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 and 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
Contact
Center for Cyber, Health, and Hazard Strategies (CHHS)
CHHS is funded primarily by government grants. Without steady financial support, CHHS would not be able to provide the services that make our communities safer.
Thank you.
