2019 Virginia Fire + Rescue Conference

Sherri Lafoon
Deputy Coordinator of Emergency Management
Chesterfield County, Virginia


Sherri Laffoon is the Deputy Coordinator of Emergency Management for Chesterfield County, VA. She has been with Emergency Management since October 2009 and worked in the Chesterfield Emergency Communications Center for three years prior where she was involved in the hiring and CALEA Accreditation processes. She is the finance chair for the Central Virginia Emergency Management Alliance, the membership and marketing chair for the Virginia Emergency Management Association (VEMA) and sits on many other regional committees. Sherri was awarded VEMA’s Emergency Management Professional of the Year in 2017 and the VEMA President’s Award in 2018. Sherri, a life-long resident of Chesterfield, has a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Administration and has earned the Professional Emergency Manager (PEM) designation.

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