Kirsten Cohick, MPS, MA, NEMEA

Bureau Director - Planning, Training, & Exercises at Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
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Credentials

  • Emergency Management Executive Academy (Cohort X )
    FEMA
    Aug, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • National Emergency Management Advanced Academy
    FEMA
    Sep, 2017
    - Nov, 2024
  • Professional Continuity Practitioner, Level 1
    FEMA
    Jan, 2014
    - Nov, 2024
  • Pennsylvania Emergency Management Practitioner - Associate
    Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
    Dec, 2022
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
    • United States
    • Public Safety
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Bureau Director - Planning, Training, & Exercises
      • Jan 2021 - Present

      Responsible for overseeing emergency management planning, training, and exercises for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Supervising 14 employees between two divisions, with programmatic input to the Homeland Security Grant Program and programmatic oversight of the Emergency Management Performance Grant in PA. Serves in the Commonwealth Response Coordination Center as the Situational Awareness Section Chief and as a Deputy Response Section Chief. Overseeing the implementation of the National Qualification System in PA and Team Lead for THIRA/SPR and Integrated Preparedness.

    • Administrative Officer 4 (Planning Division Chief) [reclassification]
      • Oct 2019 - Jan 2021

      Same functions as EM Supervisor; reclassification as part of reorganization.

    • Emergency Management Supervisor
      • Apr 2019 - Oct 2019

      Oversee six employees within the Planning Division, Bureau of Planning, Training, and Exercise, along with the commonwealth’s emergency management-related planning efforts.

    • Emergency Management Supervisor (Acting)
      • Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

      Oversee six employees within the Planning Division, Bureau of Planning, Training, and Exercise.

    • Commonwealth NIMS Coordinator/Emergency Management Specialist
      • Aug 2013 - Apr 2019

      Developed and maintain the Commonwealth’s National Incident Management System (NIMS) Implementation Strategy and accompanying directive. Serve as the Commonwealth’s Subject Matter Expert on the NIMS. Project lead on the State Preparedness Report and Threat Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment (SPR/THIRA) annually. Intimately familiar with Emergency Operations Center (EOC) operations in the Planning Support Section and Situation Awareness Section as Section Chief.

  • Rivier University
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Adjunct Professor
      • Apr 2017 - Jan 2020

      Taught online Public Health Emergency Preparedness course (PH 336) to undergraduate students. The course covered approaches to state, national, and international threats to health, emergency preparedness, the response to those threats, as well as innovative approaches to addressing these threats across the globe. The course also discussed the linkage and history of emergency preparedness and public health, the purpose and roles of incident management, as well as ethics and initiatives in public health preparedness.

  • Dauphin County Emergency Mgmt
    • United States
    • Public Safety
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Planning Specialist
      • Jan 2008 - Aug 2013

      Ensured compliance with applicable State and Federal emergency management and homeland security laws and statutes. Assisted 40 municipalities in maintaining emergency plans and guidance that comply with state and federal regulations, including the NIMS. Ensured compliance with applicable State and Federal emergency management and homeland security laws and statutes. Assisted 40 municipalities in maintaining emergency plans and guidance that comply with state and federal regulations, including the NIMS.

  • Frederick County Office of Emergency Management
    • Frederick, Maryland
    • Intern - Hazmat Programs
      • Dec 2006 - May 2007

      Role in developing and maintaining hazardous materials plans, SOGs and SOPs for the county's Hazardous Materials program. Role in developing and maintaining hazardous materials plans, SOGs and SOPs for the county's Hazardous Materials program.

  • Morris County Prosecutor
    • Morristown, New Jersey
    • Intern - Homeland Security
      • May 2004 - Aug 2004

      Worked in the Homeland Security Division assisting with developing plans for CI/KR facilities within the county, as well as monitoring open sources for intelligence pertaining to the county. Worked in the Homeland Security Division assisting with developing plans for CI/KR facilities within the county, as well as monitoring open sources for intelligence pertaining to the county.

Education

  • Penn State University
    Master of Professional Studies, Homeland Security
    2009 - 2013
  • University of Leicester
    Master of Arts - MA, Classical Mediterranean History
    2017 - 2020
  • Hood College
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and History
    2003 - 2007

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