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
Dick Anderson
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) Charities
Celina Sarko
Nechama, Operations Coordinator
Kurt Fondrick
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Emergency Managaer
Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers, 1st Vice President
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”