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
David Kaplan, 1st Vice President
- St. Paul Jewish Federation, CEO
- dkaplan@stpaulfed.org
Dorothy Maples, 2nd Vice President
- The Salvation Army, Divisional Emergency and Disaster Services Director
- dorothy.maples@usc.salvationarmy.org
Steve Hartman, Secretary
- American Red Cross, Minnesota Dakotas Regional Community Engagement Lead
- steve.hartman3@redcross.org
Dan Peitso, Treasurer
- dan-pietso43@comcast.net
Members at Large
Chief Donald Vance
- Civil Air Patrol, MN Wing Emergency Services Officer
- dvance@cap.gov
Michael Dyer
- Civil Air Patrol
Markian Romanyshyn
- Nechama, Operations Manager
- markian@nechama.org
Liaisons
Jeanne Rasmussen
- MN-HSEM, Volunteer Resource Coordinator
- Jeanne.Rasmussen@state.mn.us
Marlyn Halvorsen
- Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers, 2nd Vice President
- Marlyn.halvorson@co.carlton.mn.us
Bethany Aulner
- NVOAD, Program Associate
- Bethany.aulner@nvoad.org
Kim Johnson
- FEMA
- Kim.johnson@fema.dhs.gov
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”