Deanne Criswell

Deanne Criswell
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Assumed office
April 26, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
DeputyErik Hooks
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 - 140th Wing

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 is the first woman to lead FEMA.[2] She was previously the commissioner of the New York City Emergency Management Office.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). The White House. February 22, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Beitsch was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Biden nominates FEMA veteran Deanne Criswell to lead agency: Here's her background". NOLA.com. Associated Press. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Hicks, Nolan (January 15, 2021). "Biden picks NYC emergency management chief Deanne Criswell to head FEMA". New York Post. Retrieved January 15, 2021.