About Us

Caleb S. Cage left public service in 2022 to form Arc Dome Strategies, LLC, a private consulting firm in Reno, Nevada. Over Cage’s two decades of public service, he has led soldiers in combat, directed state agencies, and managed complex policy initiatives. Through all of these roles he has intentionally focused on learning about collaboration, teamwork, and implementation.

Cage is a 2002 graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point, where he studied American History. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a Field Artillery officer in the Army and was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division in Bamberg, Germany. During his five years of service, Cage served as a company executive officer and later as a motorized rifle platoon leader in the city of Baqubah, Iraq, later co-authoring a memoir about his experiences entitled The Gods of Diyala: Transfer of Command in Iraq. In 2006, Cage served a second tour as a Corps Information Operations battle captain in Baghdad.

Cage began his civilian career in 2007 as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Nevada Lieutenant Governor, where he developed and managed several successful veterans outreach initiatives. In 2010, Cage was appointed by Governor Jim Gibbons to serve in his cabinet as the Executive Director of the Nevada Office of Veterans Services (NOVS), and he was reappointed by Governor Brian Sandoval. During his time with NOVS, Cage spearheaded an innovative outreach and reintegration initiative called the Green Zone Initiative that aimed to bring together public and private resources for veterans, service members, and their families.

In 2013, Cage was asked to move into the position of Director of Military and Veterans Policy, a newly created position in the Office of Governor Brian Sandoval. In this position, Cage administered a collaborative effort to identify policy and budgetary recommendations to meet the Governor’s vision of making Nevada “the most military- and veteran-friendly state in the nation,” particularly in the areas of education, employment, and health and wellness. These recommendations resulted in the passage of eight pieces of legislature, which remains the most comprehensive reform program undertaken in the state.

In 2015, Governor Sandoval appointed Cage to serve as the Chief of the Nevada Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Advisor to the Governor. Over the next four years, Cage managed Nevada’s mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts for a dozen declared emergencies and disasters. In 2017, he led the state’s response efforts to an unprecedented series of disasters for Nevada, including two Presidential Major Disaster Declarations for flooding, a near record fire season, and the October 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas.

In addition to leading during all phases of disasters, Cage also developed and implemented a major reform program with the Clark County Emergency Manager. This reform program established a strategy to transition to a paradigm of resilience instead of merely response and recovery; it streamlined the grant and policy structure for emergency management in the state; and it developed legislative recommendations intended to facilitate this transformation and provide mechanisms for its sustainment over time. Nearly every aspect of this strategy was approved by the legislature in 2019.

Following his time as emergency manager for the state, Cage served in a number of successive positions. In 2019, he was appointed to serve as the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Workforce Development and Community Colleges at the Nevada System of Higher Education. In 2020, Cage was asked by Governor Steve Sisolak to serve as the COVID-19 response director for the state, where he served for 14 months. In 2021, he was recruited back to the Nevada System of Higher Education, where he served as the Vice Chancellor for Workforce Development and Chief Innovation Officer.

During this same time, Cage pursued and received a master’s degree in security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School. He also published two peer-reviewed books on academic presses during this time, a collection of fiction short stories entitled Desert Mementos: Stories of Iraq and Nevada, and a non-fiction work entitled War Narratives: Shaping Beliefs, Blurring Truths in the Middle East. In 2019, he received the Silver Pen Award from the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame for his contribution to literature in Nevada. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Nevada, Reno. He lives in Reno with his wife and three children.

Following the shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on Oct. 1, 2017, Chief Steinbeck
served as the incident commander for the Family Assistance Center and coordinated efforts at the
Vegas Strong Resiliency Center.

Steinbeck served as the emergency manager for seven years and as the Urban Area
Administrator for the Las Vegas metropolitan area, overseeing county homeland security-related
programs.  This included grant applications and management as well as building emergency
operations, continuity of operations, and recovery plans. As Fire Chief, he managed 32 full-time
stations and 10 rural volunteer stations, running over 180,000 annual calls for service for 2.3
million residents and 45 million visitors a year. Steinbeck also oversaw planning and operations
for thousands of events, including America's Party, The Electric Daisy Carnival, NHL games,
Formula One racing, and Super Bowl LXIII.

