Director's Bio

George H. McKinney, II

Director, South Carolina Emergency Management Division

Office of the Adjutant General

State of South Carolina

Mr. George McKinney was named director of the S. C. Emergency Management Division July 18, 2011.  Under his direction, the division provides oversight and coordination for emergencies and disaster, terrorism consequence management planning, response and recovery operations for the state of South Carolina.  Mr. McKinney is also responsible for the coordination efforts with emergency management personnel at the local and national levels.

Prior to being named Director, Mr. McKinney served as one of the Emergency Management Division’s Regional Area Coordinators, and was later promoted to the Fixed Nuclear Facility Section Manager.

In 1985 Mr. McKinney graduated from Erskine College with a Bachelor of Arts in History before joining the US Army. As a member of the US Army and the South Carolina National Guard, Mr. McKinney has served at various levels and in several positions in his 26 plus year career. Prior to being named Division Director, Mr. McKinney also held several positions in the public/private sectors to include serving as a SC Law Enforcement Division Homeland Security Regional Planner/Coordinator, with the last being the Manager of the Greenwood County Public Safety Division.  In this position, he maintained oversight of four county agencies and was responsible for their overall administration, operations, logistics, and training.  In addition, Mr. McKinney is a co-owner of McKinney Farms based in Hodges, SC.

Mr. McKinney and his wife, Sarah, have two children – a daughter Anne and son Sean.

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