FEMA Appointed 16 New National Advisory Council Members

FEMA appoints 16 new members and three returning members to the National Advisory Council. Jeff Hansen, Director of Community Safety for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and former vice chair of the council, will be the first Tribal representative to serve as council chair. The council will expand from 35 to 40 members in 2023, adding positions specific to climate change. On Oct. 27, 2022, the Choctaw Nation hosted the National Advisory Council meeting, marking the first time a Tribal Nation hosted the annual council meeting since the council was established in 2006. Discussions at the meeting focused on “improving Nation-to-Nation relationships and supporting tribal sovereignty”.