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IAEM-USA Region 8 President Dustin Willett CEM Emergency Manager Rapid City / Pennington County EM Rapid City, SD USARegion8President@iaem.com

IAEM-USA Region 8 Vice President Peter Perez, CEM Director City of Greeley Greeley, CO

IAEM-USA Region 8 Secretary-Treasurer Kyle Lopez, CEM Emergency Management Coordinator Adams County, Colorado Denver, CO

Region 8 includes: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
Region 8 Bylaws (approved 26 May 2025)

IAEM-USA Region 8 News

• IAEM-USA Region 8 2025 Call for Nominations - Deadline to apply is July 7, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
• IAEM-USA Region 8 highlights its activities in a poster that will be on display in the Poster Showcase at the 71st IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX, in Long Beach, California, Nov. 3-9, 2023.
• IAEM-USA Volunteer Emergency Manager of the Year for 2022, Colonel Wellman is from Region 8. Read the press release.

IAEM-USA Region 8 Documents

• Region 8 Annual Business Meeting (17 November 2025) Presentation (members-only)
• Region 8 Annual Business Meeting (17 November 2025) Minutes & Attendance (members-only
• Region 8 Meeting (4 August 2025) Minutes & Attendance (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (9 June 2025) Minutes & Attendance (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (3 Feb. 2025): Minutes & Attendance (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (3 Feb. 2025): PowerPoint Presentation (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (18 Nov. 2024): Minutes & Attendance (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (8 Aug. 2024): Minutes & Attendance (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (13 May 2024): Minutes & Attendance (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (05 Feb. 2024): Minutes & Attendance Roster (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (23 Nov. 2023): Minutes & Attendance Roster (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (15 Aug 2023): Minutes & Attendance Roster (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (6 Feb 2023): Minutes & Attendance Roster (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (14 Nov 2022): Minutes & Attendance Roster (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (16 Nov 2015): Minutes & Attendance Roster (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (17 Nov 2014): Minutes | Attendance Roster (members-only)

Region 8 Newsletter

Region 8 Newsletter Archive

State EM Associations

For information on state emergency management associations in the Region 8 area, please visit their websites:

• Colorado - Colorado Emergency Management Association. Contact: president@cema.com.
• Montana - Montana Emergency Manager Association Contact: dstamey@stillwatercountymt.gov
• North Dakota - North Dakota Emergency Management Association. Contact: bgates@nd.gov
• South Dakota - South Dakota Emergency Management Association. Contact: rhill@brookingscountysd.gov
• Utah - Utah Emergency Management Association. Contact: memberservices@utahema.org
• Wyoming - The Wyoming Emergency Management Association. Contact: emc@bhcounty.com

Regional Training Resources

IAEM Region 8 leadership encourages and supports professional training for emergency management practitioners across the region. Listed below are the state training websites and scheduling boards for all six states.

• Colorado - Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management: Training Dashboard
• Montana - Montana Disaster & Emergency Services: Training and Events Map
• North Dakota - Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management: Training and Events Board
• South Dakota - State Office of Emergency Management: Training Calendar
• Utah - Division of Emergency Management: Training Schedule
• Wyoming - Wyoming Information Sharing Platform (WHOS): Training, Exercise, and Event Viewer

Resources: Mentoring and Internship Resources

IAEM Region 8 leadership encourages and supports professional mentorships and internships as two of the many effective tools to help grow and sustain the field of emergency management. Below is a list of six highly regarded books that mentors and mentees may consider to help maximize their professional mentorship experience. Additionally, seven highly renowned books to assist interns and internship program managers in being successful are also listed below.

Mentoring:

• Mentoring 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know by John C. Maxwell
• The Mentoring Manual by Julie Starr 
• The Mentor's Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships by Lois J. Zachary
• The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier
• The Elements of Mentoring: 75 Practices of Master Mentors by W. Brad Johnson and Charles R. Ridley
• One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor--And Why You'll Benefit from Being One by Ken Blanchard and Claire Diaz-Ortiz

Internships:

• The Ultimate Guide to Internships: 100 Steps to Get a Great Internship and Thrive in It by Eric Woodard
• How to Intern Successfully: Insights & Actions to Optimize Your Experience by Robert J. Khoury
• All Work, No Pay: Finding an Internship, Building Your Resume, Making Connections, and Gaining Job Experience
• The Successful Internship by H. Frederick Sweitzer and Mary A. King

Internship Program Managers and Supervisors:

• Transformational Work-Based Learning: Leading Exceptional Internship Programs by Kristy Volesky
• Total Internship Management - A Guide To Creating The Ultimate Internship Program by Dr. Robert Shindell, Richard Bottner, and Dan Berger
• Student Internship Success Workbook by Dr. Saby L Labor

IAEM Annual Conference Posters

• 2024 Conference Poster Presented at the Annual Conference
• 2023 Conference Poster Presented at the Annual Conference