Mr. Roger L. Stone is a member of the Senior Executive Service, who was appointed to his current position as the Assistant Administrator (A) for National Continuity Programs (NCP) on August 23, 2015 after having first been appointed as the Deputy Assistant Administrator for NCP on January 30, 2015. Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Stone served FEMA in various capacities. He began his national continuity experience in 2000, and has directed Presidential contingency programs, developed Executive Branch continuity policy, provided oversight to national-level training, testing and evaluation (TT&E), and lead contingency response operations at both the strategic, and operational levels.
Mr. Stone brings nearly 30 years of government service to the agency, having retired from active duty following a successful U.S. Marine Corps career in February 2008. As an active duty Marine Corps Officer, he served in a variety of command and staff assignments in the 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the White House Military Office (WHMO), and at various other Marine Corps posts.
He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and has managed a variety of federal contract portfolios for several government contracting firms including FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), WHMO/Plans, Programs, and Requirements (PPR), White House Security Office, and the Social Security Administration.
Mr. Stone holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Science Degree in Information Technology from Webster University, and has completed Post-Graduate Studies in Business Administration at Johns Hopkins University.