I actually begin this new position on Sept 5, 2017...Regional Disaster Program Officer (RDPO)The RDPO position operates as a part of the Disaster Management Cycle processes. It is responsible for government partnerships, measurement and evaluation, information provision, preparation, readiness and response management. Drivers for this work include the number of municipalities within its coverage area, the amount and complexity of program activity, presence of significant grant… Show more I actually begin this new position on Sept 5, 2017...Regional Disaster Program Officer (RDPO)The RDPO position operates as a part of the Disaster Management Cycle processes. It is responsible for government partnerships, measurement and evaluation, information provision, preparation, readiness and response management. Drivers for this work include the number of municipalities within its coverage area, the amount and complexity of program activity, presence of significant grant funding, geography, risk, population, frequency of disaster events, and regional structure. Responsibilities:• Regionally, serves as the Red Cross thought leader and ensures interface with government entities, organizations, and other leadership entities in the field of emergency services, disaster policy and operations, and community resiliency. • Mobilizes the community to prepare, be ready for, respond to and recover from disasters and emergencies.• Executes a comprehensive regional response when required. • Serves during times of disaster as the operational leadership for the Region for any scale of disaster; Participates in a leadership role on larger operations regionally, division or nationwide.• Leads and manages the team responsible for the implementation of disaster services programs throughout the region, ensuring disaster services are delivered in a rapid and accessible manner in order to meet the urgent disaster caused needs.• Develops and supports disaster volunteers who are the primary American Red Cross workforce. • Accountable for the implementation of the disaster services program in alignment with established metrics. Show less

• Responsible for overseeing national Readiness Operations aimed at executing the Prepare, Respond, and Recover missions and ensuring capability and capacity alignment with Government requirements and organizational responsibility.• Responsible for planning and managing the execution of readiness program operations and logistics and supporting the collection and analysis of response operational metrics.• Responsible for providing ARC operations input into the federal planning… Show more • Responsible for overseeing national Readiness Operations aimed at executing the Prepare, Respond, and Recover missions and ensuring capability and capacity alignment with Government requirements and organizational responsibility.• Responsible for planning and managing the execution of readiness program operations and logistics and supporting the collection and analysis of response operational metrics.• Responsible for providing ARC operations input into the federal planning process.• Supports field engagement in State, Divisional, and Regional planning.• Responsible for coordinating the ARC role in interagency response plans and related documents in coordination with the Government Operations Unit• Coordinates planning for exercises and drills to regularly test and evaluate plans in collaboration with Red Cross Divisions.• Working collaboratively with the Red Cross Divisions, provides guidance and support in all aspects of Red Cross disaster readiness activities that interface with catastrophic planning and all cycles of disaster planning at the State and Regional levels.• Develops, oversees, and manages the national-level process that create and measures operational readiness and ensuring that ARC operational commitments are aligned with government requirements and ARC capacities and capabilities. Show less

• Accountable for the American Red Cross role in State and Regional plans.• Responsible for coordinating the American Red Cross role in interagency plans and documents in coordination with the Emergency Management Coordination Unit.• Responsible for coordinating planning for exercises and drills to regularly test and evaluate plans in collaboration with Red Cross Divisions.• Working collaboratively with Red Cross Divisions providing guidance and support in all aspects of disaster… Show more • Accountable for the American Red Cross role in State and Regional plans.• Responsible for coordinating the American Red Cross role in interagency plans and documents in coordination with the Emergency Management Coordination Unit.• Responsible for coordinating planning for exercises and drills to regularly test and evaluate plans in collaboration with Red Cross Divisions.• Working collaboratively with Red Cross Divisions providing guidance and support in all aspects of disaster cycle planning activities at the State and Regional levels.• Ensuring Red Cross commitments in State and Regional plans are appropriate and within Red Cross capabilities. Show less

• Responsible for the development, administration and leadership of the ten county disaster planning, readiness, response and recovery program. • Ensures the timeliness and effectiveness of local responses and the smooth scaling from local Disaster Action Team responses to major and large Disaster Relief Operations.• Provides oversight for client casework and relief financial systems.• Projects, develops and manages a $3.2 million dollar ten county regional budget. • Serves as… Show more • Responsible for the development, administration and leadership of the ten county disaster planning, readiness, response and recovery program. • Ensures the timeliness and effectiveness of local responses and the smooth scaling from local Disaster Action Team responses to major and large Disaster Relief Operations.• Provides oversight for client casework and relief financial systems.• Projects, develops and manages a $3.2 million dollar ten county regional budget. • Serves as the State Relations Disaster Liaison and Northern California Response Resource Coordinator and point of contact for the California Office of Emergency Services .• Responsible for developing and supporting large cadre of volunteer leaders and responders. • Serves as a spokesperson and public representative for the Region and disaster services program. Show less