Contact List

Division of Emergency Management Administration

Dave Fogerson

Administrator
dfogerson@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0301

Sharon Luce

Deputy Administrator
sluce@dem.nv.gov
702-486-4328

Jared Franco

Chief Financial Officer
JaredFranco@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0304

Sherrean Whipple

Executive Assistant to DEM Administrator
skwhipple@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0394

Public Affairs and Information

Gail Powell

Public Affairs and Communications Officer
gpowell@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0325

Preparedness and Operations Section

Bill Elliott

Preparedness and Operations Manager
welliott@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0308

Heather Lafferty

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion / Access and Functional Needs Coordinator
heatherlafferty@dem.nv.gov
725-296-4128
Southern Nevada Office

Shari Grennan

Planning Supervisor
sgrennan@dem.nv.gov
775- 687-0305

Reino Graves

Planner
rgraves@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0498 
Southern Nevada Office

Corin Roth

GIS Coordinator
croth@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0465

Eric Wilson

Resource Management Supervisor
erwilson@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0386

Tristian Wadsworth

Rural & Frontier Preparedness Coordinator
twadsworth@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0319

Janell Woodward

State Hazard Mitigation Officer - Supervisor
janell.woodward@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0467

Heather Cinani

Mitigation Management Analyst
hcinani@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0468

Hal O'Brien

Mitigation Planner
hobrien@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0466

Rodney Wright

State Training and Exercise Officer - Supervisor / State Search and Rescue Coordinator
r.wright@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0389

Lori DeGristina

State Training Officer
lori.degristina@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0320

Lindey Downey

Training Officer II
ldowney@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0498 
Southern Nevada Office

Darlene Loff

Training and Exercise Support
dloff@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0374

Mission Support Section

Melissa Friend

Mission Support Manager - Statewide Interoperability Coordinator
mnfriend@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0371

John Fansler

Communications Section Supervisor
johnfansler@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0321

Greg Hutchings

Communications Program Officer II
g.hutchings@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0331

Tom Seeley

Communications Support Specialist
tomseeley@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0318

Katie Rierson

Program Officer I
krierson@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0307

Tawanna Wade - Gerchman

Statewide 911 Coordinator
775-687-0464

State Tribal Liaisons

Josie Burnett

Tribal Health Liaison
jburnett@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0382

Mason Parizo

Tribal Health Preparedness Coordinator
mparizo@dem.nv.gov

Grants Section

Suz Coyote

Grants Manager
scoyote@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0327

Zachary Edler

Grants Supervisor
zedler@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0373

Annette Anderson

Grants & Projects Analyst II
amanderson@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0306

Keri Beach

Grants Program Officer
keri.beach@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0314

Jay Giovacchini

Grants & Projects Analyst II
jgiovacchini@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0317

Tamara O'Brien

Grants & Projects Analyst II
tobrien@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0470

Amanda Jackson

Grants & Projects Analyst II
amanda.jackson@dem.nv.gov
775-546-8055
Southern Nevada Office

Anjelicah Garcia

Administrative Assistant II
a.garcia@dem.nv.gov
775-546-8055
Southern Nevada Office

Fiscal Section

Judith Lyman

Fiscal Manager
jlyman@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0316

Jill Pickern

Fiscal Supervisor
jillpickern@dem.nv.gov

Colleen Fitzgerald

Finance Administrative Support
cfitzgerald@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0303

Rebecca Hanzlik

Accounting Assistant III
rhanzlik@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0324

Seth Johnson

Purchasing Clerk - Administrative Assistant II
seth.johnson@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0315

Recovery Section

Shea Schultz

Recovery Supervisor
seschultz@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0310

Janae Johnson

Grants & Projects Analyst
janaejohnson@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0462

Laney Parow

Grants & Projects Analyst
lparow@dem.nv.gov>
775-687-0461

Fay Aboussleman

Grants & Projects Analyst
fayaboussleman@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0463

Catie Taylor - Dillon

Administrative Assistant II
ctdillon@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0465

Samantha Bonds

Administrative Assistant
sbonds@dem.nv.gov
775-687-0311