State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Government Coordinating Council

State, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments are vital to protecting critical infrastructure and ensuring the resilience of the communities they serve. Formed in April 2007, the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Government Coordinating Council (SLTTGCC or Council) is a national cross-sector council identified in the National Infrastructure Protection Plan. The Council leverages the expertise of its members to bring SLTT government perspective into the national critical infrastructure planning process. Its members represent 21 jurisdictions across the 10 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security (CISA) regions. Full Council members include representatives of seven states, five counties, seven cities, one tribe, and one territory. As a national representative of SLTT governments, the Council is a valuable forum for coordinating across geographic boundaries and all levels of government.

Goals of the SLTTGCC are:

• Be CISA’s trusted partner for providing the SLTT government’s perspective on CISA projects, policies, and initiatives,
• Be a force multiplier for sharing CISA’s resources and information across SLTT government agencies and associations, and
• Network within the homeland security enterprise to support the cybersecurity and infrastructure security of SLTT governments.

Council Member Engagements and Collaborations

Council members often participate in external engagements as volunteers to provide valuable feedback and subject-matter expertise on behalf of the Council. 

The SLTTGCC collaborates with other critical infrastructure councils to support each other's roles and responsibilities within CISA’s national critical infrastructure security and resilience mission. 

Council Membership

The Council maintains a membership of 21 state, local, tribal, and territorial leaders who have critical infrastructure security and resilience expertise and experience. For information on how to be considered for membership, interested parties should contact the SLTTGCC Secretariat at slttgcc@cisa.dhs.gov.

Charter

• SLTTGCC Charter

The SLTTGCC is led by the Executive Committee, consisting of the Chair, Vice-Chair, and the Chairs of each working group.

• Chair — Mark Ray, Director of Public Works, City of Burnsville, Minnesota
• Vice Chair — Mark Dubina, Vice President of Security, Tampa Port Authority, Florida

Current Members

• Alison Belcher, UASI Program Manager, City of Houston, Texas
• Wayne Bryan, Director of the Virgin Islands Fusion Center, U.S. Virgin Islands
• Brian Clement, Lieutenant, East Greenwich Police Department, East Greenwich, Rhode Island
• Paul Dean, Chief of Police/Assistant Vice President for Student and Academic Services, University of New Hampshire Police Department, New Hampshire
• Loni Eazell, Disaster Services Specialist, Los Angeles County, California
• Chase Fopiano, Local Agency Security Officer/Technology Liaison, City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Mike George, Senior Strategic Planner, Office of Homeland Security, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas
• Matt Helmkamp, Strategic Intelligence Unit Manager, Michigan State Police, Michigan
• Mark Hogan, Director, Asset Management Department, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Bobby Howard, Emergency Management Director, Muscogee Creek Nation, Oklahoma 
• Kellie McGaha, Assistant Director, Baton Rouge, Mayor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Louisiana
• Aaron Miller, Director, Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management, Arlington County, Virginia
• Shawn Riley, Administrator of School Safety, Hamilton County Educational Service Center, Hamilton County, Ohio
• Misty Robinson, Public Health Preparedness Supervisor, Southern Nevada Health District, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Shelly Schechter, Director, Division of Community Health and Maternal and Child Health, Department of Health, Nassau County, New York
• Jeremy Sroka, Critical Infrastructure Protection Program Coordinator, Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Iowa
• Dennis Tomlin, Chief Information Security Officer, Multnomah County, Oregon
• Nathan Willigar, Chief Information Security Officer, Maine
• Brian Wright, Assistant Director, Office of Counterterrorism, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, New York

Working Groups

The SLTTGCC establishes working groups organized by topics that focus on cyber and infrastructure security important to SLTT governments. These working groups convene regularly and during council plenary sessions to discuss and address a variety of topics.

Administrative Working Group

• Misty Robinson, Public Health Preparedness Supervisor, Las Vegas, Nevada
• The Administrative Working Group manages internal membership and administrative functions, staffing the counsel with a balance of membership across all levels of government, career disciplines, geographic locations, and critical infrastructure expertise.

Critical Infrastructure Working Group

• Shawn Riley, Administrator of School Safety, Hamilton County, Ohio
• The Critical Infrastructure Working Group builds and maintains partnerships and collaborations with CISA and other federal agencies with roles in the security and resilience of critical infrastructure.

Cybersecurity Working Group

• Aaron Miller, Director, Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management, Arlington County, Virginia
• The Cybersecurity Working Group (CSWG) serves as a forum to assess national cybersecurity initiatives and identify opportunities to align SLTT efforts with them. CSWG members must have cybersecurity competencies and knowledge of initiatives in their jurisdictions or at the national level.

External Stakeholder Working Group

• Mike George, Senior Strategic Planner, Texas
• The External Stakeholder Working Group builds and maintains partnerships and collaborations with) federal agencies with a primary focus on grants other than CISA.

Internal Stakeholder Working Group

• Paul Dean, Chief of Police/Assistant Vice President for Public Safety and Risk Management, University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire
• The Internal Stakeholder Working Group (ISWG) builds and maintains partnerships and collaborations with federal agencies, other than CISA. ISWG members serve as SLTTGCC liaisons in council engagements and collaborations.