It is time again to hold our annual elections for the CERT Board of Directors positions. We currently have the following members in the current executive board positions:
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Current Executive Board Officers
Severin Hanou, President
Brett Wernick, Vice President
Joe Massi, Secretary
Gene Costa, Treasurer
We have been accepting nominations for interested candidates that are CERT members in good standing* to run for any of the above positions for the 2026-2027 year.
Candidates for the 2026-2027 Montgomery CERT Executive Board:
Here are the candidates for the current election. Their bios are available by clicking on their name.
Joe Massi, President (Uncontested)
Brett Wernick, Vice President (Uncontested)
Dena Saunders, Secretary (Uncontested)
David Williams and Steve Kaufman, Treasurer
The ballot will be live on April 1st and be available until 6pm April 9th. Each member in good standing* will be able to cast 1 vote per position- President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer
* Qualifications for being a member in good standing:
- Completed Montgomery CERT Basic curriculum or a completed certificate of CERT Basic Training from another jurasdiction.
- Maintain current contact information in CERVIS.
- Participate in at least 10 hours of MC-CERT activities each calendar year.
- Notify MC-CERT President or Program Manager about any extended absences from the County.
- Be registered in the PIMS with a completed background check and have applied for a County MCFRS ID card.
- Have taken the mandatory HR training on the MCFRS Tech Training site.
- Have a signed code of conduct submitted to HR from our CERT By-Laws document.
For further questions regarding the election, please contact hr@montgomerycert.org
Greg St. James- Program Manager, Montgomery CERT