About Us
Committees
The Emergency Management Alliance of Central Virginia
The Alliance meets the third Thursday of the month at the PlanRVA Office or via Zoom.
Please address any inquiries to Jess Robison, EMACV Chair, or
Katie Moody, Regional EM Program Coordinator at
EMACV/PlanRVA | 804-323-2033
Executive Committee
The EMACV Executive Committee meets as needed, but no less than once per year.
Dates and locations vary.
2023 EMACV Executive Committee
Chair: Jess Robison, Chesterfield
Vice Chair: Bill Lawson, Richmond
Recording Secretary: Darshan Parikh, Chesterfield
Finance Officer: Ben Ruppert, Hopewell
All Standing Committee Chairs (see below)
Federal Representative:
State Representative: Donna Pletch, VDEM
Private Sector Representative: Tony Savage, Dominion Energy
Tribal Representative: Steven Nelson, Rappahannock Tribe
Mass Care & Human Services Committee
Meets the first Thursday of every month at 1:30 p.m.
Chair: Paul Hundley, City of Richmond
Vice Chair: Steven Herring, VDH
Planning Committee
Meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 1:00 p.m with the Training & Exercise Committee.
Chair: Kate Hale, New Kent
Vice Chair: vacant
Public Outreach Committee
Meets the fourth Monday, bimonthly, at 10:00 a.m. with the Regional CERT Committee.
Chair: Maj. Leslie Comer, Charles City
Vice Chair: Chris Clark, Chesterfield
Regional CERT
Meets fourth Monday, bimonthly, at 10:00am with the Public Outreach Committee.
Chair: Sam Burnette, OEMS
Vice Chair: Kevin Kiddy, Colonial Heights
Meets the fourth Monday, bimonthly, at 10:00am with the Public Outreach Committee.
Chair: Sam Burnette, OEMS
Vice Chair: Kevin Kiddy, Colonial Heights
Training and Exercise Committee
Meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 1:30 p.m. with the Planning Committee.
Chair: Robert Williams, Hopewell
Vice Chair: Darshan Parikh, Chesterfield