The Oregon Homeland Security Council (OHSC) was created by
House Bill 2101 in the 2005 legislation session. Placed within the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, this council receives briefings on security matters for which the department is responsible at least annually from state agencies and organizations as determined by the council. The council also advises state agencies with responsibility for security matters on the future direction of the department's planning, preparedness, response, and recovery activities.
Meetings
OHSC meets bi-annually. All meetings are open to the public, as per the Oregon Public Records and Meeting Laws.
2024 Schedule:
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Date & Time |
Date & Time |
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April 16, 2024, 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM |
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July 15, 2024, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM |
Meeting Link:
Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 256 468 091 165
Passcode: 9NmqRm
+1 503-446-4951, 648221284# (United States, Portland)
Phone conference ID: 648 221 284#
Point of Contact:
Erin McMahon | Director
Oregon Department of Emergency Management
erin.mcmahon@oem.oregon.gov
Members of the Commission
The membership of the council consists of two members from the Senate, two members from the House of Representatives, the Governor, the Adjutant General, the Superintendent of State Police, the Director of the Department of Emergency Management, and additional members appointed by the Governor who the Governor determines necessary to fulfill the functions of the council, including state agency heads, elected state officials, local government officials, a member of the governing body of an Indian tribe and representatives from the private sector.
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Stakeholder |
Representative |
OHSC Chair
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Governor Tina Kotek
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OHSC Vice Chair
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Erin McMahon, Director, Oregon Department of Emergency Management
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Senator |
Brian Boquist |
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Senator |
Floyd Prozanski |
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Representative |
Rick Lewis |
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Representative |
Paul Evans |
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Oregon Military Department |
BG Alan Gronewald, The Adjutant General |
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Oregon State Police |
Casey Codding, Superintendent |
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Oregon Department of Justice |
Michael Slauson, Chief Counsel, Criminal Justice Division |
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Emergency Operations Policy Advisor |
Constantin Severe |
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State Resilience Officer |
Jonna Papaefthimiou |
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Office of the State Fire Marshall |
Mariana Ruiz-Temple, State Fire Marshall |
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Department of Public Safety and Standards Training |
Philip Castle, Director |
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Oregon Health Authority |
Dr. Sejal Hathi, Director |
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Oregon Department of Transportation |
Kris Strickler, Director |
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Oregon Department of Forestry |
Cal Mukumoto |
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Department of Corrections |
Mike Reese, Director |
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Oregon Department of Justice, TITAN Fusion Center |
Rich Austria, Special Agent in Charge, Criminal Justice Division |