Alumnus Is Key Part of City’s Pandemic Response Team

Michael Antoine, PA ’14, works at the forefront of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic response in his role as Deputy Director in the City of New Orleans Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.  Now pursuing the master of professional studies in emergency and security studies, he was scheduled to speak at SoPA’s 2020 diploma ceremony.  In lieu of his Commencement address, Dean Suri Duitch talked with him about his team’s ongoing pandemic response work.