Collin M. Arnold is the director of the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness for the City of New Orleans, Louisiana (NOHSEP). NOHSEP is the coordinating public safety agency for the City of New Orleans, responsible for administering the City’s crisis and consequence management program. It coordinates the City’s preparedness for, response to, recovery from, and mitigation against crises, both natural and man-made, through “all-hazards” planning.Collin has worked for the City of New Orleans for over 23 years, first with the New Orleans Police Department, then operations and emergency management at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, and for the last decade in NOHSEP, having been appointed director by Mayor LaToya Cantrell in May 2018. Collin also has private sector experience in transportation management and operations--aviation and rail--and is a licensed commercial pilot and flight instructor with airline experience. He is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, having served on cutters worldwide.Collin is a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) with the International Association of Emergency Managers, a Professional Louisiana Emergency Manager (LEM-P) with the Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association, as well as a graduate of the National Emergency Management Advanced Academy, through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and FEMA.
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