While FEMA is responsible for the overall administration of the program, Risk MAP is a joint effort involving many other partners. Visit one of the following pages to learn what Risk MAP means for you. 1  State and Community Officials.  Homeowners, Renters and Business Owners.
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on February 2, 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia. She is the only child of Nidia Ripoll and William Mebarak Chadid. Her paternal grandparents emigrated from Lebanon to New York City, where her father was born. Her father then emigrated to Colombia at age 5.
Photo by Shahrzad Elghanayan. Dalia Sofer was born in Iran and fled at the age of ten to the United States with her family. She is the recipient of a Whiting Writers' Award and has been a resident at Yaddo. A graduate of the MFA program at Sarah Lawrence College, she lives in New York City.