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o overseeing the Federal government's recovery efforts on all Presidential declared events including the Space Shuttle Columbia crash, the wildfires of 2003, and the hurricanes of 2004. Prior to being the Director of the Recovery Division, he was the Regional Director for the New England area where he was responsible for all FEMA mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery, and training activities in the six New England states. He holds a bachelors degree from Purdue University. o Tom B. Combs is Director of Governmental Affairs, Regional Manager for Texas and Oklahoma, and Emergency Housing Coordinator. Mr. Combs joined the DRC team on a consulting basis in 2002 and brings over 25 years in "hands-on" housing experience. Previously, he spent over 1 0 years in public office as City Councilman and Mayor Pro- tem for The City of Beaumont, Texas. In that capacity he served as liaison to the Beaumont Housing Authority and as President of the Innovative Housing Corporation. He also held the position of Homeless Programs and AIDS Housing Coordinator for the City of Houston. In this position he directly supervised, coordinated and monitored over 30 million in temporary, transitional, and permanent housing construction and operations contracts. Additionally, Mr. Combs served as District Director and Chief of Staff for two members of Congress where he personally directed all housing related activities and serves as liaison between the congressmen, the cities, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He has extensive experience in minority, women, and disadvantaged contractor outreach programs. Mr. Combs has also owned his own finn, Tom Combs & Associates, which specialized in local, state, and federal contract negotiations. He lives and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Kristy Fuentes is Louisiana Regional Manager. Ms. Fuentes has extensive experience in management, contracts, and documentation. Prior to joining DRC, Ms. Fuentes served in office management and accounting roles for civil engineers Jeffrey, Thomas, Avegno, Inc. (1992-94), executed real estate contracts and documentation for attorneys Casey, Babin, & Casey (1995-1998), and in management and project management for LASH Homes, Inc. (1998-2004). Beginning in 2004, Ms. Fuentes owned her own business and managed nine employees. Since joining DRC in 2005, Ms. Fuentes has managed our regional office and provided project management and documentation support for all of DRC's Louisiana projects including the LADEQ "Katrina Car" Vehicle Removal contract, South Shore Harbor (New Orleans), the LADEQ "Chris and Shane" project, a St. Bernard Parish FEMA trailer contract, St. Tammany Parish drainage system debris removal, and a USACE Earthen Clay delivery contract. She also coordinated multi- million dollar shipments of materiel to Haiti in support a US State Department project work camp constructed by DRC. o Gearle Bacote is Atlantic Regional Manager. She is a native Washingtonian and has over 10 years in business development. She began her career in 1994, working for an international sports marketing company as an Executive Coordinator to the President. Ms. Bacote was responsible for the development and execution of a central command center for the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, GA. In addition she provided protocol services for all national and international clientele during the games. She was then recruited in 1996 by Randstad (a sponsor to the 1996 Olympic Games), to establish 5