2019 Virginia Fire + Rescue Conference

Emily Ashley
Emergency Management Coordinator
Chesterfield County, Virginia


Emily Ashley is the Emergency Management Coordinator for Chesterfield County, VA. In this role she has served as the Virginia Emergency Management Association (VEMA) Certification Committee Chair and Chair of the Central Virginia Emergency Management Alliance. In 2016, members of Chesterfield County’s Mass Care Committee won a National Association of Counties award for the use of libraries and staff post disaster. Emily also co-authored the text book The Developing Role of Public Libraries in Emergency Management. Prior to Chesterfield, she served in various roles of Emergency Management in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Emily has especially enjoyed emergency management projects related to special needs, catastrophic planning, continuity planning, and mitigation. Emily holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography from Missouri State University, Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Old Dominion University, is a graduate of the Leadership Metro Richmond program, and has her professional certification as a Virginia Professional Emergency Manager.

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