Tony Robinson has served as the Regional Administrator for FEMA Region 6 since January 2013 where he is responsible for the direction and leadership of FEMA’s efforts in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and 68 federally recognized tribal nations. Mr. Robinson began his career with FEMA as an intern in 1987. Since that time, he has held various leadership positions leading to his selection as the Deputy Regional Administrator in 2009. Mr. Robinson led FEMA’s response and recovery efforts on many notable disasters, including hurricanes Harvey, Isaac, Ike, Gustav, Rita, and Katrina, the 2013 Oklahoma tornadoes, and the 2016 Louisiana floods. Most recently, he led the Region 6 coordination efforts to COVID-19 with Presidential disaster declarations in all states and tribes.
In addition to his valuable leadership during Presidential disaster declarations, he served in numerous special assignments and was appointed by DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano to serve as the Deputy Federal Coordinator for Super Bowl XLV in 2011, functioning as the primary liaison for federal consequence management efforts. He also served in special international assignments with the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) in Argentina and the Border Governors Conference in Mexico, providing subject matter technical assistance on domestic emergency management operations. From 1995 to 2007, Mr. Robinson served on FEMA’s National Response Team, supporting National Special Security Events (NSSEs) including the 2004 G8 Summit in Sea Island, Georgia and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah and Presidentially Declared Disasters including 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, Typhoon Pongsona, in Guam, Hurricanes Opal, Fran, Lili, and Charley.