Director, Department of Homeland Security Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships
Following in the footsteps of his mother Maiola T. Coleman and Grandmother Tommie W. Thomas, Marcus Tillman Coleman Jr. serves at the intersection of building public private partnerships with faith-based and non-profit organizations. Marcus currently serves as the Director for the Department of Homeland Security Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, one of several centers of the White House Office of Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships. Marcus has supported a number of disaster activations. This includes Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, Ida, Ian, Nicole, the Jackson Water Crisis, 2015 influx of unaccompanied children, Operation Allies Welcome and post-incident national outreach after several active shooter and mass casualty incidents. Marcus is an alum of Howard University, American University, Harvard University National Preparedness Leadership Initiative and the Obama for America. Outside of his role at FEMA, Marcus stays active with the National Institute of Civic Discourse, Fair Chance, Truman National Security Project and #NextGenNatSec.