President's Message - March 2024Mark Chadwick, CEM, TEM, M-MEMS - PresidentHello EMAT Members, As the new incoming EMAT President, I would like to begin my term by stating up front that the 17th Annual EMAT Symposium was a phenomenal success! This year was the highest attendance for the Symposium in the history of EMAT due to the leadership of Jaime Galloway, Board Members, Committee Members, and Jim Coles. We are so fortunate to have these leaders who are passionate about EMAT and our future is bright. We, in the State of Texas, are blessed to have superior Emergency Management professionals leading the charge in our profession. Our associational strength radiates from the EMAT membership who are setting new standards. This is the time for us to corporately take a victory lap for the accomplishments that have achieved and to look to the horizon and envision the accomplishments yet to come. I have been a member of EMAT for many years now and I have been privileged to have served on committees and as the Vice-President for the past two years. This is the beginning of a new chapter in service and my vision is to continue the forward momentum we have inherited and to strive towards even greater heights. Such a vision can only be achieved with all of us working together and by encouraging each other. To that end, I want to invite every member to consider serving on a committee to help us march towards tomorrow. If you have not yet considered completing the Certified Texas Emergency Manager (TEM) credentialling, I encourage you to give it some serious consideration. The TEM Commission stands ready to assist you through the process. I look forward to working with you and seeing how we face and conquer new challenges. Mark Chadwick, CEM, TEM, M-MEMS President's Message - October 2023Jamie L. Galloway, MS, CEM, TEM - PresidentHello EMAT Members, Mark your calendars the 2024 Symposium is scheduled March 3-6, 2024. The Embassy Suites in San Marcos will be our venue. The symposium committee is already hard at work to again have a great symposium. Early Bird registration is open now https://emat-tx.org/Events. The membership renewal information was recently sent out so please renew and update your membership profile at www.emat-tx.org Our board members are working on key committees and workgroups throughout the state. The Training Committee continues working on ways to offer you professional development throughout the year. Want to be part of the action? Please join a committee. There are many exciting things happening. I hope you will take advantage of these new initiatives and tell us how we can keep doing better. Also if you know of an individual or agency deserving of an EMAT Award nominations are currently open. We currently have an opening for the Communications Committee Chairperson. Those interested in serving in this position or other committees check them out here https://emat-tx.org/committees. Send inquiries to ematinfotx@gmail.com and your information will be forwarded to the proper person. We will also conduct an election for Board Members in 2024, All positions listed below are up for election with those currently seated no one term limited. Nominations will begin January 4, 2024. Elections 2024 Keep up the good work in Texas and remember to also take care of yourselves. See you all in March 2024. Jamie L. Galloway, MS, CEM, TEM President's Message - January 2023Jamie L. Galloway, MS, CEM, TEM - PresidentHello EMAT Members, Mark your calendars the 2023 Symposium is scheduled February 12-15, 2023. The Embassy Suites in San Marcos will be our venue. The symposium committee is has been working to again have a great symposium. Registration is open now. The membership renewal information was recently sent out so please renew and update your membership profile at www.emat-tx.org Our board members are working on key committees and workgroups throughout the state. The Legislative Committee has been busy monitoring bill for the upcoming legislative session. The Awards Committee also has been busy reviewing nominations for the various EMAT awards. We currently have an opening for the Membership Marketing Committee Chairperson open. Those interested in serving in this position or other committees check them out here https://emat-tx.org/committees send inquiries to ematinfotx@gmail.com and your information will be forwarded to the proper person. Keep up the good work in Texas and remember to also take care of yourselves. See you all in February 2023. Jamie L. Galloway, MS, CEM, TEM President's Message - March 2022Jamie L. Galloway, MS, CEM, TEM - PresidentDear EMAT Members, We have been up to a lot at EMAT and we are focused on adding value to your membership. The 2022 Symposium was a success with over 300 attendees and 30 vendors in attendance. Congratulation to Patrice Reisen, Jim Coles and the symposium committee for a job well done. Planning for the 2023 Symposium is also underway. Our board members are working on key committees and workgroups throughout the state. The Training Committee continues working on ways to off¬er you professional development throughout the year. Previous trainings are available on the EMAT website at https://emat-tx.org/Webinars. The newly formed EMAT Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is up and running. The DEI Committee has had their first meeting and we anticipate look for good things to come from the committee. Congratulations to the members that took the TEM and TEM-B exam at the symposium. All candidates passed the exam and several have since submitted their packets to the TEM Commission for review. Want to be part of the action? Please join a committee. There are many exciting things happening. I hope you will take advantage of these new initiatives and tell us how we can keep doing better. We currently have an opening for the Membership Marketing Committee Chairperson open. Those interested in serving in this position or other committees check them out here https://emat-tx.org/committees send inquiries to ematinfotx@gmail.com and your information will be forwarded to the proper person. Hopefully the current trends in the declining cases of Covid-19 continues, it has been a long two years. Add other incidents of wildfires, hurricanes and most recently the tornado outbreak that extended from Central to East Texas. Emergency Managers have continued to handle the changing environments and provide the needed preparedness, response and recovery efforts. Keep up the good work in Texas and remember to also take care of yourselves. Jamie L. Galloway, MS, CEM, TEM - Click here for Previous President's Message |
About EMATThe Emergency Management Association of Texas is dedicated to the advancement of the field of emergency management both statewide and nationally. To that end, EMAT engages in an array of efforts to advance a statewide emergency management agenda and to promote the professional growth of the emergency management practitioner. |