Frances E. Winslow
Director
City of San Jose, Office Of Emergency Services

Frances Edwards-Winslow, Ph.D., CEM is the Director of Emergency Services for the City of San Jose. She has served as OES Director in San Jose for 11 years, including one year as acting assistant chief in the San Jose Fire Department.

Dr. Edwards-Winslow is also Director of San Jose’s Metropolitan Medical Task Force (MMTF), a terrorism response unit that includes police, fire and medical personnel. Dr. Edwards-Winslow is a certified trainer in five of the DOD “Weapons of Mass Destruction/Nuclear, Biological, Chemical” courses, and co-creator of the “Terrorism Awareness for Public Employees” course. Dr. Edwards-Winslow has a Ph.D. in Public Administration, and a Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management. Her previous positions include Emergency Services Coordinator for Irvine, California and Management Analyst for the Irvine Police Department.

She is a winner of the Governing Magazine Public Official of the Year 2002, the California Emergency Services Association Gold and Platinum Awards, and is the first recipient of the John Fetz Memorial Award. Her biography appears in Who’s Who in America. San Jose Magazine named her one of the Silicon Valley Power 100 for 2002.