Deanne Criswell

Deanne Criswell
Deanne Criswell
	Official portrait, 2021
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
	In office; April 26, 2021 –January 20, 2025

Last updated July 04, 2025

1 2 "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). The White House. February 22, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
1 2 3 Beitsch, Rebecca (January 15, 2021). "Biden taps Criswell as first woman to lead FEMA". The Hill . Retrieved January 15, 2021.
↑ "Biden nominates FEMA veteran Deanne Criswell to lead agency: Here's her background". NOLA.com. Associated Press. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
↑ Hicks, Nolan (January 15, 2021). "Biden picks NYC emergency management chief Deanne Criswell to head FEMA". New York Post . Retrieved January 15, 2021.
↑ "Northern Michigan native nominated to lead FEMA". UpNorthLive. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
↑ Grabowski, Ken, "Biden nominates Manistee Catholic Central grad as next FEMA director". Manistee News Advocate, January 17, 2021, p. A1.
↑ Fraley, Scott, "Deanne Criswell: From Free Soil to FEMA administrator". Manistee News Advocate, November 22, 2021, p. A4.
↑ "Meet the Executive Staff - NYCEM". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
↑ 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 https://t.co/kkRJYF0NUl" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021– via Twitter.
↑ "Florida AG sues FEMA for skipping over Trump supporters". November 14, 2024.
↑ "Florida discrimination lawsuit alleges FEMA discrimination against Trump supporters". NPR . November 14, 2024.

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Preceded by Joseph Esposito	Commissioner of New York City Emergency Management 2019–2021	Succeeded by John Scrivani
Preceded by Robert J. Fenton Acting	Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 2021–2025	Succeeded by Tony Robinson Acting

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[FEMA_nomination-1] 1 2 "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). The White House. February 22, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2023.

[Beitsch-2] 1 2 3 Beitsch, Rebecca (January 15, 2021). "Biden taps Criswell as first woman to lead FEMA". The Hill . Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[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.

[5] "Northern Michigan native nominated to lead FEMA". UpNorthLive. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[6] Grabowski, Ken, "Biden nominates Manistee Catholic Central grad as next FEMA director". Manistee News Advocate, January 17, 2021, p. A1.

[7] Fraley, Scott, "Deanne Criswell: From Free Soil to FEMA administrator". Manistee News Advocate, November 22, 2021, p. A4.

[8] "Meet the Executive Staff - NYCEM". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[9] 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 https://t.co/kkRJYF0NUl" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021– via Twitter.

[10] "Florida AG sues FEMA for skipping over Trump supporters". November 14, 2024.

[11] "Florida discrimination lawsuit alleges FEMA discrimination against Trump supporters". NPR . November 14, 2024.

Deanne Criswell
Official portrait, 2021

Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
In office April 26, 2021 –January 20, 2025