Elizabeth M. Harman
Elizabeth M. Harman (born April 23, 1973) is general president of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) in Washington, D.C. Prior to this, beginning in 2013, she served as its assistant to the general president for grants administration and HazMat/WMD Training Division.
Early life and education
[edit]Harman received a MBA from California Pacific University,[1] and a master's degree in Emergency Health Services from the University of Maryland, College Park.[1]
Career
[edit]Harman is a former firefighter in Fairfax, Virginia,[2] and director of the Hazardous Materials and Weapons of Mass Destruction Training Department at the International Association of Fire Fighters.[3]
During her service at the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) as state administrator for exercise and training for the National Capital Region, she worked with various local, state, federal, and private sector partners to evaluate the effectiveness of response to both small- and large-scale disasters. Harman helped coordinate disaster declarations under the Stafford Act; she counseled counties on assistance that was available. Harman helped coordinate EMAC National Coordinating Team (NCT) requests to provide aid to affected areas. She led Maryland's NIMS rollout efforts and during Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, Harman served as the state liaison under the incident management system and coordinated efforts to receive evacuees.
In May 2009, Harman testified before the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials on Reauthorization of the Department of Transportation’s Hazardous Materials Safety Program on how to best improve our nation’s hazardous materials response capabilities and keep first responders safe.[4]
In March 2010, she was appointed assistant administrator for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency's[5] Grant Programs Directorate (GPD).[6]
Harman has served as a faculty member for several universities, including the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the Fire and Rescue Institute at the University of Maryland, College Park, George Washington University, and Northwestern State University.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Secretary Napolitano Applauds President Obama's Intent to Nominate Elizabeth Harman as FEMA Assistant Administrator for Grant Programs". Dhs.gov. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Experience Connects FEMA Leadership With Fire Service". Firehouse.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Republicans". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 10/9/09". Whitehouse.gov. October 9, 2009.
- ^ a b "FEMA: Elizabeth M. Harman". Archived from the original on 2010-04-17. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- 1973 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American firefighters
- Federal Emergency Management Agency officials
- International Association of Fire Fighters people
- People from Fairfax, Virginia
- United States Department of Homeland Security officials
- University of Maryland, College Park alumni
- Women government officials