Podcast: Advisory Board Spotlight – Interview With Major Rhonda Lawson

Interview of Major Rhonda Lawson, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness.

Major Rhonda Lawson of the Texas Department of Public Safety discussed her journey into domestic preparedness with Domestic Preparedness Marketing Coordinator Nicolette Casey.

Learn how Major Lawson incorporates preparedness principles into her law enforcement role as an operations liaison.

Major Rhonda Lawson

Rhonda Lawson is a major in the chief’s office of the Texas Highway Patrol (THP) Division. She began her 27-year career with the Texas Department of Public Safety in 1997 as a trooper, then moved through the ranks of sergeant, lieutenant, and captain. In 2012, Lawson transferred to the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) as captain and deputy Operations Section coordinator, serving as the division’s THP liaison. In 2015, she directed and administered the State Management Team’s operations. In 2016, Lawson was promoted to major and Operations Section coordinator for the Emergency Management Council in the Texas State Operations Center during state-level activations. In 2019, when TDEM became an independent agency under the Texas A&M University System, she transferred to the THP Division, where she is the THP-TDEM liaison and oversees the Highway Safety Operations Center. A native of Washington, D.C., she has a B.S. in criminal justice from the University of North Texas and an M.S. in Emergency Services Management from Columbia Southern University. She holds a Master Peace Officer Certification, is a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM), serves on the All-Hazard Incident Management Team Association’s Law Enforcement Committee, and is a member of the Texas Emergency Management Advisory Committee and a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.

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