Councils
The International Association of Emergency Managers is governed by an international Board of Directors that includes representatives from each of the three IAEM Councils, plus one (1) additional Council representative per 500 members to a maximum of four (4) per Council. The three IAEM Councils include: IAEM-Canada, IAEM-Oceania, and IAEM-USA. Ad Hoc (non-voting) participants include representatives from Asia, Japan, Latin America, and Middle East.
Global IAEM Board of Directors

Global IAEM Board Chair
IAEM-USA Council Representative
IAEM-USA Council Past President (2015-2016)
Robie Robinson, CEM
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Emergency Services
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Hixson, Tennessee
GlobalChair@iaem.com

Global IAEM Professional Standards Director
IAEM-Canada Council Representative
IAEM-Canada President
Eustace (Sam) Roberts
Emergency Management Coordinator
Ottawa Police Service
Ottawa, ON, Canada
CanadaPresident@iaem.com

Global Business Director
IAEM-USA Council Representative
IAEM-USA Council Treasurer
Walter English, MS, CEM
Public Safety and Emergency Management Professional
City of Fairfax, VA

Global Communications Director
IAEM-USA Council Representative
IAEM-USA Past President (2019-2020)
Teri Axman, CEM, CPM
Manager, Organizational Emergency Preparedness
and Safety
LMH Health
Lawrence, Kansas
terismith1203@gmail.com

IAEM-Oceania Council Representative
IAEM-Oceania President
Chris Ainsworth, MBA, CEM
'Raemec' Australia / Monash University

IAEM-USA Council RepresentativeÂ
IAEM-Past President (2020-2021)
Judson M. Freed, MA, CEM
Director
Ramsey County Emergency Management & Homeland Security
St. Paul, Minnesota
judd.freed@co.ramsey.mn.us
Ad Hoc (Non-Voting) Members

Immediate Past Global IAEMÂ Board Chair
IAEM Past President (1985-1986)
Ellis M. Stanley, Sr.
Managing Partner
Ellis Stanley Partners, LLC
Roswell, GA

IAEM-Africa/Nigeria Representative
IAEM-Africa/Nigeria President
Dr. Susan Agada, Ph.D., MDEM
Environmental Management and Disaster Vulnerability Consultant
Greater Toronto Area, Canada

IAEM-Asia Representative
IAEM-Asia President
Victor Bai, CEM
Director, Vice President
BCEM Consulting, Inc.
Room 3L, Building 1, No. 578
Yingkou Road Shanghai 200433
China
8621-64205847
AsiaPresident@iaem.com

IAEM-Israel Representative
IAEM-Israel President
Mr. Alon Rozen
CEO of Elements
Chairman of the Board - Advanced-XR
Eilat, Israel

IAEM-Latin America Representative
 IAEM-Latin America President
Gustavo "Gus" Reina, MS, MCP, CEM

IAEM-Middle East Representative
IAEM-Middle East President
H.E. Khaled Almansoori
Head of Media, Emergency and Crisis Management
National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority (NCEMA)
The Higher National Security Council
P.O. Box 113811
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
+971 50 414 4414
InternationalPresident@iaem.com

IAEM-Japan Representative
IAEM-Japan President
Takashi Nagata, M.D., Ph.D., CEM
President & CEO
Kyushu University Faculty of Medical Sciences
Department of Advanced Medical Initiatives
Division of Disaster and Emergency Medicine
Fukuoka-city, 812-8582, Japan
81-92-642-6222
nagata.takashi@kyudai.jp
Ex-Officio Members

IAEM-Global Deputy Director
Clay D. Tyeryar, MAM, CAE
International Association of Emergency Managers
201 Park Washington Court
Falls Church, Virginia 22046-4527
703-538-1795
ctyeryar@iaem.com