Office of Emergency Management

Meet the Staff

The OEM Mission: To promote, coordinate and direct a comprehensive emergency management program which addresses mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery relative to disaster and major emergencies. OEM shall serve as the focal point for all such activities within Davidson County.

Kevin Penney, OEM Deputy Director
A member of OEM since its creation in 1992, Kevin is responsible for day-to-day management of OEM, operational readiness, enforcement of policies and procedures and ensuring OEM projects are in accordance with objectives. He is the director of Metro's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and serves on the Mayor's Situation Management Team when activated.. He has written and trained officials on a multitude of contingency, hazard and site-specific plans such as the multi-departmental response plans for the Sommet Center and LP Field, various anti-terrorism response plans, the central business district's evacuation plan, urban search and rescue, three previous editions of the city's Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) and many others. Kevin has directed more than two dozen local disaster exercises since 1992 and coordinated local recovery efforts during six presidential disaster declarations. Kevin earned a bachelor of science degree from Middle Tennessee State University in 1990. He serves on the Metro Emergency Communications Center (9-1-1) board of directors, the State Homeland Security District 5 Emergency Manager's Task Force and is project manager and lead advisor for the Nashville area Urban Security Initiative (UASI). Kevin is a member of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) and State Capitals Organized for Protecting America (SCOPA).


  • Teresa Brown
    Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Coordinator
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    Barbara Gmerek
    Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Program Manager
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  • Scott Harris
    Senior Emergency
    Management Officer

  • Heidi Jordan
    Planning, Training & Exercise Program Manager

  • Melissa Phillips
    Preparedness Coordinator
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    Amanda Sluss
    Public Information Officer


  • Rodonna Robinson
    Operations Supervisor

Operations Officers


  • Judith Davis
    Operations Officer
    Officer since February 2003

  • Angela Roscoe
    Operations Officer
    Officer since July 2002
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    John Hill III
    Operations Officer
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    Nick D'Asaro
    Operations Officer

ADA Statement

The Mayor's Office of Emergency Management does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, national origin, religion or disability in admission and access to, or operations of its programs, services and activities. The Mayor's Office of Emergency Management does not discriminate in its hiring and employment practices. If you have any questions, concerns, complaints or requests for accommodations or more information, please contact:

Kevin Penney Mayor's Office of Emergency Management
2060 15th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 862-8530