Board of Directors

2024-2025

 
 

Elections for the AAEM Board of Directors are held each year at the annual conference. Officers serve terms starting and ending at the annual conference, generally one year.

 
 
 

President - Keith Barnett

Director, Elmore County EMA

 
 

1st Vice President - David Martin

Director, Russell County EMA

 
 

2nd Vice President - Tim Sartin

Director, Cullman County EMA

 
 

Immediate Past President - Rita Smith

Director, Lee County EMA

 

 

Officers

Secretary - patrice kurzejeski - st. clair County EMA - EMAIL THE SECRETARY

Chaplain - Tim Sartin - Cullman County EMA

 

Area Directors

 

Area 1 - Danon Smith - Deputy Director, Baldwin County EMA

Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, & Washington


 

Area 2 - MAtt Hatcher - Director, Henry County EMA

Barbour, Butler, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, & Pike


 

Area 3 - Nick Lolley - Director, tuscaloosa County EMA

Bibb, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, & Wilcox


 

Area 4 - Austin Jones - Deputy Director, lee County EMA

Chilton, Autauga, Lowndes, Coosa, Elmore, Montgomery, Tallapoosa, Macon, Lee, Bullock, Russell, & Chambers


 

Area 5 - Jody Hitt - Director, Colbert County EMA

Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Lawrence, Winston, & Walker


 

Area 6 - Blake Farmer - Director, marshall County EMA

Limestone, Madison, Morgan, Cullman, Blount, Marshall, Etowah, Jackson, DeKalb, & Cherokee


 

Area 7 - Chris Tate - Deputy Director, jefferson County EMA

Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Jefferson, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega


 

Area 8 -Lisa Castaldo - Executive Operations Officer, Alabama EMA

Alabama EMA (state)