[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3284]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        TRIBUTE TO DAVID MAXWELL

 Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, today I wish to honor David 
Maxwell, the director of the Arkansas Department of Emergency 
Management, ADEM, and State Homeland Security adviser, who is retiring 
next month after more than 36 years of service at ADEM.
  David began his career at ADEM in 1978 as a temporary housing 
employee working with Arkansans displaced by major flooding in Little 
Rock.
  Through the years, he held a number of positions at ADEM, including 
plans and operations division manager, where he ensured the State 
emergency operations plan, EOP, and local jurisdictional plans were 
maintained and in compliance with State and Federal guidelines. Prior 
to assuming the role of director, David served as the department's 
deputy director.
  As director, David chairs the Arkansas Homeland Security executive 
committee and serves on a number of the State's emergency response-
related councils and committees. In October 2009, David served a 1-year 
term as 2010 president of the National Emergency Management 
Association, NEMA, and now serves as an adviser to the current NEMA 
president. Additionally, he serves on the board of directors of the 
Central United States Earthquake Consortium, CUSEC, and is a member of 
the executive committee of the National Governors Association, NGA, 
Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council for which he chairs the 
catastrophic disaster and preparedness committee. In 2015, David was 
awarded the Lacy E. Suiter Distinguished Service Award by the National 
Emergency Management Association.
  David has served as the designated State coordinating officer for 24 
federally declared disasters and one federally declared emergency 
during his career at ADEM.
  I worked very closely with David during his tenure as ADEM director. 
I have always found him to be a very responsive, committed public 
servant who is dedicated to the people of Arkansas.
  I thank David for his service to our State and applaud his efforts to 
keep Arkansans safe over the last three decades. I wish him all the 
best in retirement.

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