Principals
- Donna Herron, Chair, Aerial Emergency Response (AER) Committee aerdt.pdx@gmail.com
- Nate Hersey, Emergency Coordinator, Multnomah County Amateur Radio Emergency Services (MCARES)
- Jeremy VanKeuren, CRD Manager, Portland Bureau of Emergency Managment (PBEM) and Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NETs)
The Aerial Emergency Response program is not a formal UAS emergency service for PBEM or MCARES. This exploratory committee was formed to study and propose UAS organization, training and operations for PBEM and MCARES consideration.
Advisors
- David Barker, Administrator, Idaho Public Safety UAS Council
- Ezekiel Bierschank, President / CEO, Union Robotics
- Jon Bromberg, Fire Corps Lead, Eastside Fire Corps’ Hamer Drone Program
- Rich Davis, Front Line Manager, FAA Flight Standards District Office
- Teena Deering, FAA/FEMA Trainer, University of Hawaii
- Lawrence Dennis, Operations Manager, Aerial Technology International; Instructor, Clackamas Community College
- Romeo Durscher, Senior Director of Public Safety Integration, DJI
- Aaron Lambert, Aerial Operations Manager, General Pacific, Inc.
- Thomas Mynes, Health Physicist, Oregon Health Authority
- Patrick Sherman, Founder/CEO, Roswell Flight Test Crew; Instructor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University lucidity@roswellflighttestcrew.com
- Ric Stephens, Senior Aviation Planner, WHPacific/NV5; UAS Instructor, Portland Community College [AER Webmaster] rstephens@whpacific.com
Volunteers
- Mark Beals, UAS Operations
- Bob Burkholder, Portland NET
- Bob Cady, Portland NET, MCARES
- Craig Christy, Portland NET, CFI, Engineering
- Angela D’Esposito, UAS Operations
- Lorne Gunhus, UAS Operations
- Malcom Heath, Portland NET
- Kim Herron, AER Communications, Portland NET, MCARES
- Simeon Hyde, Videography
- Pat Kelly Laurelhurst NET, U.S. Forest Service Fire Management & Aviation
- Nancy Lapp, Portland NET
- John Larimar, CERT
- Kathryn Larimar, CERT
- Eric Levake, Portland NET
- Peter Maxfield, Grant Park NET, Engineering
- Terry Neidermeyer, Portland NET
- Eleni O’Neil, Health Science
- Tien Nguyen, UAS Operations
- Joe Oster, Portland NET
- Ed Parker, AER Meeting Venue, Portland NET
- Mike Pilgrim, AER Videography, Portland NET
- Craig Porter, Portland NET
- Kenny Romhat, Mobile Operating Vehicle
- Sharon Ross, Portland NET, Radiology
- Samuel Sabin III, AER Program Information, Portland NET, Aviation
- Tom Sauderland, Portland NET
- Bruce Schaefer, Portland NET
- Michael Schilmoeller, Portland NET, UAS Operations, ZOOM Meetings
- Barbara Short, AER Meeting Venue, Portland NET
- Alex Sinnott, Portland NET, MCARES, Google Group Collaborative
- June Stephens, CERT, Wildlife
- Tara Taylor, Photography
- Brittney Weinberg, UAS Operations
- Luke Williams, Portland NET
- LeRoy Younglove, Portland NET
If you would like to volunteer for the Aerial Emergency Response Drone Team, please contact Committee Chair Donna Herron at aerdt.pdx@gmail.com
