GOHSEP Contacts
Contact our office: Main Phone: (225) 925-7500 Fax: (225) 925-7501 7667 Independence Boulevard Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Normal office hours are from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm weekdays.
Many inquiries may be better served by first contacting your Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director. Parish OHSEP contact numbers are available on our website just click here.
For inquiries on public records in compliance with Louisiana Public Records Request law just click here.
For specific questions related to GOHSEP, please contact one of the individuals listed below:
| Executive Staff | ||
| James Waskom | Director | (225) 925-7345 |
| Casey Tingle | Deputy Director, Chief of Staff | (225) 925-7345 |
| Christina Dayries | Asst. Deputy Director, Grants and Administration | (225) 358-5599 |
| Christopher Guilbeaux | Asst. Deputy Director, Emergency Management | (225) 925-7333 |
| Jason Lachney | Asst. Deputy Director, Homeland Security and Interoperability | (225) 925-4114 |
| Lynne Browning | Asst. Deputy Director, Public Assistance | (225) 338-7342 |
| Sean Wyatt | Asst. Deputy Director, Hazard Mitigation Assistance | (225) 389-2403 |
| Mike Steele | Communications Director | (225) 925-3966 |
| Veronica Sizer | Executive Counsel | (225) 925-7541 |
| Toni Rochelle | Executive Assistant | (225) 925-7345 |
| Regional Support | Regional Support/Coordination | (225) 925-7345 |
| Grants and Administration Division | ||
| Beverly Joseph | Executive Officer, Grants and Administration | (225) 925-1800 |
| Brittany Calahan | Section Chief, Recovery Grants Administration | (225) 267-2546 |
| Lisa Tucker | Section Chief, Sub Recipient Monitoring | (225) 358-5704 |
| Budget | DPS Budget | (225) 925-1873 |
| Finance | DPS Finance | (225) 925-6039 |
| Facility Management/Safety + Security | Facility Management Section | (225) 925-7424 |
| Human Resources | Employee Relations-DOA Human Resources Office-DPS | (225) 358-5288 (225) 925-6067 |
| Information Technology | DOA/Office of Technology Services Help Desk | (225) 925-6233 |
| Preparedness Grants (homeland security) | Homeland Security Grants Administration | (225) 925-7500 |
| Purchasing/Contracts | DOA Purchasing/Contracts | (225) 925-6279 |
| Web Services | Web Master | (225) 358-5202 |
| Emergency Management Division | ||
| Vacant | Section Chief, Operations | (225) 358-5412 |
| Business Emergency Operation Center (Louisiana BEOC) | University of Louisiana at Lafayette, NIMSAT GOHSEP Planning | (337) 482-0600 |
| Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) | Operations Section | (225) 358-5412 |
| Exercises | Training/Exercise Branch | (225) 358-5236 |
| Logistics | Operations Section | (225) 925-7556 |
| Operations | Operations Section | (225) 358-5412 |
| Rubby Douglas | Preparedness Section | (225) 358-5656 |
| Planning | Planning Branch | (225) 925-3633 |
| Radiological Program | Radiological/WIPP Programs | (225) 925-7702 |
| Training | Training Branch | (225) 925-7699 |
| Virtual Louisiana | Operations Section | (225) 358-5412 |
| WebEOC Administrator | Operations Section | (225) 922-2190 |
| Homeland Security and Interoperability Division | ||
| Fusion Center | LA-SAFE (Intelligence Unit) | (225)-925-4192 |
| Interoperability | Interoperability Section | (225) 358-5521 |
| Critical Infrastructure | Critical Infrastructure Protection | (225) 922-2448 |
| Cyber Security | LA-SAFE (State Fusion Center, Cyber Unit) | (225) 925-4192 |
| LAPA / LAHM Services | ||
| Tameika Ned | DOA/OTS, Project Lead Recovery (LAPA, LAHM) | (225) 267-2908 |
| Public Assistance Division | ||
| Melvin Smith | Executive Officer | (225) 338-3226 |
| Daniel Crothers | Section Chief, Public Assistance Technical Services | (225) 379-4028 |
| Christen Chiasson | Section Chief, Public Assistance Grants Management | (225) 379-4005 |
| Nathan Gary | Section Chief, Pubic Assistance State Applicant Liaisons | (225) 346-4121 |
| Kennon Clayton | Section Chief, Public Assistance Closeout | (225) 338-6723 |
| Allison Hadley | Section Chief, Public Assistance Program Oversight | (225) 339-3798 |
| Hazard Mitigation Assistance Division | ||
| David Dancer | Executive Officer, Hazard Mitigation Assistance | (225) 267-2586 |
| Jeffrey Giering | Section Chief, SHMO, Hazard Mitigation Technical Services | (225) 267-2516 |
| Tenesha Wilson | Section Chief, Hazard Mitigation Grants Management | (225) 267-2722 |
| Leanne Guidry | Section Chief, Hazard Mitigation State Applicant Liaisons | (225) 267-2787 |
| Sandra Dugas | Section Chief, Hazard Mitigation Closeout | (225) 267-2737 |
| Mitigation (homeowner inquiries, contact the Parish OHSEP) | Hazard Mitigation Section | (225) 267-2644 |