About Us
PURPOSE
The CAEMHSE will foster and promote quality emergency management and homeland security education through the assessment and accreditation of higher education programs in emergency management and homeland security
MISSION
To serve the emergency management and homeland security communities by promoting the highest academic standards for educational institutions through an accreditation program that ensures high quality curriculum and instruction and continually advances the quality of education within the field.
VISION
To advance, endorse and facilitate quality emergency management and homeland security disciplines in higher education through an evaluative accrediting process that will strengthen and contribute to the professions and promote public and community resilience.
VALUE PROPOSITION
CAEMHSE accreditation is a quality assurance methodology that provides confidence that an academic degree program has met standards essential to prepare graduates to enter the Emergency Management and Homeland Security global workforce. Graduates from a CAEMHSE-accredited program have the capabilities and educational foundation to 1) lead, 2) innovate, 3) protect people, property, and the environment; and 4) support democracy and civil liberties.
Board & Officers
President:
Larry A. Porter, Ph.D. CEM, TQC
EM VP:
DeeDee Bennett, Ph.D.
HS VP:
Alexander Siedschlag, Ph.D
Sec/Treas:
Sandy Smith, RN, Ph.D
Board of Directors
Emily Bentley, J.D.
Kathy L. Francis, MS, CEM, MD, PEMP
Kay C. Goss, CEM, Past President
Valerie Lucus-McEwen, MS, CEM, CBCP
​Ponmile Olonilua, Ph.D., CFM
Irmak Renda-Tanali, D.Sc.,MBA, ABCP, APP
Daryl L. Spiewak, CEM, TEM, MEP
Richard Sylves, Ph.D.
Derin Ural, Ph.D.
Stacy Willett, Ed.D.
Staff
Assessment Manager:
Landon Densley, M.A., CEM
Assessor Manager:
Sandy Smith, RN, Ph.D.
Marketing Manager:
Michel S. Pawlowski, D.Sc.
Web Coordinator: