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Angela English
English has an impressive career as a strategic thought leader, leading strategic initiatives in homeland security and emergency management, including various risk management projects for and with state and federal task forces. For example, in 2010, appointed by Secretary Janet Napolitano, English worked with 35 other task force members representing local, State, Tribal, and Territorial governments to collaboratively take stock of national preparedness and provide recommendations to Congress.
In her 30 years of working in homeland security, emergency management, mental health, risk management, and disability advocacy communities, she is a recognized award-winning leader. In 2014, graduating “With Distinction,” she was named the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security Curtis H. Butch Straub Achievement Award winner for exemplary leadership and vision. In addition to this honor, she became a Founding Scholar for Innovation at the 18-month think tank called HSx, “Advanced Thinking in Homeland Security” through the Naval Postgraduate School, where she created an award-winning grand challenge project, “One Health Alert System: Complexity Oriented Model for Rapid Detection for Disease Outbreaks.”
She has served as Chief of Staff at the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management as a critical advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary. When she’s not solving challenging problems, she is out flying her drones as an FAA Certified Part 107 Drone Pilot or behind the lens of her camera, photographing landscapes in remote areas of the world. Combining her interests in drones and public safety, she was an instrumental advisor in creating New Mexico’s Fusion Center’s drone program, a half-million-dollar effort.
