CHDS Alumni
February 17-19, 2026 at the
Naval Postgraduate School
Attendees
229Aaron McAlister
Deputy Fire Chief
·
Contra Costa County Fire
Masters
Aaron York
Assistant Chief
·
California Highway Patrol (Retired)
ELP
Acacia Phillips
Coordination Center Officer
·
DHS TSA
Emergence
Alexa Daniels-Shpall
Policy and Compliance Advisor
·
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
ELP
Amanda Bogard
Program Manager
·
FEMA
Masters
Andrea (Andi) Tenner
Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response
·
San Francisco Department of Public Health
ELP
Andrew Cullen
Chemical Safety Officer
·
Department of Energy/National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Emergence
Andrew Lombardo
Deputy Inspector
·
NYPD
Exec
Andrew McMahan
Associate VP of Global Resiliency and Security
·
New York University
Exec
Andrew Phelps
Chief Operating Officer
·
AC Disaster Consulting
ELP
Masters
Angi English
Contractor
·
CHDS
Exec
HSx
Masters
Anthony Carter
First Responder Ambassador- Law Enforcement
·
Waymo
Masters
Antonio Sajor, Jr.
Deputy Chief (ret)
·
Stockton Police Dept (ret)
Masters
April Padilla
Founder and Principal Consultant
·
Global River Consulting
Masters
Aristotle Wolfe
Sergeant at Arms
·
California State Senate
Masters
Ashleigh Makuch
Director of Planning and Preparedness
·
AC Disaster Consulting
Emergence
Masters
Ben Haiman
Executive Director
·
University of Virginia
Brad Robertson
Detective Sergeant
·
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
Masters
Bradley Strawser
Professor and Chair, Defense Analysis Department
·
Naval Postgraduate School
Brent Swearingen
Chief
·
Valley Regional Fire
Masters
Ryan Burchnell
Chief Executive Officer
·
Emergency Technical Decon and Emergent
Brett Compston
Nevada's Emergency Manager / Homeland Security Advisor
·
Nevada Office of Emergency Management / Homeland Security
ELP
Brett Johnson
Senior Public Safety Advisor
·
FirstNet Authority/NTIA/Commerce
Exec
Brian Baker
Vice President
·
Hagerty Consulting
Exec
Brian Dugan
Chief of Security
·
Virginia Mid-Atlantic Spaceport
Exec
Brianna Eamons
Management Program Analyst
·
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Masters
Kurt Caminske
Managing Consultant
·
AC Disaster Consulting
Catherine Bernstein
Trauma and Grief Support Program Coordinator
·
City of Davis Police and Fire Departments
Masters
Chad Gorman
President & Chief Executive Officer
·
Gravitas Strategies LLC
Masters
Chase Miller
Emergency Management Specialist
·
Charleston County Emergency Management
REP
Chris Hetherington
Retired
·
Retired
Masters
Chris Milburn
Captain
·
Long Beach Fire Dept
Christian Ferguson
Advisor / Executive Officer
·
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Headquarters
Emergence
Christian Van Alstyne
Community Mitigation Plan
·
Norcoast ICS Consultant
Christopher Capone
Detective
·
New York City Police Department
Masters
Christopher Cleary
Associate Professor
·
St John's University
Masters
Christopher Huhn
Assistant Special Agent in Charge
·
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Masters
Christopher Packard
Intelligence Officer
·
Office of Intelligence and Analysis / U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Masters
Christopher Thomas
Assistant Chief
·
Yonkers (NY) Fire Department
Clifton Everton
Associate Vice President, William & Mary
·
Division of Public Safety
Exec
Andrew Cullen
Chemical Safety Officer
·
Department of Energy/National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Craig Solgat
Captain, Metropolitan Police Department - Washington
·
DC
Cynthia Renaud
Director, Emergence
·
CHDS
Masters
Daniel Harrington
Executive Director
·
Johns Hopkins University
Masters
Daniel Morgalo
Assistant Chief of Police
·
Miami Beach Police Department
Masters
Daniel O'Connor
Deputy Chief Security Officer
·
FEMA
Exec
HSx
Masters
Danielle Montecalvo
Physical Scientist
·
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
REP
David Dial
Chief of Police (Retired)
·
Naperville Police Department
Masters
David Matthew
Chief
·
Emergency Management Alliance LLC
Masters
David O'Neal
Director
·
Summit Emergency Communications Center
Masters
Demond Simmons
Deputy Chief (Fire)
·
City of Oakland
Masters
Denise Anderson
President/CEO
·
Health ISAC
Exec
Denise Bordelon
Senior Manager, Business Continuity
·
McKesson
REP
Masters
Desmond O'Neill
Special Agent
·
HSI - Retired
HSx
Masters
Diane Berringer
Supervisory Federal Air Marshal
·
Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service
Masters
Dianna Davis-Small
Principal Consultant, CEO, Freeman Ventures
·
LLC
ELP
Donald Zoufal
President, CrowZ Nest Consulting
·
Inc.
