Deanne Criswell

Deanne Bennett Criswell[1] is an American emergency management officer who has served as the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency since April 2021. Criswell was previously the commissioner of the New York City Emergency Management Office.[2][3]

For the crime and crime victim, see Murder of Deanna Criswell.
Deanne Criswell
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Assumed office
April 26, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byPete Gaynor
Commissioner of New York City Emergency Management
In office
July 1, 2019 – April 26, 2021
MayorBill de Blasio
Preceded byJoseph Esposito
Succeeded byJohn Scrivani
Personal details
EducationColorado State University (BS)
University of Colorado, Denver (MPA)
Naval Postgraduate School (MS)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Air Force
Years of service1992–2013
RankSenior Master Sergeant
UnitColorado Air National Guard

Education

Criswell graduated from Catholic Central High School in Manistee, Michigan. She then earned a Bachelor of Science in technology education from Colorado State University, a Master of Public Administration from the University of Colorado Denver, and a Master of Science in homeland security from the Naval Postgraduate School.[4]

Career

Criswell served as a member of the Colorado Air National Guard with the 140th Wing and was deployed to Kuwait. She also worked as a firefighter for 21 years. Criswell managed the Office of Emergency Management for the city of Aurora, Colorado.[5] She later worked in the Federal Emergency Management Agency during the Barack Obama Administration before becoming the commissioner of the New York City Emergency Management department in 2019.[6]

Her nomination to be the next FEMA administrator was submitted to the United States Senate on February 22, 2021.[1] She was confirmed on April 22, 2021 by voice vote, and was sworn in by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on April 26, 2021.[7][8]

References
  1. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). The White House. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  2. "Biden nominates FEMA veteran Deanne Criswell to lead agency: Here's her background". NOLA.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  3. Hicks, Nolan (2021-01-15). "Biden picks NYC emergency management chief Deanne Criswell to head FEMA". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  4. "Northern Michigan native nominated to lead FEMA". UpNorthLive. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  5. Beitsch, Rebecca (2021-01-15). "Biden taps Criswell as first woman to lead FEMA". TheHill. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  6. "Meet the Executive Staff - NYCEM". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  7. Mayorkas, Alejandro [@SecMayorkas] (April 26, 2021). "Honored to deliver the oath of office to Deanne Criswell today, her first full day as the Administrator of @fema t.co/kkRJYF0NUl" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Twitter.
  8. Beitsch, Rebecca (2021-01-15). "Biden taps Criswell as first woman to lead FEMA". TheHill. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
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