Emergency Manager

• Aug 2018 - Present

Director/Lead Instructor - Homeland Security/Emergency Management Program

• Aug 2015 - Jul 2017

Led and developed nationally recognized high school homeland security/emergency management program. Designed, developed and delivered all academic programming and course curriculum. Supervised all educational support staff and volunteers. Coursework included: Critical Thinking, Authentic Inquiry, Terrorism, Emergency Management, Vulnerability and Risk Analysis, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Intelligence Sharing and Analysis, Natural and Man Made Disasters, Incident Command, Systems Theory, Active Shooter, Government, and Hazard Mitigation and Recovery. Students (selected from 11 different districts) with Instructor supervision and guidance: • Assisted in the organization, coordination, evaluation, and maintenance of the Emergency Management function for the Academy. • Conducted a comprehensive hazard vulnerability assessment for a 7-building school campus. • Facilitated a collaborative process to evaluate and develop the school's all hazard response plan improving the ability to prepare for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from all hazards. • Identified, developed and maintained an inventory of disaster-response resources. • Wrote and directed table top, functional and full-scale exercises to evaluate all emergency plans. • Designed and implemented the only high school Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in the United States which included a fully integrated wireless Click-Share four screen projection system. Show less

Emergency Preparedness Liaison and Project Manager - Health, Security, Preparedness and Response

• 2006 - Sep 2014

Employed meta-leadership principles and practices to guide over 30 regional jurisdictions, public health departments, hospitals and other stakeholders on emergency preparedness, response and recovery efforts. • Directed complex project to develop, integrate and exercise over 35 State, local and Tribal pandemic influenza operating plans with a special focus on Continuity of Operations. • Applied network theory to identify and remove single point of failure within the Oregon Strategic National Stockpile distribution plan reducing system vulnerability by over 50%. • Assured compliance that emergency preparedness grant goals, critical benchmarks and program evaluation activities of local jurisdictions conformed with state and federal regulations. • Deployed as Liaison to represent the Oregon Health Authority at the Oregon Emergency Management’s Emergency Coordination Center (ECC) for multiple incidents and exercises. • Led, facilitated and contributed to the writing and development of over 100 emergency management and preparedness policies, plans and procedures. • Director, Lead Evaluator or Facilitator for over 30 emergency preparedness and management exercises, after action reviews and/or improvement planning sessions. • Designed, developed, coordinated and delivered professional development sessions to internal and external partners on training and educating Emergency Managers for 21st challenges. • Co-designed, developed and implemented the “Oregon ESF 8 Hazard Risk Assessment Analysis” to identify potential consequences of all hazards on the Public Health system. • Crafted and developed policy recommendations to assist state emergency management partners increase interagency teamwork, collaboration, communication and interoperability. • Acted as Planning Chief, Logistics Chief, Operations Chief or Liaison Officer in over 25 incidents and exercises. Show less

Director of Partner Relations - School of Public Health - CADE

• 2004 - 2005

Initiated and developed business and accounts for on-line Public Health Emergency Preparedness courses and learning management systems from opportunity identification through final submission of proposal. • Worked closely with partners to identify and prioritize new opportunities, analyze mission/business/technical needs, develop team formation and establish pricing strategy. • Collected and analyzed data and information to craft reports, design and deliver presentations and prepare proposals to help partners exceed their objectives and goals. Show less

Director of Training and Education - Bioterrorism Preparedness Program

• 2002 - 2004

Part of a core team that designed and developed the City of Chicago's Bioterrorism (BT) Preparedness Program.• Directed grant writing, administration and implementation for all BT training and education related activities including the development and management of a $1.2 million annual budget.• Assessed training needs of over 1200 city employees. Designed, developed and delivered emergency management curriculum and materials, distance learning modules and evaluation tools.• Established partnerships with over 20 local hospital and nursing associations, medical associations and other healthcare community partners to provide emergency preparedness education.• Supervised, trained and evaluated 4 emergency preparedness instructional staff. Show less

Organizational Development Specialist

• 1999 - 2002

Led and facilitated the design, coordination and implementation of over 15 large-scale business process improvement and strategic planning initiatives for programs including WIC and SNAP. • Designed, developed, coordinated and delivered training programs to over 1200 staff on team building, creating consensus, effective communication, interactive listening and developing trust.• Coached and assisted commissioner, nurse managers, medical directors and clinic administrators on issues related to career development, performance management & conflict resolution. Show less

Coordinator - School Design Collaborative - Education Initiatives

• 1997 - 1999

Directed improvement projects at 15 schools to increase student achievement and parent satisfaction using team-based governance structures and data-driven decision making. • Guided, supervised and trained a staff of seven external field consultants. Directed improvement projects at 15 schools to increase student achievement and parent satisfaction using team-based governance structures and data-driven decision making. • Guided, supervised and trained a staff of seven external field consultants.

Resident Counselor and Program Manager

• 1992 - 1997

Counseled, advised and directed students and their families on personal and academic concerns. • Developed and managed various student programs including mentoring for at risk students and community service for the entire student population. Counseled, advised and directed students and their families on personal and academic concerns. • Developed and managed various student programs including mentoring for at risk students and community service for the entire student population.