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Lanita A. Lloyd
Deputy Director
140 North Marietta Pkwy.
Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: 770-499-4567
Fax: 770-499-4558
ema@cobbcounty.org
Cobb Emergency Management Agency (EMA)
About EMA Deputy Director - Lanita A. Lloyd
Lanita Lloyd accepted the position as manager of Cobb County’s Emergency Management Agency (EMA) in July 2003, and was appointed Deputy Director in October, 2004. Her past experience includes nineteen years with the State of Georgia. She worked in the areas of communication, licensing, and aviation, and served as a Planner for the Georgia State Patrol’s Director. Lanita’s last position with the state was a Planner in the Georgia Office of Homeland Security. During her time with Georgia’s Office of Homeland Security, she also served as a representative on the Coast Guard’s Georgia Ports Committee and completed projects such as the Georgia Fire Fighter’s Executive Sessions, the creation of the State Threat Con Chart, and the Area Seven Dual Role Survey.
Since coming to Cobb County, Lanita has coordinated Cobb County’s response and recovery efforts for two record flooding events, two tornadoes, and Cobb County’s support of approximately 2,000 evacuees during Hurricane Katrina. She also served as the executive coordinator for 3 major full-scale weapons of mass destruction exercises within the county. Education and preparedness of the Cobb community are considered her top priorities, and under her direction, Cobb County’s CERT program has grown to become a model program for the state of Georgia and beyond. As of May 2008, the CERT program has 700 volunteer members, the largest number of volunteers in the state.
Lanita obtained her State Certified Emergency Management Certification in 2004, the Georgia Master Manager Certification in 2008, and the recognition as a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) from the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) in 2007. She presently serves on the IAEM’s Public Private Partnership Committee, is the District 4 Nomination Committee Chairman, the Area 7 Vice-Chairman of the Emergency Management Association of Georgia (EMAG), Chairman of the Emergency Management Research and Assessment Committee (EMRAC), the Vice-Chairman of the Area 7 EMA All-Hazards Committee, and a member of Georgia’s Incident Management Team. Lanita was one of ten local emergency managers throughout the nation chosen to serve on the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101 Committee. Lanita holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Shorter College and a Master’s Degree in Emergency Management from Jacksonville State University.
Lanita is married to Mickey Lloyd who is Cobb’s Director of Public Safety. They have five children and two grandchildren.