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Tonya D. Schreiber

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Grant Programs Directorate

Tonya D. Schreiber

Tonya D. Schreiber is the Deputy Assistant Administrator for DHS/FEMA Grant Programs Directorate. In this role, she is responsible for the development, administration, implementation, award, and closeout of more than 50 different disaster and non-disaster grant and financial assistance programs, representing approximately $4 billion in non-disaster grant funding annually.

Schreiber has over 25 years of experience in the emergency management and intelligence community, where she has held positions as a technical advisor, an administrator, a researcher, a volunteer, and an evaluator.

She most recently came to FEMA from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation where she served as the Executive Director for the Office Hazardous Materials Safety. As the Executive Director, she oversaw millions of dollars in Hazardous Material Emergency Planning grants, the development of strategic goals and objectives, and provided oversight on a wide range of transportation research & preparedness projects, risk analyses, and cooperative agreements.

Before joining the DOT Schreiber worked for the Department of Defense as an Industrial Hygienist. There she developed and administered all aspects of radiological, environmental, occupational safety and health compliance programs to include emergency response and community preparedness at the state and local level.

Schreiber also currently serves in the Maryland Air National Guard where she has been a member for the last twenty-two years. In her current position as the State Human Resource Advisor, Chief Master Sergeant Schreiber is responsible for overseeing enlisted personnel management, personnel development, and diversity issues for the state of Maryland. Over the past 22 years, Chief Schreiber has participated in Operation Desert Shield/Storm and Operation Noble Eagle. She has served with Headquarters United States European Command Engineering Directorate, the Pentagon Joint Chiefs of Staff J-4 Engineering and Readiness Directorate, and the National Security Agency. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Toxicology from University of Maryland Baltimore County.

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