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Elected Officials

IAEM-USA Region 9 President Jon Shear, CEM CEO ReadyZoneHQ Honolulu, HI USARegion9President@iaem.com

IAEM-USA Region 9 Vice President Troy Lutrick, CEM Principal Consultant, EM, BCM, & NIMS/ ICS Practitioner and Instructor ICS Consultants LLC

IAEM-USA Immediate Past President Todd DeVoe, CEM Director Titan HST (2nd VP, IAEM-USA)

IAEM-USA Region 9 Treasurer Lindsey Bartlett, CEM Assistant Director, Emergency Management and Security The Venetian Resort / Las Vegas Sands Corporation

IAEM-USA Region 9 Secretary Michael Covert Emergency Planning & Preparedness Program Manager Hawaiian Electric Company

Get Involved

• There is ample opportunity for you to get involved! Find and/or create a seat at the table! All are welcome. Reach out to iaem.r9secretary@iaem.com for more information.
• Region 9 Committees
• Region 9 Working Groups
• IAEM-USA Committees & Caucuses Representatives

Newsletter

• Stay updated with our newsletter! Subscribe and follow as we forge resilience across the Southwest and the Pacific.
• Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://iaemr9.substack.com/

Region 9 Newsletter

• June 2025

Resources

• Region 9 Subject Matter Expert List (members-only) 
• IAEM-USA Region 9 Bylaws

Region Talk Podcast

IAEM-USA Region 9 invites you to listen to the IAEM Region 9 Region Talk Podcast. Choose your favorite way to hear insights from EM experts.

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Bravo Zulu

Our Region 9 Challenge Coin has arrived! 

Our first recipient is the coin's designer,
Jorge Rodriguez! 

Bravo Zulu, Jorge!

Michael Ramirez, Region 9 member, received a
coin for his efforts in the San Bernardino County EOC.

Lt. Col. Brett Compston received a 2020 Region 9 Presidential Citation for serving as Incident Commander for the State of Nevada's response to and initial recovery from COVID-19

Rick Filippuzzi, MEP, received recognition as the 2020 Santa Clara County 
Emergency Manager of the Year.

R9 Challenge Coin presented to the Nevada Division of Emergency Management.

R9 Challenge Coin presented the City of Las Vegas Emergency Management Office.

R9 Challenge Coin presented to Zuzzette Bricker.

R9 Challenge Coin presented to Sonoma County DEM.

Region 9 Photos

Region 9 President Yuri Graves, and Region 9 VP Todd Whitney
are ready to make Region 9 the best that it can be!

Orlando Machuca, Region 9 member and Red Cross volunteer, was virtually deployed to the Planning Section in support of the Texas winter storm response.

Washoe County NV EOC COVID briefing

ESSENTIAL: A Year Inside LA County’s Mobilization Against COVID-19 from Los Angeles County Newsroom on Vimeo.
One year ago, Los Angeles County declared a COVID-19 emergency. Since Mar. 4, 2020, Los Angeles County has mobilized to meet our residents’ needs during the pandemic. This short video highlights the work of our disaster service workers and their continuing public service.

Maddi Wisler, Region 9 member, will be joining the EM Program at ASU as an instructor.

City of Moreno Valley EOC Briefing

City of Moreno Valley EOC Conference Call

Photos from the Office of Emergency Management and Volunteer Services,
City of Moreno Valley, California

Front Line Mask Makers,
Moreno Valley, CA  

Moval Meals Community Delivery,
Moreno Valley, CA

Inland Chinese-American Alliance,
Moreno Valley, CA