
WE ARE THE
DRONERESPONDERS
Throughout the U.S. and around the world you see them launching unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the sky during various types of emergencies and incidents. These are the DRONERESPONDERS, and our ranks are growing every day as more organizations continue to embrace UAS for public safety missions.
DRONERESPONDERS is a non-profit program created to unite these new aerial first responders, emergency managers, and search and rescue specialists under a unified organization to help learn, train, and test with one another with the ultimate objective of maximizing drone operations for public safety.
The DRONERESPONDERS program is led by Chief Charles Werner (ret.) who serves as the director. DRONERESPONDERS is an official 501(c)3 non-profit Drones for Good™ program of AIRT, Inc.

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BOARD OF ADVISORS
The DRONERESPONERS Board of Advisors are carefully selected to represented a cross-section of each of the key stakeholders in the public safety UAS sector. Each advisor is appointed to a 1-2 year term to ensure the organization remains at the forefront of the unmanned aviation evolution.

Abrem Ayana
Brookhaven Police Department

Chris Grazioso
MassDOT Aeronautics Drone Operations Department

Jeff Pricher
Oregon's Scappoose Fire District,

Michael Lighthiser
George Mason University Police Department

Richard Fields
Los Angeles City Fire Department

Art Martynuska
Cambria County Department of Emergency Services

Dan Munsey
San Bernardino Fire Department

John Callaway
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Mike Leo
FDNY

Steven Oscar
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Ben Miller
Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting

David Kovar
URSA Secure

Katie Thielmeyer
Woodlawn Fire Department

Miriam Foxx
Chula Vista Police Department

Tom Adams
AeroVigilance

Burt Clark
National Fire Academy (Ret.)

Dawn Zoldi
P3 Tech Consulting

Kyle Snyder
Best Autonomous Flights

Morgan O’Brien

William Howard
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

Charles Werner
DRONERESPONDERS

Jay Willmott
Nexutech

Mark Bathrick
Bathrick Aviation Consulting

Paige Fitzgerald
Delaware Emergency Management Agency















