DISPATCH
Volume 5/September 2018 Edition
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
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
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BRANDY MAI
Senior Communications Strategist/Editor
UYEN LE SCHNEIDER
Communications Specialist/Writer
CHRISTEN ROBINSON
Communications Specialist/Writer
JULIA REGESKI
Communications Specialist/Writer
WILLIAM THOMPSON
Layout and Design
Cover: Douglas County flood damage. Photo courtesy of GEMA/HS