Robert F. Shea

Associate Deputy Administrator

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Robert Shea is Associate Deputy Administrator of FEMA.  He reviews all programmatic issues and initiatives, supervises special projects and serves as FEMA's primary representative and coordinator with the agency's 10 regional offices.

Mr. Shea's 29-year career in public service has touched on all phases of FEMA's emergency management roles, including preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation, along with all areas of functional responsibility including operations, planning, logistics and administration. Beginning as a FEMA Disaster Assistance Employee (DAE), Mr. Shea has taken successively more challenging roles from Program Analyst to Branch Chief in the former State and Local Programs and Support Directorate, to Division Director and then Deputy Administrator and acting Administrator of the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration in FEMA.

In 2004 Mr. Shea was detailed to the Office of the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, where he confronted the new challenges of the post-9-11 environment by supporting the issuance of the National Response Plan, the initial formation of the Principal Federal Official program and the implementation of the Special Events Program. These responsibilities brought him into contact with each of the 22 components of DHS.

Mr. Shea resides in Alexandria, VA where he and his wife, Mary Hope, have raised four daughters: Sofia, Michele, Hope and Victoria.

Last Modified: Wednesday, 25-Apr-2007 16:56:33 EDT