CUSEC Board Chairman
Mr. Patrick Sheehan is the Director of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) and Chairman of the CUSEC Board of Directors. The TEMA Director is charged with the responsibility for ensuring Tennessee’s local governments are prepared to deal with the various disasters and emergencies that may affect the state and its citizens. He is a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security Executive Leaders and the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Executives programs. He was also a fellow in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s inaugural Vanguard Crisis Leadership Program in 2022 and is a part of the Harvard Global Crisis and Resilience Forum. In addition to his service as Chairman of the CUSEC Board, Mr. Sheehan was President of the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) from 2022 to 2023.
CUSEC Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of CUSEC are the heads of the Emergency Management Agencies of the eight Member States and two Associate States. The Board meets quarterly to maintain the shape and direction of CUSEC.
Mr. Jeff Smitherman
State Director
Alabama Emergency Management Agency
Mr. A.J. Gary
State Director
Arkansas Dept. of Emergency Management
Mr. Theodore "Ted" D. Berger
State Director
Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security
Mr. Jonathan Whitham
Executive Director
Indiana Dept. of Homeland Security
Ms. Angee Morgan
State Director
Kansas Div. of Emergency Management
Mr. Eric Gibson
State Director
Kentucky Div. of Emergency Management
Mr. Stephen C. McCraney
Executive Director
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
Mr. Jim Remillard
State Director
State Emergency Management Agency
Mr. Kim Stenson
State Director
South Carolina Emergency Management Division
Mr. Patrick Sheehan
State Director
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
