Quentin is a Floodplain Management Specialist and co-chair of the Data Analytics & Systems Committee for Floodplain Management and Insurance at FEMA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of the FEMA Emerging Leaders Program, a former FIMA Resilience Fellow, and has served multiple roles within the FEMA National Response Coordination Center. He has twice been awarded the FEMA Administrator’s Award, one for Exemplary Emergency Manager and most recently the prestigious award for Innovation.

External to FEMA, Quentin serves as the chair of the Needs Assessment Committee on the Annapolis Housing Affordability Task Force where he advocates on behalf of development that is economically prosperous, socially inclusive, and environmentally sustainable. Additionally, he volunteers with the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and has contributed to humanitarian mapping efforts in numerous countries primarily focusing on mapping flood vulnerable communities and environmental sustainability.

Prior to joining FEMA, Mr. Cummings served as the Brigade Battle Captain for the 78th Homeland Response Force in Atlanta, GA – a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive domestic response unit with responsibility for FEMA Region 4. He has served combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as peacekeeping missions in Bosnia. He has worked in close conjunction with U.S. Department of State and USAID representatives abroad and

National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster domestically throughout his military and civilian careers.