Markus Rauschecker
Executive Director
            Phone: 301-642-9777 
            
            
            Email: markus.rauschecker@umaryland.edu
          
Areas of Expertise: Strategic planning and partnerships | Cybersecurity Law and Policy | Data Privacy | Artificial Intelligence Governance | State and local emergency management Certifications: Mar... Read More
Associate Directors
        Heather Shaivitz
Associate Director, Administration and Finance
            Phone: 443-271-7978 
            
            
            Email: hshaivitz@umaryland.edu
          
Areas of Expertise: Client and contract management | Business development | Strategic planning and partnerships Certifications: Maryland State Bar, admitted December 2004 Education: J.D.,... Read More
        Megan Timmins
Associate Director, Operations
            Phone: 443-562-5694 
            
            
            Email: mtimmins@umaryland.edu
          
Areas of Expertise: Client and contract management | Business development | Strategic partnerships | Public health preparedness | State and local emergency management | Continuity of Operations | E... Read More
Program Directors
        Lisa Crow
Resilience Program Director
            Phone: 301-706-3404 
            
            
            Email: lconnor@umaryland.edu
          
Areas of Expertise: Project management | Leadership coaching | Program and policy development | Business development | Strategic planning and partnerships | State and local emergency managemen... Read More
        Trudy Henson
Public Health Program Director
            Phone: 410-591-9107 
            
            
            Email: thenson@umaryland.edu
          
Areas of Expertise: Strategic planning and partnerships | Public health preparedness | State and local emergency management | Legal and policy research Certifications and Affiliations: Ma... Read More
        Eric Oddo
Continuity Program Director
            Phone: 315-657-3562 
            
            
            Email: eoddo@umaryland.edu
          
Areas of Expertise: Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning | Emergency Operations Plans (EOP) | Discussion-Based Emergency Exercise Development, Facilitation and Evaluation | Operations-Based Eme... Read More
        Michael Vesely
Academic Program Director
            Phone: 410-706-2161 
            
            
            Email: mvesely@umaryland.edu
          
Areas of Expertise: Academic program and curriculum development | Student engagement and advising | Critical Infrastructure Protection | Strategic planning and partnerships | Public health pre... Read More
        Christopher Webster
Cybersecurity and Emerging Technology Program Director
            Phone: 410-706-5719 
            
            
            Email: cwebster@umaryland.edu
          
Areas of Expertise: Cybersecurity | Public Safety Technology | Emergency Management | Resilience Certifications and Affiliations: Maryland State Bar, admitted December 2010 Education:&nbs... Read More
        Ben Yelin
Public Policy and External Affairs Program Director
            Phone: 410-706-6532 
            
            
            Email: ben.yelin@umaryland.edu
          
Areas of Expertise: Public Policy Analysis | Legislative Tracking | Continuity of Operations Planning | Media and External Affairs | State and Local Emergency Management Certifications and Affiliat... Read More
Analysts
        Christine Gentry
Senior Law and Policy Analyst
            Phone: 410-706-5729 
            
            
            Email: christine.gentry@umaryland.edu
          
Areas of Expertise: State and local emergency management | Exercise and Training / Integrated Preparedness Planning | Planning | Policy Development | Hazard Mitigation | Resilience | Emergency... Read More
        Chang Won Kang
Senior Law and Policy Analyst
            Phone: 216-403-1260 
            
            
            Email: cwkang@umaryland.edu
          
Areas of Expertise: Exercise and Training | State and local emergency management | Public health preparedness | Recovery Planning Certifications and Affiliations: New York State Bar, admi... Read More
        Quinn Laking
Senior Law & Policy Analyst
            Phone: 410-706-6533 
            
            
            Email: qlaking@umaryland.edu
          
Areas of Expertise: Strategic planning and partnerships | State and local emergency management | Public Policy Analysis | Resilience | Cybersecurity Certifications: Maryland State Bar, ad... Read More
        Hanna Leonard
Senior Law and Policy Analyst
            Phone: 443-827-6076 
            
            
            Email: h.leonard@umaryland.edu
          
Areas of Expertise: Public health preparedness | State and Local Emergency Management Certifications and Affiliations: Certificate in Community Disaster Preparedness for Healthcare, Texas A&am... Read More
        Frank Maldarelli
Senior Law and Policy Analyst
            Phone: 240-753-2503 
            
            
            Email: fmaldarelli@umaryland.edu
          
Areas of Expertise: Continuity of Operations | Exercise and Training | Recovery Planning | State and local Emergency Management | Threat Assessment Certifications and Affiliations: Maryla... Read More
        Lisa Mantel
Senior Law and Policy Analyst
            Phone: 509-599-2883 
            
            
            Email: lmantel@umaryland.edu
          
Areas of Expertise: Project management | Grant management | Emergency management planning and response | Stakeholder engagement and outreach | Law enforcement research and policy | Training and exe... Read More
        Megan Slaton
Senior Policy Analyst
            Phone: 806-382-4966 
            
            
            Email: mslaton@umaryland.edu
          
Areas of Expertise: Public Health Emergency Preparedness | Emergency Plan Development | Local Emergency Management | Training and Exercise Development, Facilitation and Evaluation | Emergency Opera... Read More
        Julia Zheng
Senior Law and Policy Analyst
            Phone: 646-255-9144  
            
            
            Email: julia.zheng@umaryland.edu
          
Areas of Expertise: Community Resilience | Continuity of Operations (COOP) | Emergency Management | Public Health Preparedness Education: J.D., 2021, University of Baltimore School of Law... Read More
Administrative Team
        