Meet April Patrick, a visionary and leader in the Emergency Management and Crisis Staffing industry. As the founder and CEO of Hero Staffing EMD, she's committed to creating opportunities to help communities and government prevent, mitigate, prepare, respond, and recover in all five mission areas. A highly experienced and detail-oriented professional with a proven track record of success in developing high-quality business strategies, leading and motivating subordinates, overseeing overall operations, making qualitative investment decisions, reviewing financial and non-financial reports, devising improvements or solutions for problems, and building strong relationships with company’s stakeholders and other key partners. A North Carolina Native, where she forged her way through college on an academic scholarship. Becoming a first-generation college student. While attending Brigham Young University Pre-law she realized her passion for academics, healthcare, and education leading her to pursue a degree in Nursing. Her dedication to increasing access to healthcare led to her government contracting and Public Health with a strong emphasis and focus on Department of Health and Human Services division of Indian Health Services.