Nomination of James P. McNeill To Be an Associate Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency

The President today announced his intention to nominate James P. McNeill to be an Associate Director (Training and Fire Programs) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He would succeed Fred Joseph Villella.

Since 1984 Mr. McNeill has been serving as senior planning officer, international security affairs, at the Department of Defense. Previously he was an assistant campaign director for the Reagan-Bush '84 Committee. He was with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 1977-1983, serving as senior planning officer, Civil Security Division (1981-1983); senior planning officer, Continuity of Government Division (1980-1981); and associate superintendent, National Fire Academy (1977-1980). In 1971-1976 he was with the U.S. Postal Service as director, Northeast Regional Management Institute.

He graduated from Cathedral College (B.A., 1955) and New York University (M.B.A., 1962). He is married, has four children, and resides in Olney, MD. He was born April 9, 1933, in New York City.