About Us
Committees
The Emergency Management Alliance of Central Virginia
The Alliance meets the third Thursday of the month. Locations vary.
Please address any inquiries to Bill Lawson, 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.
2021 EMACV Executive Committee
Chair: Bill Lawson, Richmond
Vice Chair: Jess Robison, Chesterfield
Recording Secretary: Mike Magner, VDH
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
Mass Care & Human Services Committee
Meets the first Thursday of every month at 1:30 p.m. at the PlanRVA offices.
Chair: Paul Hundley, City of Richmond
Vice Chair: Rob Rowley, Henrico
Planning Committee
Meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 2 p.m. at PlanRVA offices
Chair: Kate Hale, New Kent
Vice Chair: Darshan Parikh, Chesterfield
Public Outreach Committee
Meets the fourth Monday of every month at 10:30 a.m. Locations vary.
Chair: Jess Robison, Chesterfield
Vice Chair: Kate Hale, New Kent
Region 1 RPAC-I Committee
Meets the first Friday of all even-numbered months at 10 a.m. at Eanes-Pittman Public Safety Training Center in Chesterfield. As an important regional partner on communications/interoperability issues, Region 1 RPAC-I's minutes are included here.
Chair: Charles Smith, Hanover
Vice Chair: Corey Beasley, Hanover
Training and Exercise Committee
Meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 3 p.m. at the PlanRVA offices.
Chair: Robert Williams, Hopewell
Vice Chair: Donald Hunter, Prince George