Episode 29 - State Emergency Management Director Gabe Lavine Recounts His Virginia Tech Mass Shooting Experience and His Leadership Role Supporting Island Communities for Hurricane Ian Response
Description
Introduction
Gabe Lavine has more than 19 years of experience in emergency services and management, public safety, first response, military combat arms, reconnaissance, specialized operations, diplomatic security, intelligence, special weapons and tactics, incident management team leadership, and recovery operations. He was an infantry and reconnaissance officer in the United States Marine Corps with multiple combat deployments overseas. His emergency management experience encompasses state and local service to include the city and county levels as well as with nationally deployable incident management teams as an incident commander. Gabe currently serves as the director of the Arizona Division of Emergency Management, one of five divisions in the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs. In this role, he manages the state’s emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts, and supports county and tribal emergency managers.
Key Positions
- Director Arizona Division of Emergency Management
- Administrator City of Sugar Land Office of Emergency Management
- Incident Commander / Region 2 Deputy Team Leader Texas All Hazards Incident Management Team
- Director Cochise County Office of Emergency Management
- High Threat Protection Specialist US Department of State Afghanistan
- Major, United State Marine Corps
- 4th Recon Battalion Delta Company Operations Officer
- III MEF Special Mission Branch Officer In Charge
- 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Charlie Company Commander
- Board Vice President Blacksburg Rescue Squad
- Field Supervisor Special Operations Division Blacksburg Rescue Squad
- Chair Houston UASI Technology Committee
- Co-Chair Southeast Texas Regional Advisor Committee South Corridor
- EM Representative Governors Homeland Security Regional Advisory Council
Contact Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriel-lavine-723260ab/
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