Steinbeck has degrees in fire science and emergency management. He is also a graduate of the
Naval Postgraduate School Executive Leadership Program. During his time in the department,
Steinbeck successfully led efforts to change NRS statutes, regulations, and local ordinances.
John Steinbeck is an active board member of Nevada Child Seekers, which is an organization
dedicated to protecting children in Nevada. He and his wife, Lynette, live in Las Vegas, and they
have four children.

Dr. Ahsha Tribble worked for 20 years in Federal public service where she was an executive in the areas of crisis and emergency management, national security, and critical infrastructure security and resilience.  Currently, Dr. Tribble is the Vice President for Operations with Arc Dome Strategies, LLC, where she consults on complex problems in safety and security, energy, and sports management.  

Her federal positions included Deputy Regional Administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Regions II (NY) and IX (CA), with oversight for the strategic and operational aspects of regional disaster response and recovery, mitigation and preparedness across multiple states in those regions. 

Before joining FEMA, Dr. Tribble served as the Senior Advisor to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Moniz and was focused on identifying, strengthening, and integrating DOE strategies and policies for emergency preparedness and response, security, and resilience, as it related to DOE facilities and assets across the nation’s energy infrastructure. 

Prior to her tenure at DOE, Dr. Tribble served more than three years on the White House National Security Council (NSC) Staff, including interim service as Deputy Homeland Security Advisor; Senior Director for Response; and Director of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience. She led or supported White House response coordination and operational policy for major disasters including Hurricanes Sandy and Irene; the Japanese earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster; major flooding on the Mississippi River and in Colorado; numerous tornados; and the deadly West Texas chemical plant explosion. She has traveled with President Obama and Vice President Biden to disaster areas to provide technical support on Federal response activities. Dr. Tribble also led the development Presidential policies for Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience, National Special Security Events, and Chemical Facilities Safety and Security. 

Prior to joining NSC, Dr. Tribble spent ten years in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). As Senior Policy Advisor for Weather and Climate, she oversaw scientific, operational, strategy and policy matters related to domestic and international climate services and the provision of weather services. Dr. Tribble worked at the National Hurricane Center in Miami and served as Technical Chief of Staff and Senior Science Advisor to the NOAA Deputy Administrator. Throughout the Bush Administration, she was a member of the U.S. delegation at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties for policy development and multi-lateral negotiations. 

She received a B.S. in Math from Florida A&M University, an M.S. in Meteorology from Florida State University, and a Ph.D. in Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma. 

Ryan Gerchman joined Arc Dome Strategies in 2026 after more than a decade of work at the
intersection of Nevada government, emergency management, and veteran advocacy. Across state
service, grassroots organizing, and volunteer leadership, his work has centered on finding the common
interests among competing parties that make a shared outcome possible.

Gerchman enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 2002 and served four years as a Landing
Support Specialist, earning meritorious promotion to Corporal. Returning to Reno, he built student
veteran programs at Truckee Meadows Community College and the University of Nevada, Reno that
outlasted his time on either campus. Governor Brian Sandoval appointed him to the Governor’s Student
Veterans Advisory Council, and he served on the veterans advisory council for U.S. Senator Dean Heller
and as Vice-Chair of the United Veterans Legislative Council.

From 2019 to 2023, Gerchman held a progression of roles at the Nevada Division of Emergency
Management, including Deputy Operations Chief in the State Emergency Operations Center during the
COVID-19 response, Tribal Coordinator, and Hazard Mitigation Planner. He launched the Nevada Tribal
Nation Food Task Force and led the Northern Nevada Mobile Vaccine Unit serving rural and tribal
communities.

In 2023 he became Grassroots Engagement Director for Northern Nevada with Concerned Veterans for
America, building coalitions across veterans service organizations, nonprofits, and local businesses. Over
the past three years he has worked directly with federal congressional and senatorial representatives on
national security, energy, and veteran health care policy, including multiple visits to Washington, D.C.
Gerchman holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Nevada, Reno, and remains active with
local veteran organizations in a range of leadership roles. As past coordinator of the Washoe County
Toys for Tots campaign he reached more than 60,000 children over two years, and he now serves as the
campaign’s public relations representative. He lives in Reno with his wife, Tawanna.

Brooke Cage is a native Nevadan. She was born in Battle Mountain, received a degree in psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno, and currently lives in Reno. She serves as the administrative assistant for the Arc Dome Strategies team. In addition to her work as an administrative assistant, Brooke is also active in service to her family and her community. She classically homeschools her children, is involved in faith ministries, and supports pro bono work provided by Arc Dome Strategies.