Kate Hession - Executive Director
Prior to joining MCSS in December of 2018, Kate served as the Deputy Executive Director at the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) where she was responsible for the day-to-day administration of the agency. During her eight years at MEMA the agency coordinated numerous State declared emergencies, eleven federally declared disasters, many localized and regional incidents, and various special events throughout Maryland including 2010 winter storms (Snowmageddon), 2011 Tropical Storms Irene and Lee, 2012 Derecho and Hurricane Sandy, 2015 Baltimore City Riots, Gubernatorial and Presidential Inaugurations, and 2016 and 2018 Ellicott City flooding incidents. Before working as an Emergency Manager, Kate spent twenty years as a manager in the private sector. She earned her B.A. from Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts and 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
Jeyan Jebaraj - Business Solutions and Data Manager
Aaron Chiusano - Communication and Multimedia Specialist
Alice Rhodes - Communication and Marketing Specialist
Jesika McNeil - Executive Assistant
