Biography
Kay C. Goss
Building The Emergency Management Profession
Kay C. Goss, CEM®, is a distinguished leader in emergency management. She is part-time faculty in the Executive Master’s Program in Crisis and Emergency Management at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas and in the Graduate Program in Emergency Management and Homeland Security at Metropolitan College of New York. Previous positions include: Associate Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Director in charge of national preparedness, training, higher education, and exercises, appointed by President, confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate (1993-2001), where she founded the FEMA Higher Education Program (when there were 2 such programs in the country and now there are over 600 degree and certificate programs), as well as the Annual FEMA Higher Education Program. Ms. Goss is the author of 5 books and hundreds of articles.
Current Positions
Chair, J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Advisory Board, 2015-2020
Chair, Fulbright College, $1Billion University of Arkansas Fundraising Campaign, 2012-2020
Featured International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) CEM Mentor, 2018 to present
Board of Directors, Council on Accreditation of Emergency Management Education, 2017 to present
Senior Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration, specializing in emergency management and intergovernmental Relations, 2013 to present
Executive Board Member, Domestic Preparedness National Preparedness Council, 2011 to present
Columnist, Domestic Preparedness Journal, 2009 to present
Editorial Board of Review, Journal of Emergency Management, 2010 to present
Board of Directors, Epsilon Pi Phi Society, the student honors organization for majors in Emergency Management, 2006 to present
Graduate Criminal Justice Faculty in the Master’s Program in Emergency and Crisis Management, teaching Human Considerations in Disasters, at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, 2006 to present
Graduate Public Administration Faculty at Metropolitan College of New York, 2016 to present, teaching Planning and Preparedness
Emergency Management Academic Advisory Councils at Arkansas Tech University, Arkansas State University, and Metropolitan College of New York
