State disaster response director one of two top officials leaving this month

State disaster response director one of two top officials leaving this month

A state official who played a key role in responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and the influx of asylum-seekers bused from the southern U.S. border is leaving her post.

Alicia Tate-Nadeau, first woman to lead state's disaster response, leaving post

Illinois Emergency Management Agency Director Alicia Tate-Nadeau — who was tasked with overseeing the state's pandemic response — is leaving her position later this month.In a letter to IEMA employees, Tate-Nadeau wrote it was "the honor of a lifetime," to have run the agency and is retiring to spend more time with her familiy and a grandchild in Texas."Throughout my career in public service, I have faced many challenges, but none compared to wh…