About Us

Steven Fronk was appointed by City of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to serve as the Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security and Point of Contact for the Milwaukee Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) in October 2009. He was previously involved with the Milwaukee UASI in 2004-2005 as an adjunct to his position as an attorney with the Fire and Police Commission. He is responsible for oversight of all Urban Area Security Initiative projects, policies and funding. 

Kurt Drezek is a Lieutenant with the Milwaukee Police Department and is the Law Enforcement Project Manager in the Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Kurt has a background in law enforcement, emergency response communications, critical infrastructure and key resource protection. He has worked in the office for approximately three and a half years.

James Ley is a Battalion Chief with the Milwaukee Fire Department and is the Fire Services Project Manager in the Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. He has an extensive knowledge base in fire service, emergency medical services, incident command systems, incident management teams and exercise planning. 

Desiree Matel-Anderson is a law school graduate who worked with the Northern Illinois University Emergency Management Planning Department and is currently the Fiscal and Compliance Grant Monitor in the Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. She continues to expand into areas involving grant management, citizen preparedness, emergency operations plans and assist in revisions to the City Charter.

Gene Oldenburg retired as Chief of Police for West Milwaukee and was recently named the Regional Interoperable Communications Coordinator for southeastern Wisconsin. He is currently developing an inventory of all radio assets in the area and establishing a regional communications council with the goal of fully interoperable communications throughout the region.