Rebecca Briscoe

Infrastructure Branch Director @U.S. Department Of Homeland Security

Washington, DC, US

Currently serving in a senior leadership role coaching and mentoring multiple operational programs and managers. Providing supervisory oversight and mentoring to a staff of specialists performing emergency management work. Maintaining relationships and effective communications with internal and external senior staff in order to improve the effectiveness or efficiency of programs or operations. Planning, executing, and closing of a project. Also identifies issues and makes decisions that impact internal and external stakeholders based on nuanced understanding of statues, policy, and regulations. Deploying to Catastrophic Large Scale, Level I disasters i.e. disasters that require an extreme amount of direct federal assistance for recovery efforts, supports recovery efforts, manages and coordinates large operations. Serving as the second in command under the Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO). May serve as acting (FCO) based on disaster level. Coordinating and managing large budget projects; and coordinating with internal or external partners to improve the effectiveness or efficiency of programs or operations; and advising/mentoring senior-level leadership on emergency response efforts; and relative tasks.

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Texas A&M University

Post Graduate Certificate/The Bush School of Government and Public Service

Texas Southern University

Masters I Barbara Jordan Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs