KEM Fleming

Mr. Kem R. Fleming is the Director, Field Operations Center East, Office of Disaster Assistance (ODA), United States Small Business Administration (SBA) in Atlanta, GA. He is responsible for planning, directing, managing, evaluating, and coordinating the implementation of the disaster loan program for all 27 states east of the Mississippi River, to include Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia. During his time with SBA, Kem has managed disaster response operations for over 90 Presidential and Agency Disaster Declarations. These disaster declarations include the 3rd , 4th and the 5th (Irma-2017) costliest hurricanes in United States history; Hurricanes Maria (2017), Sandy (2012) and Irma (2017), respectively. Prior to joining SBA, Mr. Fleming served in the United States Army for 22 years. He has over 30 years of operational and leadership experience while serving in key command and staff positions throughout his career.

Mr. Fleming earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Southern University, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Troy University and a Master of Homeland Security with an emphasis in Public Health Preparedness from Pennsylvania State University.