Matt Marietta

Matt Marietta is a deputy chief for a department in suburban Atlanta and has spent 23 years in public safety. He is a certified firefighter and peace officer, a Certified Emergency Manager (International Association of Emergency Managers), an Executive Fire Officer (National Fire Academy) and a Chief Fire Officer Designee (Center for Public Safety Excellence). Marietta earned a master's degree and a doctorate in political science and international relations from Georgia State University and a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Wheaton College. He has written for various homeland security-related publications and other government periodicals on the topics of community resilience, public administration and organizational management.