About

​Eric is a dedicated Emergency Manager who is passionate about the field he works in and protecting those he serves.  He began his career in Emergency Management in 2002.  Eric has responded to emergencies and disasters of all different types and sizes to include a terrorist attack, 8 hurricanes, tropical systems, a special communicable disease, pandemic, a shooting in a hospital, severe weather, wildfires, multi-type vehicle accidents, mass casualty incidents, hazmat incidents, threats, etc.  He is currently the Assistant Vice President, Emergency Management for Orlando Health, Inc. healthcare system in Central Florida.  A position he was promoted to in November of 2023 after serving as the Senior Director, Emergency Management since June of 2019, prior to that as the Corporate Manager, Emergency Preparedness since February 2017; and starting within the organization as the Manager, Emergency Preparedness back in February 2010. He serves a total of 3,809 licensed beds within 15 hospitals (2 of which are level 1 trauma centers & 1 is a level 2 trauma center), 8 free standing emergency departments, 1 large cancer center, 3 outpatient surgical departments, 4 medical helicopters, 2 skilled nursing facilities, 600+ corporate ancillary & support facilities, and over 28,000 employees, and directly leads and manages 8 full time employees and 3 department interns.

Eric obtained his BS degree in Criminal Justice from Fairmont State College in West Virginia.  Eric is certified as:  Certified Emergency Manager (CEM), Certified Emergency Disaster Professional (CEDP), Corporate Crisis Management Certified (CCMC), Certified Healthcare Emergency Professional (CHEP), Certified Hospital Emergency Coordinator – Level 2 (CHEC-Level 2); Florida Professional Emergency Manager (FPEM), Florida Professional Emergency Manager – Healthcare (FPEM-HC), and Emergency Management Specialist (SEM).  He is state of Florida Type 3 All-Hazards Liaison Officer (LOFR) credentialed.  He also has achieved the Master Military Emergency Management Specialist (MEMS), All-Hazards Liaison Officer Specialist, & Master Military Emergency Management Specialist Instructor designations from the State Guard Association – MEMS Academy. 

Eric was selected as the Officer – Response Coordination with the U.S. Healthcare & Public Health Sector Coordinating Council.  He is also 1 of 2 Health and Medical Co-Chair of the Central Florida Regional Domestic Security Task Force representing 9 counties, Chair of the Central Florida Intelligence Exchange Executive Steering Committee, member of the Central Florida Disaster Medical Coalition Executive Committee, voting member of the Orlando/Orange Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) – Urban Area Working Group (UAWG), and a voting member of the Domestic Security Coordinating Group Executive Board.  He served as the Orlando Health Executive Leader for Medical Crisis Management during the Special Olympics 2022 USA games from June 3rd – 12th, 2022, and the Orlando Health representative in the City of Orlando EOC for the 2024 US Olympic Team Marathon Trials.

Eric is very proactive in the Emergency Management field and continues to look for lessons learned and improvements to emergency response systems.

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