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Donald Bathurst

MEMBER SINCE: 2018

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Former Executive Director for Emergency Preparedness, Management Directorate, Department of Homeland Security; Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary, Management Directorate, Department of Homeland Security; Director & Chair, Board of Directors, Senior Executives Association; Chief Administrative Officer, Management Directorate, Department of Homeland Security; Director, Asset Management, Management Directorate, Department of Homeland Security; Director, Facilities Management and Services Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Deputy Associate Director, Operations Support Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Acting Director, Program Assessment and Outreach, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Director, National Dam Safety Program, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Deputy US Fire Administrator, US Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Adjunct Lecturer, Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland; Director & Chair, Board of Directors, GSA Federal Credit Union; Chief Fire Protection Engineer, Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration; Fire Protection Engineer, National Capital Region, General Services Administration; Firefighter, Volunteer, Prince William and Prince Georges Counties

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Trustee
National Fire Heritage Center
2019
Present
Executive Director for Emergency Preparedness
Management Directorate
Department of Homeland Security
2014
2018
Director & Chair
Board of Directors
Senior Executives Association
2010
2017
Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary
Management Directorate
Department of Homeland Security
2012
2014
Chief Administrative Officer
Management Directorate
Department of Homeland Security
2004
2012
Director, Asset Management
Management Directorate
Department of Homeland Security
2003
2004
Director
Facilities Management and Services Division
Federal Emergency Management Agency
2001
2003
Deputy Associate Director
Operations Support Directorate
Federal Emergency Management Agency
2000
2001
Acting Director, Program Assessment and Outreach
Mitigation Directorate
Federal Emergency Management Agency
1999
2000
Director
National Dam Safety Program
Federal Emergency Management Agency
1999
2000
Deputy US Fire Administrator
US Fire Administration
Federal Emergency Management Agency
1995
1999
Firefighter
Volunteer
Prince William and Prince Georges Counties
1973
1997
Director & Chair
Board of Directors
GSA Federal Credit Union
1987
1995
Chief Fire Protection Engineer
Public Buildings Service
General Services Administration
1984
1995
Adjunct Lecturer
Fire Protection Engineering
University of Maryland
1993
1994
Fire Protection Engineer
National Capital Region
General Services Administration
1981
1984
Key Alumni Advisory Board
American University
1990
Myeloma Coach
HealthTree Foundation
2020
Vice President Finance
National Fire Heritage Center
2020
Primary Policy Areas

Environment/Natural Resources, Government Operations/Innovation, Homeland Security, Infrastructure, National Security

Primary Sector of Expertise

Federal

Primary Functions

Academic Administration, Budgeting and Finance, Change Management, Organizational Structure/Design/Development, Performance Measurement, Risk Management