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Mike Womack Mr. Womack was appointed as Executive Director to MEMA by Governor Haley Barbour in 2006. Before being appointed to this position he served as Deputy Director and as the Agency’s Response and Recovery Director. He was also designated as the State Coordinating Officer during Hurricanes Katrina and Ivan and as Deputy State Coordinating Officer for two additional major disaster declarations. Mr. Womack is a native of Hernando Mississippi, and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from the University of Mississippi. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant from Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Ga. and retired in 2001 a full time Lieutenant Colonel from the Mississippi Army National Guard after 29 years in active and reserve military service. Womack is a member of the Mississippi Civil Defense/Emergency Management Association, Regional Vice President for the National Emergency Management Agency and serves on their Legislative Committee, member of the Board of Directors for the Central United States Earthquake Consortium, the National Guard Associations of Mississippi and the United States, and the United States Army Armor Association where he holds the Order of St. George, signifying significant contributions to the advancement of the Cavalry and Armor Units. Womack and his wife Joanie have a daughter, two sons and four grandchildren.
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