (Diane.Duva@ct.gov) or DEEP.CTPCRA@ct.gov

Lisa O. Lawson, EPCRA Data Coordinator
Secretary, Emergency Response and Spill Prevention Division
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection 
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
Phone: 860-424-3484
E-mail: Lisa Lawson (lisa.lawson@ct.gov) or DEEP.CTEPCRA@ct.gov

Gerard P. Goudreau, SERC Chairman
State Emergency Response Commission
c/o Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
79 Elm Street – 4th Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 203-589-6585
Email: Gerard P. Goudreau (goudreauassociates@aol.com) or DEEP.CTEPCRA@ct.gov

Delaware SERC Contacts

Website: https://dema.delaware.gov/serc/

Joshua Bushweler, SERC Chair

Cabinet Secretary, Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Phone: 302-744-2677
Email: Joshua Bushweller (Joshua.Bushweller@Delaware.gov)

Steven Phillips, SERC Executive Director
Technological Hazards Planner, Delaware Emergency Management Agency
Phone: 302-659-2228
Email: Steven Phillips (steven.phillips@delaware.gov)

Anuj Kumar, Program Manager II
Prevention & Preparedness Branch 
Emergency Response & Strategic Services Section, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
391 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720
Phone: 302-395-2500
Email: Anuj Kumar (anuj.kumar@delaware.gov)  

District of Columbia SERC Contacts

Website: https://hsema.dc.gov/

Michael Somersall 
Associate Director
Rail Safety & Emergency Response Division
Department of Energy & Environment
Phone: 202-807-0444
Mobile: 202-841-0680
Email: Michael Somersall (michael.somersall@dc.gov)

Clint Osborn
Deputy Director
Operations Division
DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
2720 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C. 20032
Primary: 202-417-1478
Alternate: 202-577-9414
Email: Clint Osborn (clint.osborn@dc.gov)

Florida SERC Contacts

Website: https://www.floridadisaster.org/HazMat

Robert Dietrich
Technological Hazards Manager
Emergency Services/Air Operations Grey Sky
Florida Division of Emergency Management
Phone: 850-815-4326 
Mobile: 850-727-3414
Email: Robert Dietrich (Robert.Dietrich@em.myflorida.com)

Kevin Guthrie
Director, Florida Division of Emergency Management
Chair, State Emergency Response Commission
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100
Phone: 850-815-4000
Email: Kevin Guthrie (kevin.guthrie@em.myflorida.com)

James Bujeda
Deputy Director, Florida Division of Emergency Management
Alternate Chair, State Emergency Response Commission
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100
Phone: 850-815-4000
Email: James Bujeda (James.Bujeda@em.myflorida.com)

Georgia SERC Contacts

Website: https://gema.georgia.gov

Robert Mangum, Emergency Response Manager
Georgia Environmental Protection Division
16 Center Road
Cartersville, Georgia 30120
Phone: (470) 587-6872
Email: Robert Mangum (robert.mangum@dnr.ga.gov)

Webpage: https://epd.georgia.gov/

Anita Mathis, SERC/LEPC Program Coordinator
Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency
2046 Collier Road
Forsyth, GA 31029
Phone: 470-225-3829
Email: Anita Mathis, (anita.mathis@gema.ga.gov)

Guam SERC Contacts

Website: http://epa.guam.gov/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/guamepa
X: https://twitter.com/GuamEPA


Guam Environmental Protection Agency
17-3304 Mariner Avenue
Tiyan Barrigada, Guam 96913
Phone: 671-588-4751
Mobile: 671-482-3669 

Derien Mitchell 
Email: derien.mitchell@epa.guam.gov 

Chie Takase
Email: chie.takase@epa.guam.gov

Tasi Castro
Email: tasi.castro@epa.guam.gov

Hawaii SERC Contact

Website: https://health.hawaii.gov/heer/ 

Kathleen Ho, SERC Chair
Hawaii Department of Health
Deputy Director Environmental Health Administration
P. O. Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801
Phone: 808-586-4424
Fax: 808-586-4444
Email: Kathleen Ho (Kathleen.Ho@doh.hawaii.gov)

Idaho SERC Contacts

Website: https://ioem.idaho.gov/hazardous-materials/tier-ii-reporting/ 
Tier II Website: https://ioem.idaho.gov/hazardous-materials/tier-ii-reporting/

