BNEPC Council – Bountiful City Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Committee

Our Bountiful Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Committee is led by the BNEPC Council, a group of ten residents of Bountiful with specialized emergency preparedness experience. Each district in Bountiful is assigned a member of the Council as a liaison. Learn more about each member below!

See below for some biographical profiles of Council members.

Dave Edwards

Liaison: Bountiful Stone Creek District

Bountiful City Emergency Manager

Dave Edwards recently retired as the Assistant Chief of Bountiful City Police. He was a founder of the Bountiful Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Council.

In a disaster, Dave would provide leadership guidance to the Emergency Operations Center.

Dave served with the Bountiful City Police for over 30 years, during which time he worked in several areas including narcotics, SWAT, CSI crime lab, patrol, and in schools. He likes shooting, hunting, fishing, camping, and all of those related activities, and especially loves to do them with his family. He has five beautiful children and five grandchildren.

Gary Johnson

Communications Member and Amateur Radio Operator

Gary serves as a member of the BNEPC communications team and assembles, programs, and tests the Council’s radios. He assists with community events and radio trainings.

In a disaster, Gary would serve as an amateur radio operator coordinating with Bountiful emergency dispatch, which is in the same building as the Emergency Operations Center for the BNEPC.

Gary has been teaching new HAMs in the Bountiful area for 10 years. He is currently serving as Treasurer for the DCARC and has been doing so since 2006. Among the public services that DCARC provides to the community is Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) ARES provides support to the community in the event of a disaster or other emergency situation. Gary is the Assistant Emergency Coordinator and second level of call-out for support behind the Sheriff’s office for the city of Bountiful.

Steve Billingsley

Liaison: Bountiful Central District

Council Member and Amateur Radio Specialist

Steve has been part of CERT since 2009. Worked as a ward E Prep coordinator for 10 years. Involved with many storms and disasters since 2010 in Bountiful. I have been a licensed amateur radio operator since 2015 and have served as a communicator on many events like LOTOJA, Salt Flat 100, Handcart Days Parade, Day of Service.

Steve is an active outdoorsman with 25 years of experience in guiding youth and adults in the outdoors. Hobbies include hiking, and water sports. He is a Level II Alpine ski instructor and is Wilderness First Aid trained.

Emajane Freckleton

Liaison: Bountiful East District

Operations Member and CERT Instructor

Emajane serves as one of the CERT class instructors and a member of the Council.

In a disaster, Emajane would serve as a member of the Emergency Operation Center Command Staff.

Emajane is married with four boys, all married to beautiful girls, with 12 grandchildren. She is employed with the Davis School District as a Citizenship Assistant for Mueller Park Junior High. She enjoys anything to do with her wonderful family and traveling. Her faith means the world to her, and in her spare moment loves crafts and reading a good book.

Mike Williams

Liaison: Bountiful North Canyon District

Operations, Technology & Systems Specialist

Mike provides technical and systems support to the Council and assists with meetings and emergency preparedness education and training. He also helps train CERT instructors and basic classes. In a disaster, Mike would serve as a member of the Emergency Operation Center Command Staff.

Mike and his wife, Joyce, are happy empty nesters with 7 children and 23 grandchildren. He enjoys cycling, writing, and spending time with his family. His career was in telecommunications, including 5 years in the military and 33 years with a leading high-speed internet provider. He and his wife have lived internationally for 10 years in Europe and Russia, as well as in Georgia, Arizona, and Colorado within the USA. Their roots are in Utah, where they raised most of their children.

Emily Van Orman

Liaison: Stone Creek District

Operations Member and CERT Coordinator

Emily serves as a CERT instructor and coordinator and is passionate about helping people get excited about emergency preparedness.

In a disaster Emily would serve as a member of the Emergency Operation Center Command Staff.

Emily’s favorite job is being a wife and the mom of three amazing kids. She also has a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from BYU and a Master’s Degree in Public Health from the University of Utah. After a 20 year career as a cardiac nurse and case manager, Emily changed career paths in order to be more available for her family and currently works with her brother in their family’s accounting practice. In her free time, Emily enjoys traveling, hiking, skiing, cooking, home improvement projects, and good books.

Tristan Pedersen

Media & Training Team

Trish Pedersen

Media & Training Team

Samantha Scrowther

Liaison: Bountiful South District

Social Media lead in the Media & Training group

Samantha serves as Council lead for social media operations and works alongside others on the Emergency Operations Center Command Staff.

Samantha moved to the United States in 2003 and previously lived in England and Germany.

She currently holds a leadership position in Operations for a financial institution and is married with two children. Samantha enjoys cooking, hiking, playing games, and supporting animal rescues, and is active in networks that support minority groups.

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