Our People

Hagerty Professionals Achieve Results

Hagerty professionals bring diverse qualifications and experiences, a passion to make a difference, and an urgency to achieve success with every project assignment. Our professionals in emergency management and homeland security achieve results — and demand it of themselves most of all. We are one of the nation’s leading management consulting firms focused exclusively on emergency management, disaster preparation, and disaster recovery. Hagerty supports its clients during both steady state and in times of heightened awareness.

Read these biographical summaries to get a sense of who we are and how many different ways one can excel, how many possibilities there are to create a meaningful career, and how that career can make a difference in the world.

If you feel ready to be challenged, click here to learn more about career opportunities. We are always looking for quality professionals to join our team.

Our Founder

Steve Hagerty
Steve Hagerty

Steve Hagerty is a management consultant, entrepreneur, business executive, and civic leader with more than 20 years of professional experience managing large federal programs and improving the public sector. He has led some of the nation's largest, most complex, and most successful recovery efforts including the $7.4 billion 9/11 World Trade Center terrorist attack; the $1.4 billion Hurricane Katrina Special Federal Community Disaster Loan Program; and the $12.5 billion New York City recovery after Hurricane (Superstorm) Sandy. Today, as well as throughout Steve's 20-year career, clients contact him to provide strategic advice, find solutions to intractable problems, and assemble a team of top professionals. And with good reason: Hagerty teams are known for their unique blend of managerial talent, functional and program expertise, and commitment to excellence.

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Our Executive Chairman

Brock Long
Brock Long

Brock Long is the former Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Confirmed in June 2017 by the US Senate with strong bipartisan support (95-4), Brock served as the Nation’s principal advisor to the President responsible for coordinating the entire array of federal government resources down through 50 states, 573 tribal governments, and 16 island territories to assist them with executing disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. Brock is the 10th Administrator and the youngest to hold the office. While serving as Administrator, Brock coordinated the federal government’s response to over 144 Presidentially declared disasters and 112 wildfires, including three of the Nation’s most devastating hurricanes and five of the worst wildfires ever experienced. During this time, nearly $44 billion of disaster activity occurred under the various federal recovery programs.

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Our Senior Advisor for Community Recovery

Stan Gimont
Stan Gimont

Stan Gimont is a Senior Advisor for Community Recovery with Hagerty. Stan joined Hagerty after 32 years of service with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). With Hagerty, Stan provides strategic advisory support focused on HUD Programs, housing issues, and long-term community recovery.

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Our Senior Advisor for Emergency Management

Mike Sprayberry
Mike Sprayberry

Michael (Mike) Sprayberry is a proven leader and emergency manager with a career of public service spanning over 42 years.

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Corporate Leadership

Brian Baker

Brian Baker

Vice President

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Jeff Bokser

Jeff Bokser

Vice President, Healthcare & University Programs

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Carla Decina

Carla Decina

Deputy Director of Preparedness

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Walter Flores

Walter Flores

Head of Talent Acquisition

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Katie Freeman

Katie Freeman

Director of Operations

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Kevin Fuller

Kevin Fuller

Deputy Director of Recovery

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Savita Goel

Savita Goel

Deputy Director of Infrastructure Resilience

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Brad Grining

Brad Grining

Chief Operating Officer

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John Hageman

John Hageman

Deputy Director of Recovery

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Matt Hochstein

Matt Hochstein

Vice President, Client Services

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Judy Hynes

Judy Hynes

Resource Manager

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Garrett Ingoglia

Garrett Ingoglia

Vice President

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Morgan Johnson

Morgan Johnson

Deputy Director of Preparedness

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Keith King

Keith King

Director of Finance and Accounting

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Kara Koirtyohann

Kara Koirtyohann

Deputy Director of Recovery

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Kris Ledins

Kris Ledins

Deputy Director of Preparedness

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Gisele Lee

Gisele Lee

Regional Client Services Director

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Michelle Masoncup

Michelle Masoncup

Director of Contracts and Compliance

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Lee Mayfield

Lee Mayfield

Director of Response

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Cristine McCombs

Cristine McCombs

Regional Client Service Director

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Kyle McPhee

Kyle McPhee

Director of Preparedness Programs

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Nicole Morales

Nicole Morales

Deputy Director of Response

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Amelia Muccio

Amelia Muccio

Director of Mitigation

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Keith Novak

Keith Novak

Director of IT

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Liam O’Keefe

Liam O’Keefe

Practice Leader, Disaster Operations and Crisis Management

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Tracey Phillips

Tracey Phillips

Deputy Director of Recovery

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Ari Renoni

Ari Renoni

Deputy Director of Recovery

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David Schuld

David Schuld

Deputy Director of Preparedness

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Tanya Shannon

Tanya Shannon

Deputy Director of Recovery

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Anthony Trasatti

Anthony Trasatti

Vice President and Practice Leader - Finance, Grants, and Information Management

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Sheila Tria

Sheila Tria

Director of Human Resources

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Patrick Van Horne

Patrick Van Horne

Deputy Director of Preparedness

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Jessi Widhalm

Jessi Widhalm

Communications Director

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Hope Winship

Hope Winship

Deputy Director of Preparedness

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Renée L. Zipprich

Renée L. Zipprich

General Counsel

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