by

Fred Swift

Hamilton County Reporter

Shane Booker has been appointed executive director of the Hamilton County Emergency Management Agency effective Feb. 12. Booker has been with the EMA for the past three years. He takes over from acting director Carl Erickson.

Booker has 20 years’ experience in public safety including law enforcement. He is a graduate of the University of Indianapolis and has most recently been managing projects for the county EMA. Emergency Management, the outgrowth of Civil Defense which was formed in 1950, is responsible for coordinating fire, police and other public services in response to community emergencies including flood, fire, tornado, dangerous chemical spills or other natural or man-made disasters.

Emergency Management is housed in secure facilities at the county sheriff’s department, 18100 Cumberland Road, Noblesville.

County officials have also announced the appointment of Monica Greer as director of the Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs. She will assume her duties in March replacing George Kristo who served 22 years in the position.

Greer has been a probation officer with the Hamilton County Probation Department the past four years. Originally from Yorktown, the Noblesville resident is a graduate of Ball State University.

The Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs works to discourage the use of alcohol and illegal drugs by local young people. The council sponsors various projects and provides financial assistance to DARE, MADD and other groups attempting to curb illegal substances.

The council offices are located in the county Government and Judicial Center in Noblesville.