Leviticus Lewis

Leviticus Lewis is FEMA Detailee in PDCO and is a Planetary Defense Program Officer.

Mr. Leviticus "L.A." Lewis joined the Federal Emergency Management Agency in July 2007 as Director of the National Response Coordination Center. Mr. Lewis is currently assigned as the FEMA Liaison to the NASA Planetary Defense Coordination Office. In this assignment Mr. Lewis supports the Planetary Defense Officer as a program officer within the Planetary Defense Coordination Office. He supports the PDCO by performing duties as assigned, both technical and programmatic, related to the National Near-Earth Object (NEO) Strategy and Action Plan, coordination of interagency and international activities on NEO impact response and mitigation, and develop plans and programs in support of Planetary Defense Coordination Office goals. Additionally, he will expand support, cooperation, communication, and timely information sharing between FEMA and NASA.

Mr. Lewis is a veteran, retiring as a Commander, after serving 20 years in various command and staff positions in the US Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer. Mr. Lewis graduated from Savannah State College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic Engineering Technology and has a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the US Naval War College. Mr. Lewis was awarded a Certificate of Completion for the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government and Harvard School of Public Health, Executive Education.