MaryAnn Tierney
MaryAnn Tierney | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Acting United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security | |
| In office January 20, 2025 – January 28, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Kristie Canegallo (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Benjamine Huffman (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Education | American University (BA), New York University (MA) |
MaryAnn Tierney is an American public servant, emergency management professional, and former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official.
Education
Tierney attended American University and earned her master's degree from New York University.[1]
Career
Tierney spent 15 years at FEMA.[2] In 2010, Tierney was named the FEMA Regional Administrator for Region III, which includes Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, DC.[1]
Tierney also served as the Senior Coordinating Official for the Southwest Border Coordination Center in 2022.[3]
Tierney left FEMA in May 2025 in a major leadership shake-up that included more than a dozen senior executives.[4] Since leaving the agency, Tierney has spoken out about mismanagement and under-resourcing under the Trump administration.[2][5]
Publications
References
- 1 2 "Impact Player MaryAnn Tierney Moves On". GovTech. August 5, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
- 1 2 Katz, Eric (February 26, 2026). "Officials warn disaster response at risk as former and current FEMA leaders clash in court over mass staff cuts". Government Executive. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
- ↑ "TESTIMONY OF MaryAnn Tierney Senior Coordinating Official (March 18-April 29, 2022) Southwest Border Coordination Center U.S. Department of Homeland Security For a Hearing BEFORE U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs ON "Securing and Ensuring Order on the Southwest Border"" (PDF). May 5, 2022.
- ↑ "FEMA senior officials exit en masse as Trump targets agency". Reuters. May 21, 2025.
- ↑ Tierney, MaryAnn (July 7, 2025). "Opinion | Texas Hill Country Is Underwater, and America's Emergency Lifeline Is Fraying". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 17, 2026.