GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (November 14, 2022) – Kent County has hired Scott Corbin as deputy emergency management coordinator. He will start in the new position on November 21.

“We are excited to welcome Scott to the Kent County team,” said Kent County Emergency Management Coordinator Matt Groesser. “His decades of experience in the public safety and emergency management fields will undoubtedly benefit Kent County for years to come.”

Most recently, Corbin was the emergency management director for Allegan County. Prior to that, he served as the assistant director of the Putnam County Office of Public Safety and as an officer with the Ottawa Police Department in Ohio. Corbin also served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserves 938 Engineer Combat Battalion.

He served as legislative liaison for the Michigan Emergency Management Association from 2009 to 2013 and two terms as president of the association from 2014 to 2017. Corbin has a long history of serving his community on various boards and committees including, but not limited to, the Holland Planning Commission, Holland Brownfield Re-Development Authority, Michigan Association of Broadcasters, South West Michigan Area American Red Cross, State Homeland Security Advisory Committee, and West Michigan Airport Authority.

“I am honored to have spent the past eighteen years serving the residents in Allegan County in preparing for and responding to emergency-related events,” Corbin said. “I’m very excited to enter this next chapter of my career serving Kent County and sharing my experience to strengthen an already robust preparedness program.”

Corbin will assist in the development and implementation of disaster plans, coordinate local anti-terrorism planning efforts, supervise volunteer groups, and ensure key stakeholders are kept abreast of emerging situations and corresponding response plans.

“Kent County Emergency Management has always been an inspiration to other programs across the state and, working alongside Coordinator Groesser, I am confident the program will continue to successfully evolve and exceed expectations,” concluded Corbin. 

Corbin holds an Associate’s Degree in law enforcement from Owens Community College; a Bachelor of Arts in organizational management from Bluffton University; and a Masters in homeland security and defense from the Naval Post Graduate School, Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Corbin also completed the Northwestern School of Police Staff & Command program.

###