Partnership Teams | Education and Outreach
Liz DiGregorio
Strategic Advisor
Elizabeth DiGregorio is a senior strategic advisor to the Partnership focusing on FedExperience which encourages experienced workers to pursue encore careers with the federal government.
Liz retired from the Department of Homeland Security –FEMA in 2007 where she served as the Director of the Office for Community Preparedness-Citizen Corps. During her 27 year career with DHS and FEMA she served as liaison to the White House USA Freedom Corps Office, FEMA Chief of Staff, Executive Officer for the FEMA Response and Recovery Directorate, Director of FEMA’s Regional Operations, Director of FEMA’s Training and Assessment Division, Team Leader for several national security-continuity of government operations programs, and Team Leader for several disaster response and recovery operations. Highlights of her federal career include co-creating the Citizen Corps program in response to the outpouring of volunteer support for emergency responders after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, serving as the FEMA Chief of Staff during the 9/11 attacks, revitalizing key continuity of government programs and reuniting families as part of the 1980’s Cuban Refugee Program.
Before joining FEMA in 1980, Ms. DiGregorio was the Executive Director of the McKinley Area Council of Governments, in Gallup, NM. A native of New Mexico, Ms. DiGregorio earned a bachelor of arts degree from Colorado College and a master's degree in Public Administration Degree from the University of North Texas. She is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute and holds a training specialist certificate from Georgetown University.
The Partnership for Public Service is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works to revitalize our federal government by inspiring a new generation to serve and by transforming the way government works.