Masters
Donalyn Dela Cruz
Principal
·
DDC Consulting
PacificELP
Masters
Doug Berglund
Director
·
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Masters
Douglas Larson
Director
·
Peraton
Masters
Elaine Jennings
Principal
·
The Jennings Consulting Group
Masters
Elias Frick
Battalion Chief (ret.)
·
Santa Fe Fire Department
Masters
Elijah Owen
Assistant Director
·
Cal OES
Exec
FCLP
Elizabeth Barkley
Chief
·
CHP - Northern Division (Ret.)
Masters
Elizabeth Zimmerman
Sr. Executive Advisor
·
IEM
Emily Martuscello
Director of Emergency Management
·
Nashua Office of Emergency Management
ELP
Emily Pelliccia
Deputy Chief of Emergency Management
·
Albemarle County (VA) Fire Rescue
Masters
Eric Greening
Asst. Chief of Police (Ret.)
·
Seattle Police Department
ELP
Masters
Eric Latimer
Division Chief of Fire Operations, Springfield
·
MO Fire Department
ELP
REP
Eric Powell
Medical Intelligence Operations Specialist
·
Federal Aviation Administration
Eric Saylors
Fire Chief
·
El Cerrito Fire Department
Masters
Eric Shipman
Assistant Vice President and District Director of Law Enforcement
·
Chicago Federal Reserve - Law Enforcement Unit
Masters
Erica Carter
Director of Preparedness
·
iParametrics
Masters
Erica May
supervisor
·
Memphis Police 9-1-1
Emergence
Erik Iverson
Exec
Evyenia Poumpouras
Special Agent
·
United States Secret Service - Former
Frank Forman
Assistant Fire Chief (Retired)
·
Los Angeles County Fire Department (Retired)
Masters
Gavin Nelson
Lieutenant
·
Metropolitan Police Department
Masters
Glen Holder
Battalion Chief
·
SDFD
Masters
Graydon Lord
Principal
·
Gregg Lord & Associates
Exec
REP
Greta Marlatt
DKL/CHDS Research Librarian
·
Naval Postgraduate School
Hannah Winant
Assistant Director
·
DC HSEMA
Heather Marques
Division Chief
·
Alameda County Fire Department
Masters
Ivy Drexel
Technical Writer
·
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Emergence
Jack Leeber
Emergency Manager
·
UC San Diego Health
Jacob London
Deputy Director of Test and Evaluation
·
Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology
Jacqueline Leverich
Chief of Staff, Operational Logistics Command
·
U. S. Coast Guard
Exec
James Ferguson
Assistant Director
·
ATF
ELP
James Franklin
Police Chief
·
Rochester Police department
Exec
James Hernandez
Colonel
·
US Army Reserve
Masters
Janeana White
Deputy Public Health Authority/Chief, Medical Services
·
Houston Health Department
ELP
Janell Jimenez
Deputy Superintendent
·
Boston Emergency Medical Services
ELP
Janina Haller
Officer/Recruiter
·
Metropolitan Police Department
Emergence
Jason Lappin
Business Systems Manager
·
City of Riverside
Masters
Jay Hagen
Fire Chief
·
Kalispell Fire
Jay Hart
Police Chief
·
Retired
Jay Teitelbaum
Deputy Federal CIO (Acting)
·
OMB
Masters
Jeffrey Covitz
Paramedic Captain
·
San Francisco Fire Department
Masters
Jeffrey Johnson
Director of Safety
·
Mid Continent Public Library
Jennifer Krump
Chief (former)
·
Former Law Enforcement
Masters
Jeremiah Hart
Police Chief - Retired
·
Retired - Torrance Police Department
