Leadership

Statewide Elected Officers

President
John Dwyer
Champaign County EMA
217-384-3826
President@IESMA.org

Vice President
Dan Eder
Lake County EMA
VicePresident@IESMA.org

Immediate Past President
Mick Fleming, CEM
Northwest Central Joint Emergency Management System

Treasurer & Past President
Nancy Schilling, CFM
Randolph County EMA
618-615-1025

Secretary 
Chana Ray
Douglas County EMA
Secretary@IESMA.org

Regional Elected Officers
Region 2 Vice President
Chauntelle Biagi-Bruer
Putnam County EMA

Region 3 Vice President
Chelsea Bowen
Will County EMA
cbowen@willcounty.gov 

Region 4 Vice President
Frank Nardomarino
Highland Park Fire Department (retired)

Region 6 Vice President
Alex Ussery
Adams County EMA

Region 7 Vice President
Terry Whitebird
Ford County EMA

Region 8 Vice President
Kevin Scheibe
Monroe County EMA  

Region 9 Vice President
Jim Hilgenberg
Coles County EMA
jhilgenberg@co.coles.il.us

Region 11 Vice President
Doug Clark
City of Du Quoin EMA

Voting Past Presidents
Ryan Buckingham
Franklin County EMA

Charles Genesio
Perry County EMA

David Christensen
McHenry County EMA
dachristensen@mchenrycountyil.gov
815-338-6400 

Kevin Sargent
City of Mt. Vernon

John Simon
Adams County EMA