Sarah Cerda
HAZMAT and Special Teams Program Manager 
Idaho Office of Emergency Management
Office: 208-258-6524
Cell: 208-576-2129
Email: Sarah Cerda (SCerda@imd.idaho.gov)

Bryce DeVries, Logistics Manager
Phone: 208-258-6549
Email: Bryce DeVries (bdevries@imd.idaho.gov) 

Yolandi Faulkner
Phone: 208-258-6584
Email: Yolandi Faulkner (yfaulkner@imd.idaho.gov)

Illinois SERC Contacts

Alicia Tate-Nadeau, Director
2200 South Diksen Parkway
Springfield, IL 62703
Phone: 217-782-7860
Email: Alicia Tate-Nadeau (alicia.nadeau@illinois.gov)

Jonathan England
Office of Legal Counsel
1035 Outer Park Drive
Springfield, IL 62704
Phone: 217-785-9884
Email: Jonathan England (Jonathan.England@illinois.gov)

Kelly Horn, Branch Chief
Radiation Protection Services
Division of Nuclear Safety
Illinois Emergency Management Agency
1301 Knotts Street
Springfield, IL 62703
Phone: 217-558-5135
Email: Kelly Horn (Kelly.Horn@illinois.gov)

David Martin
Hazardous Materials Unit Manager 
Radiation Protective Services Branch
Division of Nuclear Safety
Illinois Emergency Management Agency
1035 Outer Park Drive
Springfield, IL 62704
Phone: 217-785-9903
Email: Dave Martin (Dave.Martin@illinois.gov)

Indiana SERC Contacts

Website: https://www.in.gov/dhs/boards-and-commissions/indiana-emergency-response-commission/ 

Indiana Emergency Response Commission Contacts: https://www.in.gov/dhs/boards-and-commissions/#tab-657930-4-Indiana_Emergency_Response_Commission

Stephen Jones
State Fire Marshall; Chairman State Emergency Response Commission 
Indiana Department of Homeland Security; 302 W. Washington Street, Suite E-208
Indianapolis, IN 43204 
Phone: 317- 232-2226
Email: firemarshal@dhs.in.gov

Mary Moran
Director of Emergency Management
302 West Washington Street, Suite E-208
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317- 232-3831
Email: Mary Moran (mmoran@dhs.in.gov)

Clayton Kinder
CBRNE/Arson Section Chief
Indiana Department of Homeland Security
302 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-509-0931
Email: Clayton Kinder (ckinder@dhs.in.gov)

Rusty Goodpastor
IDHS - Tier II Supervisor
302 West Washington Street, Suite E-208
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Email: RGoodpaster@dhs.in.gov

Local Government Representative

Jeff Larmore, REHS, CHMM, FAIHA
Senior Environmental Scientist
Department of Water Quality & Hazardous Materials Management
Marion County Health Department
3901 Meadows Drive – 2nd Floor
Indianapolis, IN 43205
Phone: 317-221-2272
Email: Jeff Larmore (jlarmore@hhcorp.org)

Iowa SERC Contacts

Joseph Ascherl
Camp Dodge JFHQ
6100 NW 78th Avenue
Johnston, Iowa 50131
Phone: 515-725-3297
Email: Joseph Ascherl (Joseph.Ascherl@iowa.gov)

Kansas SERC Contacts

Website: https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/1129/Right-to-Know-Regulations-Reporting 

Devan Tucking
Kansas Commission on Emergency Planning and Response
c/o Kansas Division of Emergency Management
2800 SW Topeka Blvd
Topeka, KS 66611
Phone: 785-217-7233
Email: Devan Tucking (devan.tucking@ks.gov)

Kentucky SERC Contacts

Website: https://kyem.ky.gov/programs/Pages/LEPC.aspx

Lori Hill
Kentucky Emergency Response Commission Program Manager
100 Minuteman Parkway
Frankfort, KY 40601
Office: 502-607-5709
Email: Lori Hill (lori.hill@ky-em.org)

Connie Estill
LEPC Program Coordinator
Office: 502-607-5732
Email: Connie Estill (connie.g.estill.nfg@mail.mil)

