James H. "Jim" Gorka
Regional Planner
Jim joined the Kalamazoo County Office of Emergency
Management in 2003 as a
consultant to develop the
Kalamazoo County Hazard Mitigation Plan which was adopted by all 24
communities within Kalamazoo, approved by FEMA in 2006, and for which he was
awarded the 2006 Mitigation-of-the-Year award by the Michigan Emergency
Management Association.
Jim retired from
Eaton
Corporation with 30 years of service in technical and
managerial positions relating to
customer-focused quality systems; and as the Manager of Market
Research and Planning for North America.
Jim has served the Kalamazoo OEM as a Radio Amateur Civil Emergency
Services (RACES) volunteer since 1990; and was VP of the
Kalamazoo Amateur Radio
Club when it placed into service the NOAA Weather Radio station
WWF-34 which has
been broadcasting
weather radio to Kalamazoo and Van Buren Counties
continuously since 1991.
Jim enjoys Amateur Radio, Motorcycling, traveling, and lives
in Richland.
Jim now serves as a Regional Planner within Michigan's 5th District;
is the 5th District Liaison for
MEMA; and
represents the 5th District on the Michigan Citizen Corps State-wide Focus Group.
Contact Jim at (269) 383-8743
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