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The Team

The Operations Team is comprised exclusively of volunteers and is supervised by the Chief of Operations for the Agency. The team meets every week for the purposes of training and equipment/facilities maintenance. Team members are required to successfully complete an extensive list of incident management training, vehicle training, and other courses specifically related to the field of Emergency Management.

All team members either hold full-time jobs within the community or attend a higher-learning institute. Team members actively contribute to the community outside of their job/academic responsibilities and Emergency Management commitments. Since the team is volunteer-based, members willingly offer up their time, skills, and resources to the Agency to further its mission and goals and to provide the best possible emergency management services to the citizens of McLean County and the State of Illinois.


Becoming a Volunteer

If you're interested in joining the Operations Team, we'd like you to understand the level of commitment required of our team members. The team isn't right for just anyone. High expectations must be met by all team members regarding performance, availability, training, professionalism, and civic service. To help you make the decision of whether or not you want to pursue joining the Operations Team as an Officer, we have provided some detailed information on the team, training requirements, and the membership application packet. If you'd like to speak with our Command Staff for more information, please use the Contact Us form.


Emergency Management Staff

The McLean County Emergency Management Agency is comprised of professional staff members that serve the citizens of McLean County as well as the State of Illinois with expertise in the field of Emergency Management. We invite you to learn more about our staff by clicking on a staff member's name below.




    ARES EC Staff
  • Emergency Coordinator Andy Stubblefield, ARES
  • Assistant Emergency Coordinator Keith Hanson, ARES
  • Assistant Emergency Coordinator Ed Deutsch, ARES
  • Assistant Emergency Coordinator Paula Stubblefield, ARES

    Search and Rescue Team
  • Assistant SAR Team Leader Rod Noe
  • Searcher Marty Tipsord
  • Searcher Rodney Munster
  • Searcher Kathy Ellis
  • Searcher Patrick Lazoen
  • Searcher John Grimsley
  • Searcher Larry Brink
  • Searcher Galen Schaffer
  • Searcher Kim Schaffer
  • Searcher Aaron Clark
  • Searcher Joan Brehm
  • Searcher Shirley Brantingham
  • Searcher Wain Lyden
  • Searcher Mark Esme
  • GIS Specialist Steve Sochotsky
  • GIS Specialist Leah Sweeney