Masters
Jeremy Bersin
Customer Success
·
EM1
Emergence
Jeremy Chedester
Detective
·
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Jesi Carlson
Senior Counsel
·
Feldesman LLP
ELP
Jill Sears
Lieutenant
·
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
Masters
Emergence
Jim Hanson
Director, US SLG Public Safety & Justice
·
ServiceNow
Jim Whitney
Deputy Fire Chief
·
City of Redmond Fire Department
Masters
John DeRousse
Chief of Police
·
Everett Police Department
Masters
John Gordon
Deputy Director for Strategic Intelligence Analysis
·
NYPD Intelligence & Counterterrorism Bureau
Masters
Jonathan Lewin
Deputy Chief
·
University of Chicago Police
Masters
Joseph Fernandez
Fire Chief
·
Key Biscayne Fire Rescue
Exec
Masters
Joseph Gallucci
Deputy Chief (ret.)
·
NYPD
Exec
Josh Davies
Director of Strategy & Execution
·
Pacific Gas & Electric
Masters
Josh Shaughnessy
Detective Sergeant
·
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Masters
Juan Byron
Retired
·
South San Francisco Fire Dept (Retired)
Masters
Judith "Judy" Boyd
Attorney/Senior Fellow
·
USCG/The Arctic Institute
Masters
Judy Lynn
Deputy Director
·
Arizona Department of Homeland Security
Masters
Julie Dollard
Team Leader
·
NYPD
Masters
Justin Kates
Senior Business Continuity Advisor, Wawa
·
Inc.
Masters
Justin Treloar
Deputy Special Agent In Charge
·
United States Secret Service
ELP
Kaitlyn Chambers
Radiological Emergency Preparedness Planner
·
Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency
Emergence
REP
Kathleen Shull
Crisis Management Coordinator
·
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Emergence
Keith Taylor
Deputy Undersheriff
·
Suffolk County Sheriff's Office
Kelly Nadeau
Nursing Evaluator
·
University of Georgia College of Public Health Institute for Disaster Management
Exec
Ken Van Sparrentak
Faculty
·
Oakland Community College
Kenneth Hall
Staff Attorney
·
United States Coast Guard
Masters
Kevin McKinley
Business Development Executive - Federal
·
Onebrief
Kevin McMahan
Assistant Secretary of State
·
Washington Office of the Secretary of State
Masters
Kimberly Nowicki
Senior Regional Planner
·
Cook County EMRS
Emergence
Kris Russell
Director- Insights/Analytics
·
Walmart Inc.
Exec
Kristen Thornton
Operations Director
·
Creek Technologies
Kurt Caminske
Managing Consultant
·
AC Disaster Consulting
Exec
Kyle Bowman
Chief of Police
·
University of Chicago Police Department
Exec
FCLP
Kyle Falkner
Battalion Chief
·
Fort Worth Fire Department
Masters
Kyle McDonnell
Intelligence Analyst
·
NYPD
Emergence
Kyra King
Captain
·
FDNY
Masters
L D Maples
Chief
·
California Highway Patrol
Masters
Lauren Fernandez
Master's Program Contractor Lead
·
CHDS
Lauren Wollman
Director of Research
·
CHDS
Lea Culver
President and CEO
·
CHDS
Lia McDonald
Program Manager
·
Department of the Interior
Emergence
Linda Scott
Retired - Director, Bureau of EMS, Emergency Preparedness and Systems of Care
·
MI Dept of Health & Human Services - Retired
Masters
Lisa Schoenthal
Emergency Manager (Ret.)
