KCR Staff
Captain Paul Baker, Director, Office of Emergency Management
(OEM)
KZ8OEM, Paul is the Emergency
Manager for Kalamazoo County. Paul has a long and distinguished career
in Law Enforcement, Fire Services and Emergency Management. Paul is also the
past President of the
Michigan Emergency Management Association
(MEMA).
Dave Schneider, OEM RACES Liaison, OEM
Regional Planner
AB8DS, Dave is active with
supporting the RACES group and coordinating efforts with OEM.
Art Snapper, County Emergency
Coordinator and Radio Officer
NK8X, Art is the top RACES
officer and directs RACES member activities for Kalamazoo County.
Hal Thomas, KCR Administrative
Coordinator
N8HAL, Hal is responsible for administrative
functions for RACES such as Policy and Procedures, Member
Communications, Records and Application processing. Hal is
also a Exec Board Member of the EOC and responsible for the Warnings
and Communications annex.
Mike Wierenga, KCR Equipment
Coordinator
KD8HEU, Mike is responsible for RACES
equipment and asset management. Distributes equipment for
training and assures that equipment is maintained and operational.
Brian Perkins, KCR Operations
Coordinator
KC8FZY, Brian is responsible
for RACES operations both at the EOC and field deployment.
Brian oversees EOC radio room operations, he is backup Net Control
for Skywarn and is a volunteer for OEM.
Dorman Wilson, KCR Training Coordinator
N8YNW, Dorman is responsible
for KCR training programs for our members and works full time for
Kalamazoo County with radio communications.