Louisiana SERC Contacts

Website: https://gohsep.la.gov/

Gene Dunegan
Louisiana State Police
7919 Independence Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225-925-4893 ext. 253
Email: Gene Dunegan (Gene.Dunegan@la.gov
 

Lt. Col. Joseph “Jody” Hasselbeck, III
Department of Public Safety, Office of State Police
7919 Independence Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 504-628-5560
Email: Jody Hasselbeck (Jody.Hasselbeck@la.gov)

Maine SERC Contacts

Website: https://www.maine.gov/mema/hazards/serc

Peter J. Rogers, Director/ SERC Chair
Maine Emergency Management Agency
45 Commerce Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: 207-624-4400
Email: Peter J. Rogers (peter.j.rogers@maine.gov)

Faith Staples, SERC Coordinator
Technological Hazardous Program Manager/EMAC Coordinator
Maine Emergency Management Agency
72 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0072
Phone: 207-557-3675
Fax: 207-287-3178
E-mail: Faith Staples (Faith.E.Staples@maine.gov)

Darren Curtis
Technological Hazards Coordinator
Maine Emergency Management Agency
EPCRA (Tier II) Program Manager
45 Commerce Drive, Suite 2
72 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: 207-624-4472
Fax: 207-287-3178
Email: Darren Curtis (Darren.J.Curtis@maine.gov)

Main Switchboard: 207-624-4400
Fax: 207-287-317

Maryland SERC Contacts

Website: https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/Businessinfocenter/CommunityRightToKnow/Pages/index.aspx

Governor's Emergency Management Advisory Council constitutes Maryland SERC.

Douglas W. Brown, 
Chair, State Emergency Response Commission
Deputy Director, Carroll County Department of Public Works
225 North Center Street
Westminster, MD 21157
Phone: 410-386-2270
Email: Douglas Brown (dwbrown@carrollcountymd.gov)

Anna Sierra
Staff Support to Governor’s Emergency Management Advisory Council
Maryland Department of Emergency Management
5401 Rue Saint Lo Drive
Reisterstown, MD 21136
Phone: 410-517-3600
Email: Anna Sierra (anna.sierra1@maryland.gov)

Patricia Williams, EPCRA Coordinator
Maryland Department of the Environment
Land & Materials Administration
1800 Washington Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: 410-537-3800
Email: Patricia Williams (patricia.williams1@maryland.gov)

Massachusetts SERC Contacts

SERC Website: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/massachusetts-state-emergency-response-commission-serc

Emergency Management Website: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-emergency-management-agency 

Massachusetts SERC Contacts
Dawn Brantley, Director/SERC Chair
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
400 Worcester Road
Framingham, MA 01702-5399
Phone: 508-820-2001
Email: dawn.brantley@mass.gov

Kimberly A Castle
Technological Hazards Unit Supervisor/SERC Coordinator-Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
400 Worcester Road
Framingham, MA 01702-5399

Phone: 978-328-1507
Email: kimberly.castle@mass.gov

Michigan SERC Contacts

Website: www.michigan.gov/emhsd

Captain Kevin Sweeney, Chairperson
Citizen-Community Emergency Response Coordinating Council
Emergency Management & Homeland Security Division
Michigan Department of State Police
P.O. Box 30634
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-719-1195
Fax: 517-333-4987
Email: Kevin Sweeney (sweeneyk@michigan.gov)

Thomas Matzke, SARA Title III Planner
Emergency Management & Homeland Security Division
Michigan Department of State Police
7150 Harris Drive
Dimondale, MI 48821
Phone: 517-224-6349
Email: Thomas Matzke, (matzket@michigan.gov)

Michael Young
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
525 West Allegan Street
P.O. Box 30473
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-898-9749
Email: Michael Young (youngm1@michigan.gov)

Jay Eickholt
Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know, Chair
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
525 West Allegan Street
P.O. Box 30457
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-256-4408
Email: Jay Eickholt (eickholtJ1@michigan.gov)

Minnesota SERC Contacts

Kristi Rollwagen, Director
Homeland Security and Emergency Management
445 Minnesota Street, Suite 223
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651-201-7404
Email: Kristi Rollwagen (Kristi.Rollwagen@state.mn.us)

