Office of Emergency Management

Meet the Staff

Chief Charles ShannonAssistant Chief Charles Shannon, Fire Liason
 Chief Shannon is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Office of Emergency Management. He is also a 31-year veteran of the Nashville Fire Department, serving as a Public Information Officer. His responsibilities include public education, public relations, recruiting with an emphasis on minorities, chaplaincy program and he is a senior staff advisor. Chief Shannon is certified EMT-IV, BTLS, Rescue and Extraction Specialist (TARS), Mass Casualty Specialist, Public Educator in Fire Safety and Farmedic (Rural Fire/Rescue Trained).


Keving PenneyKevin 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 co-manager 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, directed more than two dozen local disaster exercises and coordinated local recovery efforts during six presidential disaster declarations. He 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
    Teresa Brown
    Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Coordinator
  • Barabara Gmerek
    Barbara Gmerek
    Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Program Manager
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  • Scott Harris
    Scott Harris
    Senior Emergency
    Management Officer
  • Heidi Jordan
    Heidi Mariscal
    Planning, Training & Exercise Program Manager
  • Rodonna Robinson
    Rodonna Robinson
    Operations Supervisor

  • Anglea Roscoe
    Angela Roscoe
    Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Area Coordinator

Operations Officers

  • Judith Davis
    Judith Davis
    Operations Officer
  • Nick D'Asaro
    Nick D'Asaro
    Operations Officer
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    Kevin Dunn
    Operations Officer
  • Gayle Safeeullah
    Gayle Safeeullah
    Operations Officer
  • Dawn Forbes
    Dawn Forbes
    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