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The primary responsibility of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is to better prepare the State of Illinois for natural, manmade or technological disasters, hazards, or acts of terrorism. Our goal is a "better prepared state." IEMA-OHS coordinates the State's disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery programs and activities, functions as the State Emergency Response Commission, and maintains a 24-hour Communication Center and State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC). The SEOC acts as lead in crisis/consequence management response and operations to notify, activate, deploy and employ state resources in response to any threat or act of terrorism. IEMA-OHS assists local governments with multi-hazard emergency operations plans and maintains the Illinois Emergency Operations Plan.
IEMA-OHS is also responsible for protecting Illinois residents from the potentially harmful effects of ionizing radiation, administering more than two dozen programs to protect citizens and the environment. Programs include extensive emergency planning and response efforts and training for local responders for accidents involving radiation; inspecting and regulating radioactive materials licensees; registering and inspecting radiation producing equipment and facilities statewide; accrediting medical radiation technologists; and certifying mammography facilities. IEMA-OHS also monitors 11 nuclear power reactors at six nuclear stations licensed to generate electricity in Illinois and inspects and escorts spent nuclear fuel shipments.
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Mission
Prepare, protect and assist the citizens of the State of Illinois through planning, prevention, training, mitigation, response, and recovery to all hazards, natural or manmade.
Director Alicia Tate-Nadeau
Illinois Homeland Security Advisor
Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security
Alicia Tate-Nadeau was appointed by Governor JB Pritzker to serve as the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) and Illinois Homeland Security Advisor (HSA) in January 2019. In her capacity as Illinois Homeland Security Advisor, Tate-Nadeau serves on the Executive Committee for the Governor's Homeland Security Advisor Council. Tate-Nadeau also serves on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) Cybersecurity Advisory Committee, as Regional Vice President of the Homeland Security Committee for the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA), the Cybersecurity Committee for the Council of Governors and is nominated for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC).
Tate-Nadeau brings more than three decades of experience in national security, emergency management, and public safety issues. Prior to this appointment, Tate-Nadeau served as Executive Director of the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications where she implemented and managed the third largest 9-1-1 call center in the nation and procured all information and technology for public safety in the City of Chicago.
Ms. Tate-Nadeau was the first female general in Illinois history and completed her military service as the Assistant Adjutant General for the Illinois National Guard with a concurrent assignment as the Deputy Commanding General, Army National Guard, United States Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, as well as overseas tours in Iraq and Israel. Ms. Tate-Nadeau was the first National Guard liaison to Israel serving a three year tour to the Israel Home front Command.
Tate-Nadeau is also active in several civic organizations. She serves on the American Red Cross of Chicago and Northern Illinois Regional Board of Directors. In her capacity as Retired Brigadier General, Tate-Nadeau, is a member of Mission: Readiness, the nonpartisan national security organization of over 700 retired admirals and generals who strengthen national security by ensuring kids stay in school, stay fit, and stay out of trouble.
Deputy Director Clayton E. Kuetemeyer
IEMA-OHS Office of Emergency Management
Clayton Kuetemeyer serves as the Deputy Director of the Office of Emergency Management for the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security.
Clayton leads the Agency’s planning, operations, and planning for Emergency Management mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery to support the citizens of Illinois. He directly oversees the Operations and Recovery Divisions, as well as serving as the Homeland Security Advisory Council’s co-chair of the Emergency Management Committee.
Clayton joined IEMA-OHS after a career of active National Guard military service. He most recently served as the National Guard Bureau Joint Staff’s Future Operations Division Chief, where he led planning and interagency coordination for National Guard support to domestic operations. From 2021-2023, he also oversaw National Guard readiness reporting, global force management, policy development, and the execution of the annual National Guard Domestic Operations Conference.
