DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS
Wisconsin National Guard
Wisconsin Emergency Management
Office of emergency communications
other key leaders
Department of Military Affairs
Governor Tony Evers
Commander in Chief
The Wisconsin Constitution designates the governor as the commander-in-chief of the Wisconsin National Guard. The department is directed by the adjutant general, who is appointed by the governor for a 5-year term and may serve successive terms. The governor also appoints the administrator of Wisconsin Emergency Management.
Maj. Gen. Paul E. Knapp
Adjutant General – Wisconsin
Maj. Gen. Paul E. Knapp is Wisconsin’s Adjutant General. He commands the Wisconsin National Guard and is responsible for Emergency Management. He also serves as Wisconsin’s Homeland Security Advisor, chairs the Homeland Security Council, and serves as the senior state official for cyber matters.
Wisconsin National Guard
Brig. Gen. Matthew J. Strub
Deputy Adjutant General – Army
Brig. Gen. David W. May
Deputy Adjutant General – Air
Brig. Gen. Timothy D. Covington
Deputy Adjutant General – Civil Support
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Charles Mattison
State Command Chief Warrant Officer
Command Sgt. Maj. Curtis Patrouille
State Command Sergeant Major, Army
Command Chief Master Sgt. Chad E. Workman
State Command Chief, Air
Wisconsin Emergency Management
Greg Engle
Administrator
Ruhamah Bauman
Director – Bureau of Operations & Planning Support
Katie Sommers
Director – Bureau of Policy & Grants
Paul Cooke
Director – Bureau of Field Services
Wisconsin Office of Emergency Communications
Erik Viel
Director of Emergency Communications
Other Key Leaders
Adjutant General Staff
Other Organizational Leaders
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS
Wisconsin National Guard
Wisconsin Emergency Management
Office of emergency communications