Section 151 of
House Bill 2927, ordered by the Senate on June 25, 2021, established the Emergency Preparedness Advisory Council within the Office of the Governor. The mission of the council is to facilitate policy recommendations for catastrophic disaster preparedness, mitigation and response, recovery planning, procedures, and protocols with special emphasis on outreach to representatives of designated state and federal emergency support functions.
Schedule
EPAC typically meets on the
4th Monday of every other month. All meetings are open to the public per Oregon Public Records and Meeting Laws.
Next Meeting Date: January 27, 2025
Time:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
Format: Virtual
Meeting ID: 870 8372 5887
Passcode: 384136
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Cell: (971) 718-7520, Debra.Wixom@oem.oregon.gov
Members of the Council
The EPAC council is established within the Office of the Governor and consists of 16 members.
Chair - Commissioner Heather Buch
Association of Oregon Counties – Lane County Commissioner
Vice Chair - Mark Ferdig
Local – Regional Emergency Management Organizations
LT. COL. Ryan Barton
Oregon Military Department
Scott Burwash
Oregon Department of Justice
Denise Everhart
Nonprofit Community - EM Support Functions Responsibility (American Red Cross)
William Gaston
Private Sector
Justin Gibbs
Local – Preparedness Emergency Management Organizations
Ivonne Mora-Hernandez
Oregon Department of Human Services
Nathan House
Oregon Health Authority
Joy Krawczyk
Oregon Department of Forestry
Kelly Madding
League of Oregon Cities (Medford)
Danny Martinez
Indian Tribes in Oregon (Warm Springs)
Alaina Mayfield
Oregon Department of Emergency Managment
Mariah Rawlins
Oregon State Fire Marshall Office with the Oregon Fire Mutual Aid System
Emily Wegener
Oregon Health Authority
VACANT:
Oregon Department of Energy
Oregon Department of Public Safety
Oregon Department of Transportation
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For more information, visit the Oregon Boards and Commissions website.