DISPATCH
The official magazine of the
Georgia Emergency Management &
Homeland Security Agency
The mission of the Georgia Emergency Management
and Homeland Security Agency is to facilitate the
protection of life and property against man-made and
natural disasters by directing the state’s efforts in the
areas of prevention, preparedness, mitigation, response,
and recovery.
HOMER BRYSON
Director of GEMA/HS
CATHERINE HOWDEN
Chief of Staff/Managing Editor
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HARLAN PROVEAUX
Deputy Director of Homeland Security
TOM MOORE
Deputy Director of Emergency Management
MARK SEXTON
Deputy Director of Administration & Finance
JOEY GREENE
General Counsel
BRANDY MAI
Senior Communications Specialist/Editor
UYEN LE SCHNEIDER
Communications Specialist/Writer
JULIA REGESKI
Communications Specialist/Writer
KELSI ECCLES
Communications Specialist/Writer
On the cover: A member of the Gwinnett County Police
Department boards a helicopter put to use in the state
Moblie Command Vehicles exercise. (Photo by Uyen Le
Schneider)