From 2019-2021, Clayton commanded the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Urbana, IL. This included a year-long deployment leading the Joint Multinational Training Group – Ukraine, the primary U.S. security cooperation effort partnering with the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). From Yavoriv, Ukraine, he synchronized the efforts of advisor teams from U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Lithuania, and Poland to advise the AFU on planning and executing large-scale exercises, developing doctrine, and designing training to improve combat readiness.
Clayton served as the Illinois National Guard’s Chief of Joint Staff from 2018-2019, directing ILNG planning, programs, and operations related to joint military matters on behalf of The Adjutant General – Illinois. This included oversight of interagency coordination, policy development, strategic planning, operations planning for emergency response, and international cooperation with the Polish Armed Forces and Israeli Homefront Command.
Clayton has earned Master’s Degrees in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College and in Human Resource Education from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. He also earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. He has significant experience in mission-focused organizations, operations and planning functions, leading organizational change, building collaborative teams, and developing relationships that enable and achieve collective success.
Deputy Director Claire M. Moravec
IEMA-OHS Office of Homeland Security
After years of working in local public safety Agencies in the Chicagoland area focusing on Crimes Against Children related investigations, Moravec joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In her early years at the FBI, Moravec was assigned to the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) in both the Chicago and New York City Field Offices, where she supported complex investigations and intelligence operations into al’Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula, ISIS and the Al-Nusra Front. During her tenure on the JTTF, Moravec and her FBI Chicago squadmates were responsible for the takedowns of two top-tier Terrorism subjects, one of whom attempted to detonate a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) in the City of Chicago.
Following her tenure on the JTTF, Moravec continued to distinguish herself as a leader among her peers. In 2014, she became a founding member of the FBI’s first Social Media Exploitation (SOMEX) team. By 2016, she had joined the FBI’s National Covert Operations Section (NCOS), where she supported intricate national and global criminal, national security, and counterintelligence investigations and operations. During her time at NCOS, Moravec led over 300 tactical operations targeting criminal and Nation-State actors who weaponized digital and social media, as well as virtual and augmented reality technologies, through counterpropaganda and the spread of mis-, dis-, and malinformation. Her efforts earned her the FBI’s Medal of Excellence in 2017.
After departing from the FBI in 2021, Moravec served as the Senior Leader overseeing Snapchat’s (NYSE: SNAP) Trust & Safety (T&S) Response Ops Team which had a global responsibility to keep Snapchatters safe. As the Senior Leader of this team, she oversaw complex investigations involving large volumes of time-sensitive safety reports from users, partners, law enforcements, parents, NGOs, etc., and ensured all were investigated and adjudicated in accordance with applicable laws, as well as Snap’s Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. Post-Snap, Moravec joined a threat intelligence technology start-up where she served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer until joining the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security as the Deputy Director of Homeland Security and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor.
Claire is also an Adjunct Professor and teaches undergraduate courses in Criminal Psychopathology, as well as Graduate courses in Clinical Social Work at the University of Denver and Emergency Management at the University of Southern California. Moravec holds a Master of Science in Clinical Social Work with a specialization in Contemporary Social Issues from Columbia University in the City of New York, a Bachelor of Science in Criminology from Loyola University Chicago, as well as a Bachelor of Social Work from Loyola University Chicago.
Chief Nuclear Officer Adnan G. Khayyat
IEMA-OHS Office of Nuclear Safety
Adnan G Khayyat is the Acting Chief of Staff and Chief Nuclear Officer for the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS). He also serves as the Deputy Director overseeing the Office of Nuclear Safety.
He has been a member of the Agency’s senior leadership team since 2012 and has served as the State Liaison Officer to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and as the Director of the State’s Radiation Control and Agreement State Programs since 2018.
Adnan’s career in public service began in 1999 with the Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety, a predecessor to IEMA-OHS. He has played a pivotal role in advancing the state’s nuclear safety and radiation protection programs and in modernizing the Agency.
Adnan holds a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where he was recognized as the outstanding graduate and undergraduate chemistry student of the year in 1998 and 1996, respectively.