Agency Functions

Leadership

Name	Position	Executive Profile
State Coordinator's Office
Shawn Talmadge	State Coordinator of Emergency Management	Executive Profile
Sean Polster	Chief Deputy State Coordinator
Karen Hostettler	CIO & Director of Information Technology Division
Office of the Chief of Staff
Dillon Taylor	Chief of Staff & Senior Counsel
Lauren Opett	Director of Communications and Senior Advisor
Jason Elmore	Deputy Communications Director and Chief Agency Spokesperson
Shawn Mason	Director of Facilities, Fleet, and Safety Office
Danita Darnell	Director of Human Resources (acting)
Katie Carter	Regional Communications and Community Impact Manager
Caitlin Barbieri	Intergovernmental Affairs Coordinator
Disaster Services Bureau
John Northon	Deputy State Coordinator for Disaster Services
Jack King	Director of Regional Support East
Andy John	Director of Regional Support West
Mark Stone	Director of Response Programs
NGS Bureau
Dorothy Spears-Dean	Deputy State Coordinator for 911 & Geospatial Services
Joe Sewash	VGIN Coordinator
Rich Troshak	Director of NGS Outreach
Financial Management Bureau
Cheryl Adkins	Deputy State Coordinator for Financial Management and Chief Financial Officer
Vacant	Director of Accounting and Compliance
Heather Payne	Director of Procurement
Robbie Coates	Director of Grant Programs
Commonwealth Coordination Bureau
Michelle Oblinsky	Deputy State Coordinator for the VA Emergency Support Team (VEST)
Jennifer Sharpe	Director of the Operational Coordination Division
Stephanie Harris	Director of Training, Education, and Exercise Division (TEED)
Tom Berry	Director of Planning
Mark Bender	Director of the VA Incident Management Team (COVIMT)

Agency

Policy and Communications

Policy and Projects

Regions and Local

VEST

Financial Management

Grants

Training

Exercises

911 and Geospatial

Planning

Response Programs

Disasters

Agency Functions

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