KEVIN M. SLIGH SELECTED FEMA DEPUTY REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210318/kevin-m-sligh-selected-fema-deputy-regional-administrator]


Release Date: 
February 3, 2020 

CHICAGO – Kevin M. Sligh, recently selected as deputy regional
administrator of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), began his service on Monday,
February 3, 2020. Sligh will oversee operational aspects of the
Agency’s mission at the Chicago-based FEMA office, serving a
six-state region that includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota,
Ohio and Wisconsin.

“Kevin’s decades of military and federal government service, and
his extensive experience leading response efforts after some of the
most catastrophic events in recent history will be an asset to our
Regional office and FEMA,” said James K. Joseph, regional
administrator, FEMA Region V. “His selection will be crucial in
moving us toward our strategic goals while remaining focused on the
Agency’s mission of helping people before, during and after
disasters.”

Sligh joins the Senior Executive Service (SES) of the Federal
Government, which is comprised of leaders who serve in key positions
just below the top Presidential appointees. SES members are the major
link between these appointees and the rest of the Federal workforce.
They operate and oversee nearly every government activity in
approximately 75 Federal agencies, including FEMA.

Most recently, Sligh held the position of Deputy Director, Office of
Marine Environmental Response Policy and served as principal advisor
to the Director. After Hurricane Michael hit the Florida panhandle in
2018, he filled the role of Coast Guard Incident Commander for the
oils and hazardous materials response. The previous year, Sligh was
assigned to the White House as the Director for Response Policy within
the National Security Council Resilience Directorate where his work
proved critical to the Administration’s efforts during the historic
2017 hurricane season. He also led the Coast Guard’s Crisis Action
Team in 2014 during the Ebola crisis, preventing the transmission of
the Ebola Virus entering the United States via the maritime sector.

Sligh boasts a twenty-four year active duty and reserve career in the
military, which included serving as Deputy Incident Commander for the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill as well as key leadership roles during
deployments in response to Hurricanes Katrina, Ike and Gustav.  

Sligh—a Certified Emergency Manager since 2008—holds a
bachelor’s degree from the Excelsior College and a Master’s of
Business Administration from Northcentral University.

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