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Nov. 2024 – The Scholarship Commission presented a proclamation to George Nunez in honor of his 12 years of service. Vice Chair Renata Hawks presented him with the proclamation.
Nov. 2024 – Millersville University students and alumni with Duane Hagelgans hanging out in EMEX at the 2024 IAEM Annual Conference.
Nov. 2024 – Arthur J. Simental, creator of the board game Emergency Operations Center: Wildfire Mayhem, donated $5,000 to the IAEM Scholarship fund. His game is currently available on Kickstarter. IAEM Scholarship Chair Barb Russo, Ph.D., CEM, accepted the check.
Nov. 2024 – Kudos to longtime IAEM-USA Region 2 Treasurer Kenn Honig, CEM, and Immediate Past President Anthony Mangeri, CEM, who, in the words of one of their regional members, “made this a family.” Shown here at the Nov. 20 Certification Sunrise Breakfast with IAEM CEO Beth Armstrong, CAE.
October 9-11 – Four members from IAEM-USA Region 7 represented the organization at the Iowa Homeland Security Conference in Ankeny, Iowa. From L-R: Jodi Freet, AJ Seeley, and Kim Elder. Not pictured: Mandy Bieber.
In September 2024, IAEM-USA 1st Vice President Josh Morton attended and presented at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials event. He is pictured here with NALEO President Claudia M. Frometa.
From L-R: NHSA President Natalie Gutierrez, BCEM Chair Mark Sloan, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, and IAEM-USA President Carrie L. Speranza, CEM, gathered at the BCEM Conference in Denver, Sept. 18, 2024.
September 24, 2024 — During the South Dakota Emergency Management Association (SDEMA) Annual Conference, Robert Hill, CEM, EM Director, Brookings County, SD (left), was elected President, and Steve Esser, Director of Emergency Service, Custer County, SD (right), was elected Incoming President. Robert is finishing up his term as Secretary-Treasure of IAEM-USA Region 8, where he was president for four years. Photographed with IAEM-USA Region 8 President Valerie Lucus-McEwen (center).