Alexa Bigwarfe Email & Phone Number

Columbia, South Carolina Area

Alexa Bigwarfe works with authors to write, publish, and sell their books. She loves hashing out strategies to help authors position themselves and their books better, and grow their author business. Alexa and her team provide content and training through their monthly membership program, WIP School, and through the website and other training systems. She coordinates and delivers a massively informational and community building annual virtual conference for authors, publishers, editors, book marketing experts, graphic artists, and other professionals in the publishing industry.

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Founder of the nonprofit organization to support grieving mothers, Sunshine After the Storm. We provide care packages at no charge to individuals who have lost a pregnancy, infant, or child and organizations who support them. We also have an annual healing retreat and other support to include grief recovery programs. Learn more at http://sunshineafterstorm.us

Columbia, Sc

The Women in Publishing Summit is an Annual virtual conference that supports authors, editors, publishers, book coaches, book formatters, cover designers, marketing experts, and others in the publishing industry come together to build community, receive excellent training, and network to support each other in the industry. Monthly training programs continue the learning in the months between conferences.

Columbia, Sc

Author support; preparation of manuscripts for publishing, interior design, independent publishing, copywriting, blogging, articles for parenting and health publications, editing, social media management, press releases and bio creations, eBook conversions, development of media kits

I am staying at home with the kids now and blogging/writing at every opportunity I get!

Copy writing/editing, Resume writing and editing, media kit development, press release development, preparing books for publishing, converting eBooks, social media marketing and development, general marketing, and other tasks as necessary.

Develop training products and training support for the DHS Office of Civil Liberties.

Task Force for Emergency Readiness (TFER)Counter Terrorism Planner Current · Leading South Carolina's Counter Terrorism planning efforts, including a re- write of the state Terrorism Operations Plan · Advise senior leaders on planning, prevention, and preparedness efforts for catastrophic events; provide recommendations for closing gaps · Develop policy for statewide homeland security and anti-terrorism efforts · Bring together decision makers and responders across state, local, and federal level to coordinate planning efforts · Plan statewide anti-terrorism exercises and training · Support intelligence analysts at the South Carolina Information and Intelligence Center (SCIIC) for threat assessments and counter terrorism related products · Responsible for crafting first statewide Intelligence and Information Sharing Plan · Privacy and Civil Rights Officer for the SCIIC ­ write and implement Privacy Policy for the center and conduct training for analysts · Fusion Center Security Liaison Officer ­ coordinate clearances and ensure proper safeguarding and handling of classified information and storage;

· Developed state Investment Justifications and applications for the federal Homeland Security Grant Program · Coordinated regional multi-discipline Counter Terrorism Coordinating Councils · Organized statewide training events for Terrorism Awareness and Homeland Security · Compiled and edited state's first State Preparedness Report for the Department of Homeland Security, over 100 pages in length · Created and convened the first statewide Critical Infrastructure Working Group · Conducted threat, risk, and vulnerability assessments across the state; aided local/state entities to develop plans to address the identified gaps

· Managed analysts providing signals intelligence support to Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance missions in the European Area of Operations · Led analyst team providing intelligence analysis of European air/air defense tactics · Directed 20 communications and information technology experts conducting analysis of vulnerabilities in military communications · Evaluated system requirements for conducting security operations that protected telecommunications assets from hostile attack · Unit Anti-Terrorism Officer; evaluated unit processes, methods and procedures used for preparedness and response to potential terrorist attacks

· Supervised, managed 60 analysts providing intelligence products to war fighters · Directed signals intelligence support for Commander of US Air Forces in Europe · Coordinated acquisition and installation of $5.1M in new Signals equipment; instrumental in transition of the DGS-4 SIGINT operations move to Ramstein AB · Certified Missions Operations Commander for U-2 flights · Created standardization and evaluation section to ensure compliance with regulations · Briefed senior decision makers on status of missions, personnel, and equipment

· Provided operational intelligence and training on enemy weapons systems to 200 aircrew members · Aided decision makers with timely intelligence during combat and deployments · Unit Anti-Terrorism Officer; provided monthly and annual Anti-Terrorism training to 200+ personnel Chief of Training, Intelligence Unit Support, 43rd Operational Support Squadron

Ma, Public Administration

Activities and Societies: Pi Alpha Alpha, MPASAGovernment and International Studies; Volunteer and Social Activities; Event Coordination.

Graduate Certificate, Terrorism Studies

Graduate Certificate, Terrorism Studies

Counter Terrorism Studies

Master, Public Administration

Bachelor Of Arts, Government And International Studies

Activities and Societies: Kappa Alpha Theta, USC Bands

Ba, Government And International Relations

Activities and Societies: Kappa Alpha Theta, USC Marching Band, Golden Key, Sigma Iota Rho (International Relations Honor.