Mike Corey, KI1U,  joined the ARRL HQ staff in April 2010 as Emergency Preparedness Manager.  Prior to joining League staff, he worked in law enforcement in Indiana and Mississippi. He has also served as an emergency management volunteer, disaster-response volunteer, reserve police officer, law enforcement academy and public-safety instructor, and on emergency operations center staff.

Mike has been licensed since 1988 and holds an Amateur Extra class license. Additionally he holds Canadian basic and advanced qualifications and is licensed as VE9IU. Besides ARES and SKYWARN®, Mike’s interests in Amateur Radio are diverse: DXing, contesting, CW, satellites, digital modes, and being on the business end of the pile up are a few of his favorite activities.

His memberships include ARRL, Radio Amateurs of Canada, University of Mississippi Amateur Radio Club, Kokomo Amateur Radio Club, and Yankee Clipper Contest Club. He is also a member of the Association of Public Safety Communication Officials, National Emergency Management Association, International Association of Emergency Managers, and Radio Club of America. He serves as the ARRL representative to National VOAD and the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council Governing Board.