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
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
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
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
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
Tiara Carr
Office Manager
Phone: 410-706-0585
Email: t.carr@umaryland.edu
Areas of Expertise: Administrative Management Certifications and Affiliations: Maryland State Bar, admitted December 2010 Education: J.D., 2025, University of Maryland Francis King C... Read More
