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Robert P. Crouch, Jr.
Assistant to the Governor
Office of Commonwealth Preparedness
Mr. Crouch is currently a member of the Administration of Governor Timothy M. Kaine serving in the role of Assistant to the Governor for Commonwealth Preparedness. In this position he coordinates Commonwealth strategy and initiatives related to all-hazards preparedness. His scope of participation includes:
- Department of Homeland Security point of contact for the Commonwealth
- Member, Senior Policy Group of the National Capital Region
- Chair, Secure Commonwealth Panel
- Vice-chair, Virginia Military Advisory Committee
- Vice-president, All Hazard Consortium Board
- Member, Virginia Fusion Center Executive Board
- Co-chair, Commonwealth Preparedness Working Group
- Member, Virginia Citizen-Soldier Support Council
- Member, National Governor’s Association Homeland Security Advisors’ Council
Prior to his role with the Kaine Administration Mr. Crouch served as Legal Counsel to Governor Mark R. Warner. He also served in Governor Warner’s Administration as Chief Deputy Secretary of Public Safety (during which time he served as co-chair of the Commonwealth Preparedness Working Group; co-chair, Critical Infrastructure Protection Working Group; chair, Virginia Citizen-Soldier Support Council; chair, Interagency Anti-Gang Working Group).
In the years leading up to public service in the Warner and Kaine Administrations, Mr. Crouch served as United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia. He also maintained a private practice of law in Charlottesville and Martinsville after serving as Clerk of the Circuit Court for Henry County.
Mr. Crouch is a former member of the Board of Visitors at George Mason University. He is also a former member and chairman of the Virginia State Community College Board. Mr. Crouch is a former member of the Board of Directors for the Virginia Museum of Natural History.
Mr. Crouch holds a BA in Government from the University of Maryland, a MPA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a JD from the University of Virginia.
