Institute of Health Management
and Mass Destruction Defense


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Lynn Perkins, MPH

Emergency Operations Manager
lperkins@ihmd.uga.edu

Barrow Hall
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-
478.787.3851 (voice)
706.542.5254 (fax)



Educational Background

M.P.H. and Georgia Emergency Preparedness Scholar, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, 2006
B.A., Education, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1975



Area of Specialty

Lynn Perkins is the Emergency Operations Manager for the Institute of Health Management and Mass Destruction Defense (IHMD), College of Public Health (CPH). She is responsible for managing the development, implementation and execution of statewide disaster preparedness exercises conducted by IHMD based on the Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program (HSEEP) methodology. As Drills and Exercises Coordinator for the Georgia Hospital Association, Lynn identified and provided Georgia hospitals with recommendations and information on drills and exercises with the goal of enhancing the capacity of the health care system to recognize and respond effectively to all-hazards emergencies and disasters. She coordinated training and exercise development needs for emergency preparedness and response as the Emergency Preparedness Training Coordinator at North Central Health District 5-2, in Macon, GA for the Georgia Division of Public Health. She has thirty years of public health experience and a Career Masters degree in public health from Emory University.


Professional Affiliations

2008 Emergency Operations Manager, Institute of Health Management and Mass Destruction Defense (IHMD), College of Public Health (CPH), University of Georgia
2006-2007 Drills and Exercises Coordinator, Georgia Hospital Association
2003-2006 Emergency Preparedness Training Coordinator, North Central Health District 5-2, Macon, Georgia Division of Public Health
2000-2003 Youth Education Coordinator, HODAC Victim Resource Center, Warner Robins, GA
1996-2000 University Relations, Office of University Advancement, Mercer University
1994-1996 Lead Therapist, Crossroads Psychoeducational Center, Griffin, GA
1987-1993 Food Safety Microbiology Laboratory Technician, University of Georgia Experiment Station, Griffin, GA
1979-1981 WIC Health Educator, Florence County Health Department, Florence, SC
1977-1979 Immunization Clinic, Cumberland County Health Department, Fayetteville, NC