Joe Neuberger
Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
445 Minnesota Street, Suite 223
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651-263-7775
Fax: 651-296-0459
Email: Joe Neuberger (joe.neuberger@state.mn.us)

Chris Marnell, EPCRA Program Administrator
Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
445 Minnesota Street, Suite 223
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651-201-7417
Email: Chris Marnell (Chris.Marnell@state.mn.us)

Mississippi SERC Contacts

Website: https://www.msema.org/

Andrew McMillin 
Director for the Office of Response
Phone: 601-933-6716 
Email: Andrew McMillin (amcmillin@mema.ms.gov) 

Missouri SERC Contacts

Website: https://sema.dps.mo.gov/about/merc.php

Missouri Emergency Response Commission
2302 Militia Drive
P.O. Box 3133
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-526-9113

Chris Berndt, Chair
Missouri Emergency Response Commission
Email: Chris Berndt (Berndt.chris@taney.mo.gov)

Cory Jorgensen, Vice Chair
Missouri Emergency Response Commission
Email: Cory Jorgensen (Jorgensen.cory@dnr.mo.gov)

Karen Eagleson
Missouri Emergency Response Commission
Email: Karen Eagleson (karen.eagleson@sema.dps.mo.gov)
Phone: 573-526-9240

Montana SERC Contacts

Website: http://readyandsafe.mt.gov/Emergency/SERC

Brett Lloyd, SERC Co-Chair
Response Bureau Chief
Montana Disaster and Emergency Services
Phone: 406-417-9239
Email: Brett Lloyd (brett.lloyd@mt.gov)

John Rasmann, SERC Co-Chair
Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Phone: 406-444-5328
Email: John Rasmann (jrasmann2@mt.gov)

Nebraska SERC Contacts

Website: https://nema.nebraska.gov/state-emergency-response-commission.php 

SERC Coordinator
Nebraska Emergency Management Agency
2433 NW 24th Street
Lincoln, NE 68524-1801
Phone: 402-471-7176

Nevada SERC Contacts

Website: http://serc.nv.gov/

Tami Beauregard
SERC Administrator
State of Nevada
Department of Public Safety
State Emergency Response Commission
Phone: 775-684-7516
Fax: 775-684-7519

New Hampshire SERC Contacts

Website: https://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/hsem/HazardousMaterials/index.html

SERC Chair
James Stone

New Hampshire Department of Safety
Division of Fire Safety
New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office
33 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03305
Phone: 603-223-4289
Email: serc@dos.nh.gov

Sean P. Toomey, P.E.
State Fire Marshal
New Hampshire Department of Safety
Division of Fire Safety
New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office
Office: 603-223-4289
Direct: 603-223-4375

James Stone, SERC Chair  
EPCRA (Tier II) Program Manager
New Hampshire Department of Safety  
Division of Fire Safety
New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office
33 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03305
Phone: 603-223-4289
Email: James Stone (james.h.stone@dos.nh.gov)

New Jersey SERC Contacts

Website: http://ready.nj.gov/serc/index.shtml
 
Col. Patrick J. Callahan, Director (SERC Co-Chair)
State Office of Emergency Management
Box 7068
River Road
West Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: 609-882-2000
Email:  njserc@njsp.gov 
Emergency Management Email: njeoc@njsp.gov
 
Robert Van Fossen (SERC Co-Chair)
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Emergency Management
(Mail Code: 440-03A)
440 East State Street
3rd floor
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: 609-633-2168
Email:  Robert Van Fossen (robert.vanfossen@dep.nj.gov)


Mitzi Kaiura (SERC Co-chair Alternate) 
NJDEP Emergency Management
Phone: 609-633-2168
Email: Mitzi Kaiura (Mitzi.Kaiura@dep.nj.gov)

NJDEP Right-to-Know Program
Phone: 609-292-6714
Website: https://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/rtk.html

New Mexico SERC Contacts

Website: http://www.nmdhsem.org/

VACANT, SERC Chair 
Interim Contact: Zach Wachter
P.O. Box 27111 (Mail)
Santa Fe, NM 87502
13 Bataan Boulevard (FEDEX/UPS)
Santa Fe, NM 87508
Phone: 505-250-7397
Email: Zach Wachter (Zach.Wachter@dhsem.nm.gov) or DHSEM.LocalPrepared@dhsem.nm.gov
 

