Our Team

Experience | Insight | Service

Meet the Team

Our personnel are not merely consultants. Our personnel represent the functional spectrum of the clients we serve. As practitioners and subject matter experts in their respective fields, our people allow us to provide the experience and expertise of a large corporation with the nimbleness and flexibility a small firm offers.

Executive and Leadership Team

Kyle Olson

President (Founder)

Kyle Olson is the President and founder of The Olson Group, Ltd. An internationally known…

Wendy Shane

Sr. Vice President of Operations and Administration

Wendy Shane is a highly motivated manager with over 20 years of experience in managing…

Natalie Graver

Vice President, Training and Exercise Services

Ms. Natalie Graver is an experienced management professional who has worked with national, regional, state,…

Mark Amann

Executive Associate

Mark Amann is an emergency management and executive advisor with 25 years of experience across…

Glenn Epler

Director of Special Projects

Glenn Epler is an expert in managing and executing programs and projects related to emergency…

Andrew Forcucci

Vice President of Planning and Analysis Services

Mr. Forcucci has 10 years of combined first responder, emergency management, and public health experience.…

Matt Honza

Vice President of Texas Programs

Matthew Honza is an experienced Emergency Management and Public Health professional with a decorated history…

Dorothy Lowry

Vice President of Health Preparedness Programs

Dorothy Lowry is an experienced emergency preparedness professional with many years of preparedness, response and…

John Tipton

Vice President of Virginia Programs

John Tipton is the Olson Group’s Vice President of Virginia Programs and oversees all OGL…

Professional Staff

Zachary Pope

Senior Associate

Zachary Pope has over 15 years of emergency management professional experience, including providing supervision, project…

Daniel Morthole

Senior Associate - Business Operations

Daniel Morthole is a Senior Associate for Business Operations with over 13 years of organizational…

Scott Markowitz

Associate

Scott Markowitz is a Planning Specialist with almost 30 years of experience in Emergency and…

Aubrey Cheatham

Senior Associate

Aubrey Cheatham has a distinguished record providing leadership, management, and supervision to various organizations over…

Tricia Chappell

Senior Associate

Ms. Chappell provides technical expertise in project management; emergency management; emergency planning; exercise design (MEPP…

Ashley Frohwein

Proposal Manager

Mr. Ashley “Ash” Frohwein, a Project Management Institute-certified Project Management Professional (PMP), possesses strong project…

Katie Gamble

Senior Associate

Katie Gamble is a FEMA certified Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP) and a Senior Associate with…

Meghan Hutchinson

Senior Associate

Meghan E. Hutchinson is the Senior Associate for Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) at The Olson…

Alicia Jones

Senior Associate

Alicia Jones is an experienced emergency management coordinator with facilitator, workshop design, and planning experience…

Bex Low

Associate

Bex Low is an experienced leader with field knowledge in a range of disaster-related activities…

Gabriella Mantecon

Associate

Gabriella Mantecon is a graduate of the University of North Texas, where she majored in…

Yewande Martins

Associate

As a consultant supporting emergency planning, operational development, and strategic organization, Ms. Martins has added…

Eric Petroski

Associate

Eric is a Penn State graduate with a degree in Immunology and Infectious Disease and…

Tim Quist

Senior Associate

Mr. Quist joined the Olson Group team in January 2022 and has worked on contracts…

Lori Rizzo

Associate

Lori Rizzo’s initial experience in emergency response and continuity of operations was obtained while working…

Dr. William “Spence” Spencer

Senior Associate

Dr. Spencer has served in the field of public safety and administration since 2001 within…

Glenda Stone

Associate

Glenda is experienced in various facets of emergency management strategic planning. She possesses an excellent…

Heather Williams

Senior Associate

Heather Williams is an Emergency Management Analyst with The Olson Group, Ltd. Ms. Williams is…

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