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New director named for Mo. State Emergency Management Agency James W. Remillard was named the new director of the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency. (Source: Missouri Governor Mike Parson/Facebook) By Amber Ruch | December 24, 2020 at 7:23 AM CST - Updated December 24 at 7:23 AM JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - A new director was named for the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency. Department of Public Safety Director Sandy Karsten named James W. Remillard as director, effective immediately. Remillard has more than 30 years of law enforcement and emergency management experien...

James W. Remillard as Director of the State Emergency Management Agency, effective immediately. Remillard, who has more than 30 years of law enforcement and emergency management experience, has been serving as SEMA Acting Director since April 1, 2020. Prior to that he was SEMA Deputy Director. “As Missouri has faced an unprecedented public health and emergency management crisis in 2020, Jim Remillard’s vast experience, strong leadership, and calm demeanor have been essential to both SEMA’s outstanding responsiveness and the work we’ve done across state government,” Governor Mike P...