·
California government
Masters
Lori Pesci
Director
·
Summit County Department of Public Safety
Masters
Luke Hodgson
Director
·
Montgomery County Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Exec
Masters
Lynda Peters
Faculty on Contract
·
CHDS
Masters
Marcia Neeley
Doctoral Candidate
·
Arizona state University - Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Margaret Arechiga
Senior Field Representative
·
US Senate
ELP
Marie Balak
Emergency Management Specialist
·
Hampton Roads Transit
Mark Timpf
Captain (retired / reserve)
·
Tucson Police Department
Masters
Mark Young
Transportation Security Specialist
·
TSA
Masters
Martha Ellis
Consultant, Ten8Consulting
·
LLC
Marvin Haiman
Executive Director
·
University of Virginia Center for Public Safety and Justice
Exec
Matthew Tamillow
Battalion Chief
·
Fairfax County (VA) Fire & Rescue Department
Masters
Max Geron
Chief of Police
·
Duncanville ISD Police Department
Melanie Simmons
Statistician
·
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
Masters
Michael Billeaudeaux
Retiree, USCG
·
US Navy
HSx
Masters
Michael Brown
Senior Emergency Management Specialist
·
Spartanburg County Emergency Services
Michael Geiger
Director, Intelligence and Information Division
·
Pentagon Force Protection Agency
Exec
Michael Locke
Principal Program Manager
·
Pacific Gas and Electric
Masters
Michael Pascucilla
CEO/Director of Public Health
·
East Shore District Health department
Exec
Michael Sedam
Assistant Chief
·
California Highway Patrol Protective Services Division
Masters
Michaelann Andrusiak
Major
·
Pennsylvania State Police - Office of Homeland Security
Masters
Michal Rottman
Executive Assistant Administrator
·
Transportation Security Administration
Masters
Michele Samarya-Timm
Membership and Affiliate Engagement Manager
·
National Environmental Health Association
Michelle Mallek
Compliance Counsel
·
Verizon
Masters
Morgan James
Senior Manager, Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program, CHDS
·
CHDS
Nabeela Barbari
VP of Cyber, Law Enforcement, Intelligence & Citizenship
·
GDIT
Nancy Bush
Chief Operation Officer, Clackamas County
·
Oregon
Masters
Nat Rojanasathira
Assistant City Manager
·
City of Monterey
Natalie Gutierrez
Managing Deputy Director
·
City of Chicago/Office of Public Safety Administration
Exec
Nicole Markuski
Deputy Director, Montgomery County
·
MD Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Emergence
Noor Razzaq
President and CEO
·
Institute for American Policy and Standards Innovation
Oscar Coripuna
Emergency Management Specialist
·
FEMA
Emergence
Peter Hurley
Headshot photographer
·
Peter Hurley Photography
Philip McGovern
Captain OIC Safety
·
City of Boston (MA,USA Boston Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Masters
Phillip Osborn
Agency Instructor/Sr, Manager Security Intelligence
·
Texas A&M University/Entergy Corp
Masters
Rachael Weatherly
Staff Director
·
FEMA
ELP
Randall Soderquist
Judge
·
Elko Justice & Municipal Courts
Randy Brawley
Owner, Wise Oak Consulting
·
L.L.C.
