JAY VAN DER WERFF APPOINTED REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR FEMA REGION 7

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The regional office of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Monday welcomed its new regional administrator, Jay Van Der Werff, following his recent appointment to the position by the Trump administration.

Van Der Werff joined FEMA Region 7 in 2019, as the National Preparedness Division Director and Federal Preparedness Coordinator. He retired from the Marine Corps after 23 years of active-duty service. After his military career, he held leadership roles at Garmin International, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency, and Army University's faculty development program. Dr. Van Der Werff holds a BA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, an MS in Management from Liberty University, and a PhD in Adult and Continuing Education from Kansas State University.

As Region 7 administrator, Van Der Werff will oversee a Kansas City-based office of over 300 staff and a four-state region that covers Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.

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