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- J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law
- B.A., English, University of Colorado at Boulder
- B.S., Journalism, University of Colorado at Boulder
Graduate Faculty and Staff
Michael J. Armstrong, J.D.
Visiting Professorial Instructor of EMSE; |
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| Address: | National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) 1801 K Street NW, Suite 700K Washington, DC 20006 |
| Phone: | +1 (202) 879 0555 |
| Fax: | +1 (202) 783 0290 |
| Email: | mja@gwu.edu; marmstrong@ncarb.org |
| Website: | http://www.gwu.edu/~icdrm |
Office Hours:
Please call to make an appointment
Teaching:
- EMSE 6350 Hazard Mitigation in Disaster Management
Professional Experience:
- Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, 2011 - present
- Senior Vice President, International Code Council, 2007-2011
- Vice President, ICF International, 2001-2006
- Associate Director for Mitigation (Senate-confirmed Presidential appointee), Federal Emergency Management Agency,1997-2001
- Region VIII Director (Presidential appointee), Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1994-1997
- Deputy Director, Colorado Governor’s Office of Energy Conservation, 1993-1994
- Executive Director, Colorado Democratic Party, 1992-1993
- Assistant City Attorney, Aurora, Colorado, 1981-1991
Projects:
- NCARB:
- Practice Analysis of Architecture Survey, 2012
- Intern Development Program version 2.0 expanding eligibility areas to include public and non-profit service, academic internships, compatible practices outside of architecture, 2012
- Strategic Planning initiatives regarding licensure and organizational business models, 2011-present
- Chair, District of Columbia Preservation League “Green Task Force,” 2008-2010
- ICC: Development of International Green Construction Code project, 2009-2011
- ICF International: Clients included the Governor of Louisiana (post-Katrina rebuilding); the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (food safety preparedness); the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (critical infrastructure protection, capabilities planning); and the metropolitan areas of Seattle, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. (homeland security strategic planning, exercises, and public/private partnerships).
- FEMA: Managed national programs addressing risk reduction including pre- and post- disaster grant programs, ongoing oversight for the nation’s flood, hurricane and earthquake programs, support for academic and building science research, and the launch of initiatives in pre-disaster mitigation, floodplain mapping modernization, tornado “safe room” technology, public/private partnerships, cost-benefit analysis. Also provided oversight for FEMA response, recovery, mitigation and preparedness activities in a six-state region, and headed efforts to reinvent the agency’s community outreach and employee performance activities.
