Director's Office
Lou Trammell

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Biography
Louis (Lou) Trammell became the Director of the Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM) and Chairman of the Arizona State Emergency Response Commission (AZSERC) in September 2006.  Lou started his career with ADEM in February 1992 and previously served as Deputy Director and Assistant Director. 

He oversees the Executive Director for the Arizona State Emergency Response Commission (AZSERC) and four assistant directors responsible for disaster preparedness, response, recovery, mitigation, and logistics.  Since his career with ADEM began, Lou has participated in the response and recovery of over 68 state and federal emergencies and disasters. 

Lou was recognized as Arizona’s “Emergency Manager of the Year” by the Arizona Emergency Services Association in 1999 and 2006, “Supervisor of the Year” in 2005 by the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA) and in 2007 he was awarded the Arizona Distinguished Service Medal, also from DEMA. 

Lou serves as a Co-Chair on the Emergency Management Committee of the Arizona-Mexico Commission, a Council member on the Arizona-Sonora Border Security Council, and Co-Chair of the Emergency Management Work-Table for the Border Governors’ Conference.

Lou retired in 1991 from the U.S. Army as a Lieutenant Colonel after twenty-three years of service.  He served as a Combat Weapons Developer for armor forces and an Instructor Pilot and Flight Examiner serving combat aviation tours in Southeast Asia and Central America. 

He received an MBA from Central Michigan University in 1981, received a BS degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1977, and is a graduate of the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College.