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IAEM-USA Region 8 President Valerie Lucus-McEwen, CEM, CBCP Lecturer California State University St. George, Utah USARegion8President@iaem.com

IAEM-USA Region 8 Vice President Dustin Willett CEM Emergency Manager Rapid City / Pennington County EM Rapid City, SD

IAEM-USA Region 8 Secretary-Treasurer Kyle Lopez, CEM Emergency Management Coordinator Adams County, Colorado Denver, CO

Region 8 includes: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
Region 8 Bylaws (approved 31 Oct. 2021)

IAEM-USA Region 8 News

• IAEM-USA Region 8 highlights its activities in a poster that will be on display in the Poster Showcase at the 71st IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX, in Long Beach, California, Nov. 3-9, 2023.
• IAEM-USA Volunteer Emergency Manager of the Year for 2022, Colonel Wellman is from Region 8. Read the press release.

IAEM-USA Region 8 Documents

• Region 8 Meeting (3 Feb. 2025): Minutes & Attendance (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (3 Feb. 2025): PowerPoint Presentation (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (18 Nov. 2024): Minutes & Attendance (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (8 Aug. 2024): Minutes & Attendance (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (13 May 2024): Minutes & Attendance (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (05 Feb. 2024): Minutes & Attendance Roster (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (23 Nov. 2023): Minutes & Attendance Roster (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (15 Aug 2023): Minutes & Attendance Roster (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (6 Feb 2023): Minutes & Attendance Roster (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (14 Nov 2022): Minutes & Attendance Roster (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (16 Nov 2015): Minutes & Attendance Roster (members-only)
• Region 8 Meeting (17 Nov 2014): Minutes | Attendance Roster (members-only)

Region 8 Newsletter

Region 8 Newsletter Archive

State EM Associations

For information on state emergency management associations in the Region 8 area, please visit their websites:

• Colorado - Colorado Emergency Management Association. Contact: president@cema.com.
• Montana - Montana Emergency Manager Association Contact: dstamey@stillwatercountymt.gov
• North Dakota - North Dakota Emergency Management Association. Contact: bgates@nd.gov
• South Dakota - South Dakota Emergency Management Association. Contact: rhill@brookingscountysd.gov
• Utah - Utah Emergency Management Association. Contact: memberservices@utahema.org
• Wyoming - The Wyoming Emergency Management Association. Contact: emc@bhcounty.com

IAEM Annual Conference Posters

• 2024 Conference Poster Presented at the Annual Conference
• 2023 Conference Poster Presented at the Annual Conference