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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

RRobinson

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

Sam-Roberts

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

Walter-English

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

Teri-Smith

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

C Ainsworth

IAEM-Oceania Council Representative

IAEM-Oceania President

Chris Ainsworth, MBA, CEM
'Raemec' Australia / Monash University

JFreed

IAEM-USA Council Representative 

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

Ellis Stanley

Immediate Past Global IAEM Board Chair

IAEM Past President (1985-1986)

Ellis M. Stanley, Sr.
Managing Partner
Ellis Stanley Partners, LLC
Roswell, GA

Susan-Agada

IAEM-Africa/Nigeria Representative

IAEM-Africa/Nigeria President

Dr. Susan Agada, Ph.D., MDEM
Environmental Management and Disaster Vulnerability Consultant
Greater Toronto Area, Canada

baitao

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

Alon-Rozen

IAEM-Israel Representative

IAEM-Israel President

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

Gus-Reina

IAEM-Latin America Representative

 IAEM-Latin America President

Gustavo "Gus" Reina, MS, MCP, CEM

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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

T Nagata

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

Clay-Tyeryar

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

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