Alumni of the Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute
Melanie Baker
(
M.S. 2004), Melanie works for ESRI in Charlotte, NC.
Lindsey Barnes (M.S. 2008), Lindsey has accepted a position with enXco, a wind and
solar development company in Denver, Colorado.
Melanie Bartis
(
M.S. 2004), Melanie is the program manager for the Houston Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Initiative,
based at the City of Houston. She can be reached via email at
melanie.bartis@houstontx.gov.
Melissa (Berry) Potter
(
M.S. 2008), Melissa is the State Hazard Mitigation Officer, working at
the South Carolina Emergency Management Division. She can be reached
via
mpotter@emd.sc.gov.
Christopher Burton
(
M.S. 2007, Ph.D. 2012), Chris currently works at the Global Earthquake Model in Pavia, Italy.
Richard F. Collins, Jr.
(
Ph.D. 1998), Rick works for DCS Corporation
in Huntsville, AL and lives in Decatur, AL.
Mark W. Corson
(
Ph.D. 1997),
Mark is an Associate Professor of Geography at Northwest Missouri
State University specializing in political, military, and environmental
geography. He is also a Colonel in the US Army reserve. The best way to
reach him is via email at
mcorson@mail.nwmissouri.edu.
Eric Daley
(B.S. 2003), Eric is a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy and just returned from
Africa where he was the METOC Officer for the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa.
Eric lives in Monterey with his wife and son and is scheduled to start classes at the
Naval Post Graduate School (also in Monterey, California) in the fall 2010. He can be
reached at
eric.daley@navy.mil.
Elizabeth Dunn
(
M.S. 2007), Elizabeth currently
works for the General Accounting Office in Atlanta, GA.
Andrew Edmonds
(
M.S. 2006), Andy is in Durham, NC where he works
for the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. He can be reached at
asedmonds@nc.rr.com.
Chris Emrich
(
Ph.D. 2005), Chris is currently a
research assistant professor in the geography department here at the University of South
Carolina.
Katie Field
(
M.S. 2000), Katie works for Michael Baker
Corporation in Washington D.C.
Christina Finch
(
M.S. 2006), Christina is currently employed by FEMA.
Patrice Goins
(
M.A. 2002), Patricia currently works for
the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) out of the
Richland Co. Health Department. She is the Director of Public Health
Preparedness for a seven county region (Region 3): Chester, Lancaster,
York, Richland, Lexington, Newberry, and Fairfield. She is responsible
for all public health response in those seven counties during a disaster
or terrorism event. The best way to contact her is via e-mail
(
burnspg@dhec.sc.gov).
Steve Jones
(
M.S. 2003), Steve currently works for
the U.S Department of State. His wife Katie and he live in
Leesburg, VA with their cat and dog. The best way to contact him is
through e-mail at
jonesstev@saic.com.
Bandana Kar
(
Ph.D. 2008), Bandana is currently an Assistant
Professor of Geography and Geology at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Cindy Kolomechuk
(
M.S. 2001), Cindy is the manager of special
projects at Clackamas Soil & Water Conservation District, in Portland, OR.
Jitka Kotelenska
(
M.A. 2005), Jitka works for CH2M Hill Companies,
Ltd, in Seattle, WA.
Reggie McCarn
(M.S. 2005), Reggie is currently working as an analyst at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.
Ginni Melton
(
M.S. 2008), Ginni is currently
the NFIP Coordinator for the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security.
Charmel Menzel
(
M.S. 2001), Charmel works for ESRI in their hazards and emergency
management group in Washington D.C.
Jamie Mitchem
(
Ph.D. 2004),
Jamie is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences
at California University of Pennsylvania. He teaches geography,
emergency management, and meteorology courses as well as continuing
his research in hazards and vulnerability using GIS. He and his wife,
Christy, live in the suburbs south of Pittsburgh. Feel free to
contact him at
mitchem@cup.edu .
Dan Morath
(M.S. 2010), Dan is pursuing a PhD in hazards at the University of South Carolina.
Angela Nelson
(
M.S. 2005), Angie is currently
employed as a Hazard Mitigation Planner at IEM, Inc., in Durham, NC.
Jaime Easoz Painter
(
M.S. 2002),
Jaime is a Geographer for the Georgia Water Science Center of the
U.S. Geological Survey. She works mainly in the ground-water section
using GIS to analyze water quantity and quality issues for the State
of Georgia and surrounding areas. She lives in Suwanee, Georgia with
her husband Jamie, cat Billy and dog Toby. Outside of geography work
she and her husband are building an RV-7A airplane in their garage.
They have developed a webpage documenting this project
http://rv.jpainter.org . The
best way to contact her is via e-mail
jpainter@usgs.gov .
Darren B. Parnell
(
Ph.D. 2005), Darren is an
Assistant Professor of Geography at Salisbury University.
Paul David Putnam
(
M.S. 2000), Paul is now a community resource
development educator at the University of Wisconsin-Extension service in Green Bay, WI.
Joanne Stevenson
(
M.S. 2010),
Joanne has relocated to Christchurch, New Zealand, and is currently searching for a position
in emergency management.
Eric Tate
(Ph.D. 2011),
Eric currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Iowa.
Jennifer Webb
(
Ph.D. 2010),
Jennifer is currently employed with the federal
government in Washington D.C.