Our Staff
Rohit Rai, Director
Rohit joined the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security in 2009. Originally hired as a member of the grants staff, he moved into the role of an intelligence analyst in 2011 and was tasked to the Oklahoma Information Fusion Center. In 2013, he was promoted to Critical Infrastructure Protection Coordinator and was integral in establishing the Oklahoma School Security Institute upon its inception later that year. Rohit was selected as the Director of OKOHS in November 2023 and officially began serving in this role on January 1, 2024.
The son of two Indian immigrants, Rohit was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He currently resides in the Oklahoma City metro area with his wife and two young children. Rohit attended the University of Oklahoma, graduating with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in public administration.
April Keeler, State Incident Management Coordinator
Christina Daron, Grants Administrator
Frank Barnes, Incident Management Specialist
Hannah Kopisch, Grants Specialist
Kary Cox, Preparedness & Lead NIMS Instructor
Kevin Smith, Training and Exercise Coordinator
Leslie Bush, Grants Specialist
Michael Mahoney, Regional Response Coordinator
Nikki Dallas, Statewide Interoperability Coordinator
Robbe Ridner, Grants & Monitoring Specialist
Sean Douglas, Deputy SWIC & State Frequency Coordinator
Ty Bremerman, Cybersecurity & Planning Coordinator