Tracey Braden (she/her)

After graduating from St. Mary's Academy, New Orleans, she acquired her Bachelor of Architecture from Hampton University, Hampton, VA.  Currently she serves as the Assistant Director for Disaster Assistance and Recovery in the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response.  Her colleagues kindly nicknamed her the "FEMA Lady", as her primary responsibility is to work with grants management consultants and university partners to recover costs through federal grants related to natural disasters.