Communications Strategy Branch Chief
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Washington, District of Columbia
Peter Herrick serves as the Communications Strategy Branch Chief in the Risk Management Directorate. He joined FEMA in 2010 and has worked in External Affairs, Response Planning, and National Preparedness prior to joining the Risk Management Directorate in 2017.
In his current role he is responsible for communicating risk to the Whole Community, driving risk reduction across the country, and empowering partners and stakeholders to understand, communicate, and reduce natural hazard risk. Peter oversees two sections, one leading customer experience (CX) which strives to improve interaction with RMD processes and products and simultaneously increase the impact of the Directorate’s activities, the other leading the other leading communications, the customer contact center, and partnerships. He has led development of toolkits, multimedia products, and other resources to educate and empower communities to understand and reduce their natural hazard risk.
Peter hails from New England and now resides in Washington, DC with his rescue dog, Dillon. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Norwich University.
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