About
Overview
In a world marked by escalating natural disasters, pandemics, cyber threats, and security challenges, individuals, communities and businesses are in a constant state of concern for the next crisis. These complex events strain governments, businesses and families, testing their ability to respond effectively and recover while maintaining stability. Disasters exhaust resources, necessitating coordinated efforts and substantial investments in preparation, response, recovery and reconstruction. Simultaneously, businesses face operational disruptions, financial losses, and potential closure due to physical damage, supply chain issues and workforce displacement.
Amid this unpredictability, global stability is at stake. Diplomatic norms and alliances are challenged by unprecedented events while climate change fuels catastrophic weather events, affecting all sectors. Technological advancement empowers and disorients; artificial intelligence and automation promise possibilities, yet misinformation and cyber threats complicate matters.
Emergent Global Solutions, Inc. (EGS) recognizes uncertainty as an opportunity for capacity building and stability. Leveraging their experience in crisis management, security and disaster recovery, EGS offers a proactive approach to understanding and mitigating risks. Our leadership has a global track record in both public and private sectors, EGS navigates complex situations by offering expertise in prevention, preparedness, response and mitigation across various sectors, including critical infrastructure, healthcare, energy and more.
Meet the Team
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Mark S. Ghilarducci
President and CEO
For more than four decades, Mark Ghilarducci has been a transformational leader at the forefront of crisis management, security operations, and fire protection and prevention in the State of California and around the world. Starting his career performing technical mountain rescues in California's wildlands to working tactical EMS/Fire operations at the local level, Mark established himself as an innovative, nimble leader at every level of government and the private sector. Read Full Bio
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Chris Geldart
Vice President, Crisis Management
Chris Geldart is a seasoned senior executive with extensive experience in both public and private sector operations. He is a public safety, homeland security, and emergency management subject matter expert with 33 years of professional experience at the Federal, regional, state, and local levels. Most recently, appointed by Washington DC Mayor Bowser, Chris served as the Deputy Mayor of Public Safety and Justice, having oversight of the 12 agencies/offices that make up the Public Safety and Justice cluster in the nation’s capital. Read Full Bio
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Warren Stanley
Vice President, Security and Justice
With over 38 years of distinguished service, Warren Stanley served as a nationally renowned leader in law enforcement and public safety. In February 2018, Warren was appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. as the 15th Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and in January 2019, he was reappointed by Governor Gavin Newsom. He was the first African American to be appointed as Commissioner of the CHP in the State’s history. Read Full Bio
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Reggie Salvador
Vice President, Government Navigation
With a unique and intimate understanding of the multiple inter-dependencies between the public and private sectors, Reggie Salvador brings extensive and practical experience in legislative, policy and program development, implementation, and management. Reggie has both a long history and proven ability operating in highly consequential settings while simplifying complicated issues to achieve maximum and most often mutually beneficial results. Read Full Bio
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Jennifer Bollinger
Chief Operations Officer and Counsel
Jennifer Bollinger is an experienced executive and attorney with a broad and diverse background in legal affairs, emergency management, homeland security, and administration. Most recently, Jennifer successfully served as Chief Legal Counsel at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES). Jennifer led a legal team in a dynamic environment, dealing daily with complex, fast-moving emergency management and security situations, administrative and human resource actions, legislative affairs, contracts, and regulatory matters associated with local, state, and federal governments. As an integral component of the agency’s executive team, Jennifer’s work was instrumental in navigating the agency through numerous all-hazard emergencies and catastrophic disasters, ensuring that creative solutions, appropriate risk management, and clear and effective legal counsel was provided to support the Cal OES Director, agency executives, and the Governor’s Office. Read Full Bio
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Julie Creviston
Senior Executive Assistant to the CEO
A seasoned Executive Administrator, Julie Creviston has served in state government for over 30 years, working in administrative management, public safety policy development, program implementation and operational support. Her tenure includes roles at the California Department of Personnel Administration (now Cal HR), the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR), and the California Office of Homeland Security (OHS). Most recently she served at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) where she provided administrative support to the Cabinet level Cal OES Director, agency executives, and the Governor’s Office. Read Full Bio
Our Company
Emergent Global Solutions, Inc. (EGS) stands as a comprehensive all-hazards crisis and emergency management consulting firm situated in Sacramento, California. Helmed by the former Director of Emergency Services and Security for the most populous U.S. state, EGS harnesses a team of renowned crisis management, public safety, and security professionals. This team collectively navigated an unprecedented number of crisis scenarios, including complex disasters internationally and historic events in the United States, such as California’s response to wildfires, severe droughts, earthquakes, floods, security threats and the COVID-19 Pandemic.
EGS specializes in pivotal planning and consultation services and government navigation. They extend support across various sectors, including public, private, academic, faith-based and non-governmental entities. Their expertise spans preparedness and prevention, response and incident management, all-hazard mitigation and disaster recovery.
With proficiency encompassing natural and human-caused disasters, security concerns, humanitarian aid, safeguarding critical infrastructure, securing special events and large venues, crisis communication, addressing public health and bio-hazard emergencies, climate challenges, cybersecurity and international training and exercises, EGS’s accomplished experts offer actionable and strategic counsel. Their goal is to provide holistic 360-degree solutions that empower clients.
Operating through hands-on crisis and emergency management, real-time situational awareness, intelligence assessments and adept government navigation, EGS bridges the gap between unpredictability and predictability. Their focus lies in fostering resilience and preparedness, positioning organizations and individuals for ultimate success amidst uncertain circumstances.