New York SERC Contacts

Website: https://www.dhses.ny.gov/state-emergency-response-commission-serc

24-Hour SERC Alert Phone: (518) 292-2200

Jackie Bray, Commissioner/SERC Chair
Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
1220 Washington Avenue., Bldg. 7A, Suite 710
Albany, NY 12226
Phone: 518-917-2004
Website: www.dhses.ny.gov

David M. De Matteo, Chairman of State Emergency Response Commission Working Group
New York State Office of Emergency Management
1220 Washington Avenue
Building 22, Suite 101
Albany, NY 12226-2251
Phone: 518-292-2366
Fax: 518322-4986
Email: serc.oem@dhses.ny.gov

North Carolina SERC Contacts

Website: https://www.ncdps.gov/About-DPS/Boards-Commissions/State-Emergency-Response-Commission

North Carolina Emergency Management
1636 Gold Star Drive
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 919-825-2500

Owen Cole
Phone: 919-825-2287
Email: Owen Cole (Cole.Owen@ncdps.gov)

Joshua Langdon
Phone: 984-328-0923 
Email: Joshua Langdon (joshua.langdon@ncdps.gov)

North Dakota SERC Contacts

Website:  https://www.des.nd.gov/response-section/state-emergency-response-commission-serc

Darin Hanson, SERC Chair
Director, Division of Homeland Security
North Dakota Department of Emergency Services
P.O. Box 5511
Bismarck, ND 58506-5511
Phone: 701-328-8165
Fax: 701-328-8181
Email: nddes@nd.gov

Northern Mariana Islands SERC Contacts

Jonathan Arriola
Division of Environmental Quality
Gualo Rai Center
Chalan Pale Arnold - Middle Road
P.O. Box 501304
Saipan, MP 96950
Email: Jonathan Arriola (jonathanarriola@becq.gov.mp)

Ohio SERC Contacts

Ohio SERC Co-Chairs:

Ed Gortner
Chief, Ohio EPA Office of Emergency Response
4675 Homer Ohio Lane
Groveport, OH 43125
Phone: 614-836-8777
Email: Ed Gortner (ed.gortner@epa.ohio.gov)

Sima Merick, Ohio EMA Executive Director
2855 W. Dublin-Granville Road
Columbus, OH 43223
Email: Sima Merick (smerick@dps.ohio.gov)

Program Contacts:

Kelly Toth
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
DAPC Assistant Chief
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, OH 43216-1049
Email: Kelly Toth (kelly.toth@epa.ohio.gov)

David Zeller
Environmental Supervisor
Division of Air Pollution Control
Central Office
50 W. Town Street, Suite 700
Columbus, OH 43216
Phone: 614-728-1341
Email: David Zeller (david.zeller@epa.ohio.gov)

Andrew D. Elder
Operations Administrator
Ohio EMA
Phone: 614-889-7178
Email: Andrew Elder (adelder@dps.ohio.gov)

Oklahoma SERC Contacts

Website: https://www.deq.ok.gov/land-protection-division/chemical-reporting-and-preparedness/

Matt Wormus
Chemical Reporting & Preparedness
Phone: 405-702-5137
Email: Matt Wormus (Matthew.wormus@deq.ok.gov)

Oregon SERC Contacts

Websites: 
  • https://www.oregon.gov/osp/programs/sfm/Pages/SERC.aspx
  • https://www.oregon.gov/osp/programs/sfm/Pages/Community-Right-To-Know.aspx

Mark Johnston
Assistant Chief Deputy, Regulatory Services Department of State Fire Marshal
Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal
Phone: 503-378-3473 
Email: Mark.johnston@osfm.oregon.gov 

Pennsylvania SERC Contacts

Website: https://www.pema.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Michael Manley (for the Lt. Governor)
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Council
c/o Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
1310 Elmerton Ave
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9364
Phone : 717-651-7076
Fax: 717-346-3105
Email: PEMA HAZMAT (hazmat@pa.gov)

Michelle Motter, Administrative Officer
Department of Labor & Industry
Bureau of Occupational & Industrial Safety, Pennsafe Program
651 Boas Street
Harrisburg, PA 17121
Phone: 717-787-7596
Fax: 717-783-5099
Email: Michelle Motter (micmotter@pa.gov)

