Nomination of Bernard A. Maguire To Be an Associate Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency

The President today announced his intention to nominate Bernard A. Maguire to be an Associate Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (National Preparedness Programs Directorate). He would succeed Gloria Cusumano Jimenez.

He is currently serving as president of the VPA Corp., a consulting firm for the nuclear utility industry. He was project manager for Tera Corp. in 1978-1982; program manager for Ramco, Inc., in 1977-1978; product manager for Deltech Engineering, Inc., in 1976-1977; and international project manager, generation systems division, Westinghouse Electric Corp., in 1969-1976.

He graduated from the United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1964) and the University of Pittsburgh (M.B.A., 1970). He was born September 12, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pa.