Contact Us

For information or requests please email
to: leadership@mnvoad.org

Board of Directors

Ryc Lyden, President

ARRL/Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES)

Red Cross, Twin Cities Chapter, Community Engagement Partnerships Lead and Disaster Services Technology Co-Lead

The Salvation Army, Emotional and Spiritual Care
NVOAD Community Preparedness, Chair

NVOAD Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Committee

651-434-4399
ryclyden@gmail.com

Maj. Michele Heaver, Vice President

The Salvation Army, Minnesota and North Dakota Emergency and Disaster Services Director

MNVOAD Emotional and Spiritual Care, Chair

NVOAD Emotional and Spiritual Care Committee

michele.heaver@usc.salvationarmy.org 

Steve Hartman, Secretary

American Red Cross, Minnesota Dakotas Regional Community Preparedness Lead
Chair: Planning Team
steve.hartman3@redcross.org

Treasurer: OPEN

Members at Large

 

Dorothy Maples

Diversity Lead

The Salvation Army, Twin Cities Emergency and Disaster Services Director

dorothy.maples@usc.salvationarmy.org

Chief Donald Vance

Civil Air Patrol, MN Wing Emergency Services Officer

dvance@cap.gov

Dick Anderson

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) Charities

dickanderson09@yahoo.com

 Celina Sarko

Nechama, Operations Coordinator

celina@nechama.org

 Kurt Fondrick

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Emergency Managaer

Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers, 1st Vice President

kurtis.fondrick@mdfire.org

 

Liaisons

Erin Hughes

 Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers, President

           Stearns County Emergency Manager          

           Erin.Hughes@stearnscountymn.gov

Immediate Past President:

Kim Dettmer (2017-2019)

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
kim.dettmer@lssmn.org

.To request MNVOAD or Individual Member Organizations in times of disaster, choose one of the following options:

  • Call MNVOAD Director-On-Call 612-268-1788.
  • Call the MN State Duty Officer (651-649-5451 or 1-800-422-0798).
  • Make the request to the MNVOAD Desk at the SEOC, if activated.
  • Contact MNVOAD leadership, listed on this page.
  • Ask a member voluntary agency already on the ground in your community.

 Be sure to have completed the “MNVOAD/HSEM Request for Assistance Form”