Jeb Brian Lacey, CEM
Emergency Management Coordinator

Jeb Brian Lacey is the Emergency Management Coordinator for Victoria County and the City of Victoria.  He and his staff are responsible for planning and preparedness activities, as well as coordination of major emergency responses and recovery efforts for all of Victoria County. 

Prior to coming to Victoria, Mr. Lacey was the Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of Emergency Management Operations at Eglin AFB, Florida.  During his tenure in Florida, Mr. Lacey conducted operations for multiple major emergencies, including evacuations for major hurricanes and multiple aircraft accidents.  He was a senior advisor on chemical/biological/radiological/nuclear (CBRN) weapons defense, logged more than 1000 instructor hours on multiple emergency management topics, and oversaw eight separate emergency management programs.  Mr. Lacey’s area of responsibility included one of the largest airbases in the world, including hundreds of active airframes, the Air Force Research Laboratory and Munitions Directorate, and the DOD Explosive Ordinance Schools.

Rick McBrayer
Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator

Richard McBrayer is currently the Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator for Victoria County & City of Victoria.  He has been with the Office of Emergency Management since June 2007 and acted as Interim
Director/EMC from December 2007 to May 2008. Richard McBrayer hails from the South Texas area where he graduated high school in Beeville and attended Texas State University in San Marcos.  While Attending Texas State University, he began his 15 year career in the fields of Law Enforcement, Public Service, and Emergency Management, and has held positions at the both local and state levels as a Volunteer Fire Fighter, 911 Operator, 911 Communications Center Manager, Police Support Services Manager, State Police Officer, and Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator.

Brenda Rosbottom, CFM
Emergency Management Planner/County Floodplain Manager

Brenda Rosbottom is an Emergency Planner, as well as Victoria County Floodplain Administrator, for the Victoria Office of Emergency Management.  Brenda has been with the OEM since 2005, when she was brought on to assist evacuees in the region following Hurricane Katrina.  She has since became a Certified Floodplain Manager, and is a member of the International Association of Emergency Management and the Texas Floodplain Association.  A native of Kingsville, TX, Brenda has been a Victorian since 1984.