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Portland, Maine Metropolitan Area

Fema Region Vii - Kansas City, Mo

Oversee multi-programmatic functions related to emergency response operations, including the regional emergency communications coordinator program, mission assignments, state emergency operations liaison officer program; and the coordination, capacity development, integration and operationalizing of all federal, state, tribal, local, and voluntary agency response operations in support of disaster operations. ● Develop and manage an annual budget of $70K for travel and equipment in support of planning projects, staff training, and equipment replacement● Staff, train, activate, and execute responses in the Regional Response Coordination Center including COVID-19 response operations in support of four states and nine federally recognized Tribes with a team of 30+ ● Created the Region VII FEMA Integration Team (FIT) program to provide customer service and support of emergency preparedness activities, response and recovery operations, and mitigation programs; advised and negotiated with Missouri and Nebraska partners on policies, architecture, objectives, legal concerns, and staffing requirements to support the program; conducted assessments to identify state capability gaps and needs to support hiring, onboarding, training of FIT staff; managed rollout to four states; assisted DC headquarters team with national rollout ● Supervise staff in the grants program audit review of mission assignments; educated grant auditors on assignment process, costs, and procurement procedures● Deployed to Puerto Rico to oversee response, recovery, and mitigation operations for six municipalities; liaising with senior local, state and federal officials; and requesting and managing staging and distribution of $10M in critical commodities and resources for 120K survivors of Hurricane Maria

Fema Region Vii - Kansas City, Mo

Administered Emergency Support Function Six response operations under the National Response Framework to include mass care, emergency assistance, human services, temporary housing, volunteer and donations management, and long-term recovery group operations in support of Region VII states; supervised nine staff. ● Created and managed an annual budget of $12K for mass care response and recovery operations projects with state, volunteer, and faith-based agencies● Directed a six-person team during the 2016 FEMA Region VII National Mass Care Exercise including project management and coordination with 50+ agencies and organizations representing 500+ local, state, federal and voluntary agency stakeholders across three states with 30+ representatives ● Liaised and collaborated with all four Region VII state Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOADs) and the National VOAD helping to build VOAD and faith-based relationships and capabilities to support disaster operations and increase the capacity of communities to help survivors in accordance with the National Response Framework● Created a pilot emergency home repair program for the State of Texas while deployed to Hurricane Harvey ● Authored operations handbook and provided staff training for mass care, voluntary agency liaison and individual assistance roles in compliance with National Incident Support Manual and Regional Incident Support Manual● Deployed to Louisiana for a Type II flooding disaster, directly supervised a team of 22 staff, 10 AmeriCorps members, four community service managers, several non-governmental organizational, and others to organize long-term recovery groups, housing operations, and solving legal issues related to debris and reimbursement

Fema Region Vii - Kansas City

Oversaw day-to-day operations including budget planning and tracking, project management, collaborations with whole community partners; and communicated branch and planning status reports.● Led the Catastrophic Region VII All-Hazards Plan project, which included developing collaborative relationships with all levels of government, Federal ESFs, Tribal leadership, national and state Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOADs), Community Organizations Active in Disasters (COADs), faith-based organizations, and the private-sector to provide input into the integrative planning process● Orchestrated and managed the development of the comprehensive Joint FEMA Region VII and State of Missouri New Madrid Seismic Zone Catastrophic Earthquake Response Operations Plan (NMSZ OPLAN) initiative including creating a catastrophic planning budget of $750K● Deployed to Hurricane Sandy Energy Restoration Task Force at FEMA Headquarters; supervised two staff and liaised with multiple stakeholders to address fuel and power restorations needs in impacted communities● Represented FEMA Region VII on an inter-regional planning team consisting of four regions and eight states to address multi-region and state planning and policy issues regarding response to a catastrophic earthquake

Master Of Arts - Ma, Emergency And Disaster Management

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science And Government