Michael Antoine

Michael Antoine is a New Orleans native with over 22 years of comprehensive public safety experience in homeland security & emergency preparedness, planning, safety, incident management, search and rescue, hazardous material, training, and liaison support activities. Antoine started his career in public safety in 2002 at 19 years of age joining the New Orleans Fire Department as a Firefighter/EMT and worked his way up the ranks through continued training and education. He currently serves as the Associate Vice President of Campus Safety, Emergency Preparedness, & Response for the Louisiana State University (LSU) System, a Senior Advisor on the Advisory Board at the Institute for Diversity & Inclusion in Emergency Management, and an adjunct Professor of Homeland Security & Emergency Management at Tulane University. Prior to LSU Antoine served as Director of Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at Tulane Health System;​Chief of Staff of Public Safety, Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, City of New Orleans; ​Deputy Director Homeland Security/Emergency Preparedness, City of New Orleans and served in numerous positions with the New Orleans Fire Department such as, Fire Captain, Training Officer, Compliance Officer, and lead the departments Incident Management Team.  ​

Antoine is a PhD Candidate in Urban Planning at the University of New Orleans (UNO), holds a Master Degree Homeland Security/Emergency Management from Tulane University, a Bachelor of Arts in Emergency Management/Health & Wellness from Tulane University, a National Certified Emergency Manager (CEM), and Louisiana Emergency Manager (LEM-P).​ He is also a graduate of FEMAs National Emergency Management Executive Academy (Cohort IX), Naval Post Graduate School Executive Leaders Program (Cohort 20-02), Harvard Kennedy School of Government Leadership in Crisis Academy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government General & Flag Officers Homeland Security Executive Academy, FEMA Vanguard Executive Crisis Leadership Fellow, a 40 Under 40 Awardee, and most recently appointed to the Department of Homeland Security FEMA National Advisory Council (NAC) serving a 3-year term (December 2022-2025).