Kate Hession - Executive Director
Prior to joining MCSS in December of 2018, Director Hession served as the Deputy Executive Director at the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), where she was responsible for the day-to-day management, emergency response operation, and administration of the agency. Before working as an Emergency Manager, Director Hession spent twenty years in the private sector. Director Hession earned her B.A. from Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts and her M.S. at the University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law. Director Hession is a Certified Public Manager (CPM) and FEMA Certified Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP).
J. Dino Pignataro - Deputy Director and Regional Manager
Regional representative for Anne Arundel, Caroline, Kent, and Queen Anne's Counties
Ron Pierce - Training Administrator, Training-Certification and Prevention-Intervention
Regional representative for
Carroll,
Howard, and Montgomery Counties
James Hott - Training and Certification Specialist
Regional representative for
Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, and Washington Counties
Michael Rudinski - Training and Certification Specialist
Regional representative for Calvert, Charles, Prince George’s, and St. Mary’s Counties
Drew
Turner - Prevention and Intervention Specialist
Regional representative for Dorchester, Somerset, Talbot,
Wicomico, and Worcester Counties
Brit Ayers - Prevention and Intervention Specialist
Regional representative for Baltimore City and Baltimore, Cecil, and Harford Counties
Sandra Caldwell - School Safety Analyst
Gifty Quarshie - Fiscal and Grants Manager
Barbara J. Scott - Grant Specialist
Jeyan Jebaraj - Business Solutions and Data Manager
Aaron Chiusano - Communication and Multimedia Specialist
Alice Rhodes - Communication and Marketing Specialist
Jesika McNeil - Executive Assistant
