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FEMA's Brown Has Dam Named for Him; Much More Career Bio Info

Items of interest related to FEMA head Michael Brown, who still has a job because he's loyal to Dubya.


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The video clip of Brown b.s. hearing, thanks Mr. Lieberman!, lasts forty-six minutes and fifty-five seconds. You'll need RealPlayer to watch it.

The nomination of Michael D. Brown to be Deputy Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Wednesday, June 19, 2002, 10:30am
342 Dirksen Office Building

Witness List & Video



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How insane is this? There's a dam named for Michael D. Brown in Oklahoma. Sure do hope he had nothing to do with its construction. I'd love for the folks who operate the dam to rename it.

This Who's Who listing also gives much more information on Brown's career related resume than his FEMA bio. And to no one's surprise, even though there are more details on this aspect of the man, none of it point to qualifications for serving as head of FEMA.


Marquis Who's Who

Michael Dewayne Brown

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Career Related

Adjunct professor state and local government law legis. Oklahoma City University; consultant No. Oklahoma Devel. Association, Enid, 1983-91; general counsel Alpha Oil Co., Duncan, Oklahoma, 1985, Physicians Management Service Corps., 1985-90, Physicians of Oklahoma, Inc., Physicians Medical Plan Oklahoma, Inc., City National Bank & Trust Co., 1987-88, Stanfield Printing Co., 1987—, Hammell Newspapers, Inc., 1987-90, Dillingham Insurance, 1989-91, Suits Rig Corp., Suits Drilling Co., 1989-91; chairman board directors Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, Edmond, 1982-88, judges & stewards commissioner International Arabian Horse Association, 1991—.

Awards

Michael D. Brown Hydroelectric Power Plant and Dam named in his honor, Kaw Reservoir, Oklahoma, 1987.


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An excerpt from Brown's FEMA bio:

Prior to joining FEMA, Mr. Brown practiced law in Colorado and Oklahoma, where he served as a bar examiner on ethics and professional responsibility for the Oklahoma Supreme Court and as a hearing examiner for the Colorado Supreme Court. He had been appointed as a special prosecutor in police disciplinary matters. While attending law school he was appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee of the Oklahoma Legislature as the Finance Committee Staff Director, where he oversaw state fiscal issues. His background in state and local government also includes serving as an assistant city manager with emergency services oversight and as a city councilman.