Nancy Ward | |
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| Director of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services | |
| Assumed office December 31, 2022 | |
| Governor | Gavin Newsom |
| Preceded by | Mark Ghilarducci |
| Acting Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency | |
| In office January 21, 2009 – May 12, 2009 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | R. David Paulison |
| Succeeded by | Craig Fugate |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 or 1956 (age 68–69)[1] |
| Political party | Democratic |
Nancy L. Ward is the Director of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and Homeland Security Adviser to the Governor of California.[2][3] Previously, Ward served in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the Regional Administrator for Region IX (which serves AZ, CA, Guam, HI, NV, CNMI, RMI, FSM and American Samoa) from 2006 until 2014.[4] During this time, from January until May of 2009, Ward was selected to serve as FEMA's Acting Administrator by her predecessor, R. David Paulison to serve in his place after he retired on January 21, 2009.[5] She returned to the position of Region IX Administrator in May 2009 after Craig Fugate was appointed as Federal Administrator.[6]
- ^ Governor Brown Appoints Nancy Ward as Chief Deputy Director at Cal OES
- ^ [1] "Governor Newsom Appoints Nancy Ward Cal OES Director". Office of Governor Gavin Newsom. December 31, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ [2] "California emergency agency gets first woman director. What Gov. Newsom says about pick". The Sacramento Bee. December 31, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "FEMA: Nancy Ward Named Director Of FEMA's Region IX". www.fema.gov. Archived from the original on 2006-10-13.
- ^ staff (2009-01-29). "Nancy Ward Acting Administrator". Federal Emergency Management Agency. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
Nancy L. Ward began serving as Acting Administrator for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on January 21, 2009.
(Archived by WebCite at https://www.webcitation.org/5gkQJIFIj) - ^ Nancy Ward - biography on FEMA website