100 Series: Introduction

ISO/CRS Specialists and FEMA CRS Contacts

ISO/CRS Specialists by State

ISO/CRS Specialists are responsi­ble for reviewing community requests for Community Rating System classification and verifying implementation of activities credited by the CRS. The name and contact link of the ISO/CRS Specialist for a state are provided below. The ISO/CRS Specialist is an employee of Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO), FEMA’s CRS management contractor.

General questions may be directed to nfipcrs@iso.com.

ISO/CRS Specialists by State

The following specialists are generally responsible for assisting communities in these states.  Please be aware however that you may be contacted by any specialist to conduct your cycle verification, and you will continue working with that specialist through the duration of the verification visit.

Alaska — Marlene Jacobs Contact Marlene, Eugene Kohls Contact Eugene
Alabama — Jennifer Rachal Contact Jennifer, Jonathan Smith Contact Jonathan
Arkansas — Stephanie Weeks Contact Stephanie, Garrett Byma Contact Garrett
Arizona — Kerry Redente, Contact Kerry, Eugene Kohls Contact Eugene
California — Marlene Jacobs Contact Marlene, Eugene Kohls Contact Eugene
Colorado — Kerry Redente, Contact Kerry, Eugene Kohls Contact Eugene
Connecticut — Jason Rotter Contact Jason, Garrett Byma Contact Garrett
Delaware — Paula King Contact Paula, Jonathan Smith Contact Jonathan
Florida — Craig Carpenter Contact Craig, Paula King Contact Paula, Jonathan Smith Contact Jonathan
Georgia — Paula King Contact Paula, Jonathan Smith Contact Jonathan
Hawaii — Marlene Jacobs Contact Marlene, Eugene Kohls Contact Eugene
Iowa — Marilyn Sucoe Contact Marilyn, Scott Cofoid Contact Scott
Idaho — Marlene Jacobs Contact Marlene, Contact Eugene
Illinois — Marilyn Sucoe Contact Marilyn, Scott Cofoid Contact Scott
Indiana — Marilyn Sucoe Contact Marilyn, Scott Cofoid Contact Scott
Kansas — Marilyn Sucoe Contact Marilyn, Scott Cofoid Contact Scott
Kentucky — Kerry Redente, Contact Kerry, Eugene Kohls Contact Eugene
Louisiana — Jennifer Rachal Contact Jennifer, Jonathan Smith Contact Jonathan
Massachusetts — Jason Rotter Contact Jason, Garrett Byma Contact Garrett
Maryland — Stephanie Weeks Contact Stephanie, Garrett Byma Contact Garrett
Maine — Jason Rotter Contact Jason, Garrett Byma Contact Garrett
Michigan — Marilyn Sucoe Contact Marilyn, Scott Cofoid Contact Scott
Minnesota — Kerry Redente, Contact Kerry, Eugene Kohls Contact Eugene
Missouri — Marilyn Sucoe Contact Marilyn, Scott Cofoid Contact Scott
Mississippi — Jennifer Rachal Contact Jennifer, Jonathan Smith Contact Jonathan
Montana — Kerry Redente, Contact Kerry, Eugene Kohls Contact Eugene
North Carolina — Jennifer Rachal Contact Jennifer, Jonathan Smith Contact Jonathan
North Dakota — Kerry Redente, Contact Kerry, Eugene Kohls Contact Eugene
Nebraska — Kerry Redente, Contact Kerry, Eugene Kohls Contact Eugene
New Hampshire — Jason Rotter Contact Jason, Garrett Byma Contact Garrett
New Jersey — Jason Rotter Contact Jason, Garrett Byma Contact Garrett
New Mexico — Kerry Redente, Contact Kerry, Eugene Kohls Contact Eugene
Nevada — Kerry Redente, Contact Kerry, Eugene Kohls Contact Eugene
New York — Jason Rotter Contact Jason, Garrett Byma Contact Garrett
Ohio — Kerry Redente, Contact Kerry, Eugene Kohls Contact Eugene
Oklahoma — Stephanie Weeks Contact Stephanie, Garrett Byma Contact Garrett
Oregon — Marlene Jacobs Contact Marlene, Eugene Kohls Contact Eugene
Pennsylvania — Stephanie Weeks Contact Stephanie, Garrett Byma Contact Garrett
Puerto Rico — Paula King Contact Paula, Jonathan Smith Contact Jonathan
Rhode Island — Jason Rotter Contact Jason, Garrett Byma Contact Garrett
South Carolina — Paula King Contact Paula, Jonathan Smith Contact Jonathan
South Dakota — Kerry Redente, Contact Kerry, Eugene Kohls Contact Eugene
Tennessee — Paula King Contact Paula, Jonathan Smith Contact Jonathan
Texas — Stephanie Weeks Contact Stephanie, Garrett Byma Contact Garrett
Utah — Kerry Redente, Contact Kerry, Eugene Kohls Contact Eugene
Virginia — Stephanie Weeks Contact Stephanie, Garrett Byma Contact Garrett
Vermont — Jason Rotter Contact Jason, Garrett Byma Contact Garrett
Washington — Marlene Jacobs Contact Marlene, Contact Eugene
Wisconsin — Marilyn Sucoe Contact Marilyn, Scott Cofoid Contact Scott
West Virginia — Stephanie Weeks Contact Stephanie, Garrett Byma Contact Garrett
Wyoming — Kerry Redente, Contact Kerry, Eugene Kohls Contact Eugene

FEMA CRS Regional Coordinators

Coordinator Contact Information
Region 1 John Grace john.grace@fema.dhs.gov
Region 2 Thomas Song thomas.song@fema.dhs.gov
Region 3 Bill Bradfield william.b.bradfield@fema.dhs.gov
Region 4 Roy McClure roy.mcclure@fema.dhs.gov
Region 5 James Sink james.sink@fema.dhs.gov
Region 6 Rebecca Dake rebecca.dake@fema.dhs.gov
Region 7 Chris Parsons christopher.parsons@fema.dhs.gov
Region 8 Peter Reinhardt peter.reinhardt@fema.dhs.gov
Region 9 Antoinette Stein antoinette.stein@fema.dhs.gov
Region 10 John Graves john.graves@fema.dhs.gov


ISO Program Coordination

Sherry Harper
Program Director
Contact Sherry

Scott Cofoid
Senior Technical Coordinator
Contact Scott

Tracie Belongia
Technical Coordinator
Contact Tracie

Garrett Byma
Technical Coordinator
Contact Garrett

Eugene Kohls
Technical Coordinator
Contact Eugene

Jonathan Smith
Technical Coordinator
Contact Jonathan

Cristina Martinez
Data Manager
Contact Cristina


CRS Communities

Map of CRS communities (interactive)

CRS Users Groups

CRS communities across the country have formed CRS Users Groups to share information about CRS activities and credits. The groups also offer training opportunities. Click below for contact information for each group.

List of All CRS Users Groups