Rick McBrayer has been with the Office of Emergency Management since June 2007 and acted as Interim Director/EMC from December 2007 to May 2008. Richard McBrayer hails from the South Texas area where he graduated high school in Beeville and attended Texas State University in San Marcos. While attending Texas State University, he began his 27 year career in the field of Law Enforcement, Public Service, and Emergency Management, and has held positions at both local and state levels as a Volunteer Fire Fighter, 911 Operator, 911 Communications Center Manager, Police Support Manager, State Police Officer, and Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator.

Mr. McBrayer has been instrumental in the successful coordination of many complex incidents and events ranging from 2007 Severe Weather/Flooding, 2008 Hurricane Ike, 2010 Severe Weather Event, 2015 Guadalupe River Flooding, 2017 Hurricane Harvey, 2020 COVID-19, 2021 Winter Storm Uri, 2021 Dry Creek Hazardous Material Spill, 2021 Severe Weather, 2021 Hurricane Nicholas, and 2021 Guadalupe River Flooding.

Ms. Jena West is the Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator for Victoria Emergency Management. She is originally from Missouri City, Texas and moved to Victoria to further her education. She attended the University of Houston-Victoria, where she earned a B.S. in Criminal Justice as well as a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Criminal Justice & Homeland and International Security. Jena is now pursuing her PhD in Emergency Management and Fire Administration from Oklahoma State University.

When first joining Victoria County, Ms. West began her career as the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for the Victoria County Public Health Department and Victoria Emergency Management. She filled that role for 3 and a half years and was responsible for the planning and execution of public health preparedness, response and recovery efforts for both natural and man-made emergency situations.

Ms. Jessica Kalmus is the Emergency Management Specialist for the Office of Emergency Management. She is originally from Sussex, Virginia. Her family moved to Victoria, Texas in 2001. She is currently attending University of Houston – Victoria working towards a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. Ms. Kalmus has been employed by Victoria County for 15 years working in various departments from IT, Building Maintenance, Records Management, then 5 in half years at the Victoria County Public Health Department as the Accounting Clerk which lead to her most recent position as the Emergency Management Specialist.

Ralph Montes was born and raised in Victoria where he graduated from Stroman High School in 1985. Following high school, he attended Victoria College, where he graduated in 1988 with an A.A.S. in Law Enforcement. He also attended and completed the Victoria College Police Academy and Victoria College Emergency Medical Technician-Basic Course. He currently holds a certification as an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic with Texas Department State Health Services. He has 27 years of experience in the hospital/health care industry holding various positions, such as Emergency Medical Technician, Emergency Department Technician, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, and Director of Housekeeping. Ralph also has 16 years of experience in Emergency Preparedness Coordination for two hospitals. He has represented a local hospital in La Grange, TX with the Capital Area Trauma Regional Advisory Council, TSA-O in Austin, TX and Golden Crescent Regional Advisory Council, TSA-S in Victoria, TX.