About Emergency Management
We manage emergency planning, training and exercises in order to prepare for campus response and recovery. Our office also maintains the emergency procedures that guide UNMC colleges and departments when responding to emergencies.
UNMC follows the National Incident Management System guidance maintained by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The National Incident Management System model uses the Incident Command System for command and control, which also is supported by local and state responders. The university also follows an incident-command model for organizational direction and control during incidents.
Incident Commanders lead crisis response, while the Office of Emergency Management staff coordinates emergency planning and training.
Emergency Management Staff
Incident Commanders
Katrina M Poppert Cordts, PhD
Associate Professor, UNMC Division of Health System Sciences
Associate Director of Education and Training, Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska
Keith F. Hansen, MBA
Director, UNMC Center for Preparedness and Emergency Response Solutions
Instructor, UNMC Department of Epidemiology
Director, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Professionals Association
Co-Director, Association of Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Professionals
Tess Kuenstling, PhD, MBA, PMP
Assistant Vice Chancellor, UNMC Research Resources