Puerto Rico SERC Contacts

Anais Rodríguez Vega, Secretary
Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
San Jose Industrial Park
1375 Ave Ponce de Leon
San Juan, PR 00926
Email: prserc@jca.pr.gov  
Phone: 787-999-2200 ext. 2126
              
Edwin O. Malavet Santiago, Manager
Environmental Emergency Response Area
Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
San Jose Industrial Park
1375 Ave Ponce de Leon
San Juan, PR 00926
Email: Edwin O. Malavet Santiago (edwin.malavet@drna.pr.gov)
Phone: 787-999-2200 ext. 5900, 5901

Rhode Island SERC Contacts

Website: http://www.riema.ri.gov/

David J. Schnell Jr., SERC Chair
Preparedness Branch Chief, Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency
645 New London Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 401-426-7182
Email: David Schnell (david.schnell@ema.ri.gov)

South Carolina SERC Contacts

Website: https://www.scemd.org

Kim Stenson
Director, SC Emergency Management Division
Chair, SC State Emergency Response Commission
2779 Fish Hatchery Road
West Columbia, SC 29172
Phone: 803-737-8500
Fax: 803-737-8570

Tim Murphy
Email: Tim Murphy (tpmurphy@emd.sc.gov)

Brannon Davis 
Email: Brannon Davis (bdavis@emd.sc.gov)

Paul Lee
Email: Paul Lee (leepd@dhec.sc.gov)

South Dakota SERC Contacts

Website: https://dps.sd.gov/emergency-services/emergency-management
EPCRA Website: https://danr.sd.gov/Agriculture/Inspection/SARATitle3/default.aspx

Kaitlin Sherer, SERC Chair
c/o Ms. Kelsey Newling
SERC – Dept. of the Agriculture & Natural Resources
Joe Foss Building
523 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605-773-3296 or 800-433-2288
Phone (after hours): 605-773-3231
Fax: 605-773-6035
Email: Kelsey Newling (Kelsey.Newling@state.sd.us)

Tennessee SERC Contacts

Website:  https://www.tn.gov/tema/

Patrick Sheehan, Director 
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
3041 Sidco Drive
P.O. Box 41502
Nashville, TN 37204-1502
Phone: 615-741-0001
Email: Patrick Sheehan (Patrick.Sheehan@tn.gov)

Michael L. Meyers, Executive Assistant
Email: Michael.L.Meyers (Michael.L.Meyers@tn.gov)

Texas SERC Contacts

Website: https://tdem.texas.gov/ 
 
W. Nim Kidd, MPA, CEM
Chief, Texas Division of Emergency Management 
Chair, Texas Emergency Management Council
Vice Chancellor, Texas A&M University System
Texas Division of Emergency Management 
2883 Highway 71 E
P.O. Box 285
Del Valle, TX 78617-9998
Phone: 512-424-2436 
Email: Nim Kidd (nim.kidd@tdem.texas.gov)
 
Michael Green, MA
Program Supervisor, Technological Hazards Unit
Texas Division of Emergency Management 
2883 Highway 71 E
P.O. Box 285
Del Valle, TX 78617-9998
Phone: 737-529-1644
Email: Michael Green (michael.green@tdem.texas.gov)    

Utah SERC Contacts

Website: https://deq.utah.gov/workgroups/utah-state-emergency-response-commission/utah-state-emergency-response-commission-serc

Kim Shelley, Executive Director/Co-Chair
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
195 North 1950 West
P.O. Box 144810
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4810

Phone: 801-536-4404
Email: Kim Shelley (kshelley@utah.gov)

Jess L. Anderson, Acting Commissioner/Co-Chair
Utah Department of Public Safety
4501 S 2700 West
P.O. Box 141775
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1775
Phone: 801-965-4062
Email:  Jess L. Anderson (jessanderson@utah.gov)

Brent Everett, Director of Environmental Response and Remediation
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
195 North 1950 West
P.O. Box 144840
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4840
Phone: 801-536-4100
Email: Brent Everett (beverett@utah.gov)

Kris Hamlet, Director of Emergency Management
Utah Department of Public Safety
1110 State Office Building
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Phone: 801-538-3400
Email: Kris Hamlet (krishamlet@utah.gov)

