Media Contacts

Mailing Addresses

Main Number (available 24/7)
(202) 646-4600

Barbara J. Ellis
FEMA Media Desk
barbaraj.ellis@dhs.gov
(202) 646-4021

James Mclntyre
FEMA Media Desk
james.mcintyre1@dhs.gov
(202) 646-3922

Abdul Satar
Administrative Officer/Internship Coordinator
abdul.satar@dhs.gov
(202) 646-4600

Headquarters Public Affairs Staff

Lea Anne McBride
LeaAnne.McBride@dhs.gov
Public Affairs Division Director
(202) 646-4600

Cindy Taylor
cindy.taylor@dhs.gov
Public Affairs Deputy Director
(202) 646-4600

Sharon Worthy
sharon.worthy@dhs.gov
Press Secretary
(202) 646-2749

Brian Hvinden
brian.hvinden@dhs.gov
Media Monitor
(202) 646-3470

Butch Kinerney
butch.kinerney@dhs.gov
Mitigation Specialist
(202) 646-3228

Thomas Olshanski
Thomas.Olshanski@dhs.gov
U.S. Fire Administration
(301) 447-1853
(202) 329-8102

Holly Harrington
holly.harrington@dhs.gov
FEMA for Kids, Script Review and Film Industry Liaison
(202) 646-2996

Steve Horwitz
steve.horwitz@dhs.gov
Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness
(202) 646-3906

Don Jacks
don.jacks@dhs.gov
Television and Radio Production
(202) 646-3985

Debbie Wing
deborah.wing@dhs.gov
Public Affairs Specialist
(202) 646-3572

Bri Rodriguez
bri.rodriguez@dhs.gov
Urban Search & Rescue, Multi-lingual services
(202) 646-3138

Carl Suchocki
carl.suchocki@dhs.gov
Disaster Response & Recovery
(202) 646-3988

Michael Widomski
michael.widomski@dhs.gov
Public Affairs Specialist
(202) 646-4337

Aileen Cooper
aileen.cooper@dhs.gov
Public Affairs Specialist
(202) 646-4260

Carolyn Griffith
carolyn.griffith@dhs.gov
DAE Personnel Specialist
(202) 646-4027

Donna Avallone
donna.avallone@dhs.gov
Web Program Manager
(202) 646-4334

Paul Luke & Aaron Skolnik
FEMA-Studio@dhs.gov
FEMA Television & Radio Operations / Video Archive
(202) 646-3976

William Koplitz
william.koplitz@dhs.gov
Photodesk Manager
(202) 646-3705

Regional Offices

Calls regarding certain state disasters should contact their regional public information officer, listed below.

Region I (CN, MA, ME, NH, RI, and VT)
Public Affairs: Marty Bahamonde
marty.bahamonde@dhs.gov
Boston, MA
(617) 223-9546

Region II (NJ, NY, P.R., and U.S.V.I.)
Public Affairs: Mike Beeman
mike.beeman@dhs.gov
New York, NY
(212) 680-3616

Region III (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, and WV)
Public Affairs: Niki Edwards
niki.edwards1@dhs.gov
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 931-5614

Region IV (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN)
Public Affairs: Mary Hudak
mary.hudak@dhs.gov
Atlanta, GA
(770) 220-5226

Region V (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI)
Public Affairs: Linda Sacia
linda.sacia@dhs.gov
Chicago, IL
(312) 408-5515

Region VI (AR, LA, NM, OK, and TX)
Public Affairs: David Passey
david.passey@dhs.gov
Denton, TX
(940) 898-5287

Region VII (IA, KS, MO, and NE)
Public Affairs: Brian Bowman
brian.bowman@dhs.gov
Kansas City, MO
(816) 283-7515

Region VIII (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT and WY)
Public Affairs: Ed Conley
ed.conley@dhs.gov
Denver, CO
(303) 235-4909

Region IX (AZ, CA, HI and NV; and American Samoa,
Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, CA
Public Affairs: Jean Baker
jean.baker@dhs.gov
Oakland, CA
(510) 627-7006

Region X (AK, ID, OR and WA)
Public Affairs: Mike Howard
mike.howard@dhs.gov
Bothell, WA
(425) 487-4610