Spencer Hawkins has more than 20 years as a professional emergency manager working in all levels of government and the private sector. In December of 2015, he was appointed as Director of Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Agency. Prior to Macon-Bibb, he was Vice President of Crisis Management for PNC Bank. Spencer spent four and half years working in Washington, DC for the Army and Navy developing emergency management policies. He spent 10 years in central Florida with Orange County Emergency Management, Florida Department of Health Emergency Operations, and City of Orlando Emergency Management. Spencer was concurrently working for the National Disaster Medical System with the US Department of Health and Human Services for over 13 years. Spencer holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration and a Master’s in Criminal Justice, both from the University of Central Florida. He is a Certified Emergency Manager with the International Association of Emergency Managers and the State of Georgia, he has completed the FEMA Emergency Management Executive Leadership Academy and is a FEMA Master Exercise Practitioner.