Masters
Raul Gomez
Disaster Preparedness Manager
·
Guilford County Division of Public Health
Raymond Fisher
Sheriff
·
Baltimore County Sheriff's Office
Exec
Rei Reid
Director, Production Security, Special Events & Anti-Piracy
·
TWDC
ELP
Ricardo Encarnacion
Director of Environmental Health, Bureau Chief, County of Monterey
·
Environmental Health Bureau
ELP
Richard Harlow
Vice President of Administrative Services
·
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Exec
Masters
Richard Rosell
Police Chief/Retired
·
CHDS
Masters
Rita Martess
Blockchain Intelligence
·
TRM Labs
Emergence
Robert Hutchens
Battalion Chief
·
Portland Fire and Rescue
Masters
Robert Troy
Assistant Director
·
Cal OES
Exec
Ronald Dorman
Deportation Officer
·
ICE
Masters
Ronnell Higgins
Commissioner
·
Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
Rosemary McDonnell
Manager
·
Everbridge
Emergence
REP
Ryan Burchnell
Chief Executive Officer
·
Emergency Technical Decon and Emergent
Masters
Ryan Dwyer
Sergeant
·
NYPD
Masters
Ryan Fields-Spack
Director of Wellness
·
FirstNet Built with AT&T
Masters
Ryan Hamre
Chief
·
Hayward Fire Department
Masters
Ryan Monaghan
Assistant Sheriff
·
San Mateo County Sheriff's Office
Masters
Samantha Keuma
Deputy Commander/ 8th WMD Civil Support Team
·
Colorado National Guard
Masters
Samantha Korta
Strategic Initiatives Director
·
Oregon Metro
FCLP
Masters
Scott Fenton
Captain, Ret.
·
Monterey County Regional Fire
Masters
Scott Goldstein
Chief
·
Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue
Masters
Scott Hansen
Battalion Chief
·
Canyon Canyon Paramedics
Emergence
Scott Martis
CHDS
Scott McAllister
Former Deputy Under Secretary
·
US Department of Homeland Security
Exec
Scott Neal
Owner
·
Helpful Heroes of the Tri-Cities
Masters
Sevan Gerard
Chairman
·
European Disaster Alliance
Masters
Shanalee Gallagher
Principal Program Manager
·
Berkeley Fire Dept
Masters
Sharon Luce
Deputy Administrator/Chief, Chief of Staff
·
Nevada Office of Emergency Management/Homeland Security
ELP
Shelby Sears
Sergeant
·
Louisville Metro Police Department
Masters
Sinan Khan
Associate Director
·
Office of Emergency Management
Masters
Steven Dubay
Deputy Fire Chief (retired)
·
Colorado Springs Fire Department
Exec
Masters
Steven Lozano
Deputy Fire Chief of Special Operations
·
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department
Masters
Taylor Blunt
Project Manager
·
Garner Environmental Services
Exec
Terri March
Court Administrator
·
Retired
Masters
Thanh La
immigration Services Officer II
·
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Emergence
Thomas Chin
Deputy Director
·
Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Management
Masters
Thomas Henkey
Vice President of Emergency Management
·
Marksman Titan Security Group
ELP
Thomas Sivak
Chief Emergency Manager
·
EM1
Exec
Thomas Smoot
Deputy Director of Public Safety and EMA Director
·
Summit County Department of Public Safety/ EMA
Masters
Tim Gleason
Interim City Administrator
·
City of Davenport
Exec
Tim Robb
Director
·
BRK Nevada
Valerie Patete
Lieutenant
·
MPDC
Masters
Vanessa Calaban
Disaster Risk Reduction Planner
·
Maryland Department of Emergency Management
Emergence
Vernon Pierson
District Attorney
·
El Dorado District Attorney
Masters
Veronica Perez
Emergency Management Planner
·
Miami-Dade County Dept. of Emergency Management
Masters
Victor Teal
Vincent Collins
Senior Director Facility Security/ Retired NYPD Lieutenant
·
NBA
Masters
Wade Gough
Emergency Management Specialist
·
US Department of Energy
REP
William Hayes
Senior Regional Security Director
·
Community Security Initiative of NY
Masters