James Clark

James is joining IEM as a Director of Response and Recovery. He brings over 13 years of experience across the disaster response and recovery spectrum with seven years in state government and six years in the private sector.

James started his career in Louisiana at the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) in 2007. During his tenure at the State, James progressed through several roles at the Agency. As the Executive Officer of the Disaster Recovery Division, he served as the operations leader tasked to design and implement the organizational structure and business processes to administer a $12 billion recovery program with over 200 State employees and nearly 100 contract staff for the State of Louisiana. In addition to PA and HM programs, he led the administration of Community Disaster Loans, Individual Assistance, and Direct Federal Assistance for the State.

Before leaving GOHSEP, James served as the Assistant Deputy Director of Grants and Administration where he managed the State’s management cost expenditures, leading a finance team administering $100 million per month in grant payments and serving as the Contract Manager for all disaster consulting contracts. In support of GOHSEP’s response mission, James was designated by the Governor as the Alternate State Coordinating Officer for four major disaster declarations, led the procurement team for emergency assistance, and served as the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) manager.