Vermont SERC Contacts

Website: https://vem.vermont.gov/programs/serc

David Patneaude, Chair, SERC
Vermont Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security
45 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671
Email:  david.patneaude@vermont.gov

Patrick McLaughlin, Vice Chair SERC 
45 State Drive 
Waterbury, VT 05671
Email: Patrick McLaughlin (patrick.mclaughlin@vermont.gov)
Phone: 802-585-4468

Max Kennedy 
Vermont Division of Emergency Management 
45 State Drive 
Waterbury, VT 05671 
Email: Max Kennedy (max.kennedy@vermont.gov)

Phone: 802-244-8727

United States Virgin Islands SERC Contacts

Website: https://dpnr.vi.gov/

Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol
Email: Jean-Pierre L. Oriol (jp.oriol@dpnr.vi.gov)  

Austin F. Callwood, Director
Department of Planning and Natural Resources
Charles W. Turnbull Regional Public Library
4607 Tutu Park Mall
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Phone: 340-774-3320 
Email: Austin Callwood (austin.callwood@vi.gov)

Virginia SERC Contacts

Website: https://www.deq.virginia.gov/our-programs/land-waste/superfund-amendments-and-reauthorization-act-sara/emergency-planning

Andy John
Acting Field Operations Bureau Chief
Regional Support, Special Operations, Logistics Support and Coordination)
Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Phone: 804-624-8327
Email: Andy John (Andy.John@vdem.virginia.gov)

Sanjay Thirunagari, SARA Title III Manager
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Land Protection and Revitalization
1111 East Main St., Suite 1400
Richmond, VA 23219
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: 804-698-4145
Email: va-epcra@deq.virginia.go

Washington SERC Contacts

Website: https://mil.wa.gov/state-emergency-response-commission-serc 

Chief Patrick Reid, SERC Chair
Phone: 509-575-6000
Email: Patrick Reid (reidp@pasco-wa.gov)

Susan Forsythe
Washington Military Department
20 Aviation Drive
Camp Murray, WA 98430-5122
Phone: 253-512-7010
Email: Susan Forsythe (Susan.Forsythe@mil.wa.gov)

Danielle Plenge
Phone: 253-512-7135
Email: Danielle Plenge (danielle.plenge@mil.wa.gov)

Diane Fowler
Phone: 360-407-6171
Email: Diane Fowler (dfow461@ecy.wa.gov)

West Virginia SERC Contacts

Website: https://emd.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx

GE McCabe 
WV SERC Chairman 
WV Emergency Management Division - Director
1700 McCorkle Ave, SE, Sixth Floor
Charleston, WV 25314
Phone: 304-558-5380 (main number)
Email: GE McCabe (GE.McCabe@wv.gov)

SERC / LEPC / Tier II Programs
WV Division of Emergency Management
Phone: 304-957-8367
Email:  serc@wv.gov

Wisconsin SERC Contacts

Greg Engle, Administrator
Wisconsin Emergency Management
P.O. Box 7865
Madison, WI 53704
Phone: 608-242-3000
Email: Greg Engle (Greg.Engle@widma.gov)

For packages use:
Wisconsin Emergency Management
EPCRA Facility Reporting Section
2400 Wright Street, Room 213
Madison, WI 53704

Melissa Johnson
EPCRA Compliance Specialist
Wisconsin Emergency Management
2400 Wright Street
P.O. Box 7865
Madison, WI 53704
Phone: 608-242-3224
Email: Melissa Johnson (Melissa.Johnson@widma.gov)

David Radisewitz , EPCRA Planner/Program Manager

Wisconsin Emergency Management

2400 Wright Street

P.O. Box 7865

Phone: 608-242-3300
Fax: 608-242-3249
Email: David Radisewitz (David.Radisewitz@widma.gov)

Wyoming SERC Contacts

Website: https://hls.wyo.gov/programs/serc

Jim Wamsley, SERC Chair
Wyoming State Emergency Response Commission
c/o Wyoming Office of Homeland Security
5500 Bishop Blvd.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-522-8001
Email: Jim Wamsley (jim_wamsley@rswy.net)

Wyoming Office of Homeland Security Staff Support to the SERC
Nick Wardle (nick.wardle@wyo.gov)

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