Tim Sevison, D.Sc.

Education Background:

• Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Emergency Management from Jacksonville State University
• Master of Professional Studies (M.P.S) in Homeland Security/Public Health Preparedness from Pennsylvania State University
• Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Eastern University

Course Taught:

EHEM 309: Disaster Response and Recovery
EHEM 319: Emergency Management Planning
EHEM 329: (Topics) Technology in Emergency Management
EMGT 609: Disaster Response and Recovery
EMGT 619: Emergency Management Planning

Professional Experience:

• Assistant Professor of Emergency Management
• Deputy Director for Operations for the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA)
• Military planner with the Pennsylvania National Guard focusing on homeland response and domestic operations.
• Senior Deputy Fire Chief and Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator for the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
• Over 40 years of involvement in emergency and disaster activities at the local, state, and federal levels
• Incident Manager of the Commonwealth Response Coordination Center for the COVID-19 response
• Held leadership roles in the DHS/FEMA National Urban Search and Rescue Response System, including Task Force Leader for Pennsylvania and responding to major disasters including 9/11 in New York City and Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi and Louisiana
• Over 40 years of military service in the active and reserve components of the United States Air Force, with the past 32 years in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard with primary responsibilities in Fire and Emergency Services and Domestic Operations

Notable Responses:

• Incident Manager of the Commonwealth Response Coordination Center for the COVID-19 response
• Coordinated state response to civil unrest incidents in Pennsylvania following the killing of George Floyd