Ann Marie Hager is an Mitigation Specialist for the Hartford Office of the FDO. With commitment to public service, her goal is to use compassion and mitigation to achieve the best course for clients. Ann Marie was formerly a Consular Officer with the U.S. Department of State where she adjudicated non-immigrant visas and citizenship claims, while assisting U.S. citizens during arrest, death, repatriation, and welfare/whereabouts cases.

Ann Marie has lived in six countries in eight years, bringing multicultural understanding and language skills to the investigative practice, principally in Spanish and also Arabic. Prior to joining the Department of State, Ann Marie held several roles in academia and the private sector including at AL DIA News Media, Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Johns Hopkins University, and her two alma maters. Ann Marie holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Drexel University and a master's degree in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution from Columbia University.