Jiqiu Yuan, NIBS Vice President of Engineering, Appointed to FEMA National Advisory Council
WASHINGTON — Dr. Jiqiu Yuan, P.E., PMP, vice president of engineering, National Institute of Building Sciences, has been appointed by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell to serve on the FEMA National Advisory Council (NAC). Dr. Yuan’s three-year term begins Dec. 1, 2022.
According to FEMA, NAC was established in 2007. The council advises the FEMA administrator on emergency management to ensure input from and coordination with state, local, tribal, and territorial governments and the private sector on federal plans, programs, and strategies for all hazards.