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Aurora, Illinois, United States

Dupage County, Illinois, United States

Project managed the County's Illinois Capability Assessment and THIRA Tool (IL-CATT), composed of the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and the Integrated Preparedness Plan (IPP), using WebEOC.Project managed the 5-Year Update of the Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan 2023.Key planning team member in updating the County's Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) to be compliant with 29 IL Administrative Code 301 and the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG 101).Completed flood and non-flood damage assessment surveys in the field post-disaster in DuPage, Kane, and Will Counties.Taught National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Spotter Training.Assisted with social media updates.Served as the County's Hazard Mitigation Community Education and Outreach Specialist through FEMA's National Qualification System (NQS).

Lake County, Illinois, United States

Ensured the County's compliance with the EPA ILR40 Permit and ran the County's Qualifying Local Program (QLP)Acted as interim technical coordinator for the Des Plaines River Watershed Workgroup (DRWW) and the North Branch Chicago River Watershed Workgroup (NBWW) during a collegue's parental leave.

Lake County, Illinois, United States

Assisting with the voluntary home buyout and demolition program at various stages using separate, concurrent grant funds from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).Understanding FEMA funding programs, such as the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, and the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program.Utilizing Marshall Swift textbooks to determine building replacement value.Utilizing FEMA Toolkit 6.0 to conduct Benefit-Cost Analysis.Updating Lake County's All-Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan 2020.Exploring grant writing techniques.

Geneva, Illinois, United States

Communicate with customers to collect shipping information, answer inquiries and address complaints.Collaborate with a local spice shop next door to promote each other’s businesses by using their spices on our products.Create new flavor combinations to meet customer request or to increase sales.

Office Of Student Life And Leadership

Greek Week Chair August 2018-19Greek Council President 2019-20Lead Greek Council General and Executive Board meetings weekly to promote inter-chapter communication and involvement.Represented 1,100 students involved in Greek Life to the college’s administration through weekly one-on-one meetings.Meet with Deans of the College throughout the year to discuss issues within the Greek Life system.Attended workshops from Michael Miller on conducting meaningful and organized meetings and how to be an effective leader.Organized a week’s worth of fun events under a budget to bring together all member of Greek Life.Held committee meetings to ensure sub-committees’ progress in their responsibilities.

Career Development Office

Guided mentees through the college transition with the help of a faculty advisor.Chosen as one of the 22 out of 100+ applicants to be a peer mentor for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years.Facilitated activities to engage 17 mentees to help them establish themselves and their sense of belonging at Augustana College.

Thomas Tredway Library

Assisted students by answering questions in person, over an internet server, and over the phone in finding resources needed for research assignments.Directed students to online databases and books that will best serve their research objective.Learned how to use the databases in a more efficient fashion.Developed relationship with staffed librarians in order to direct questions to them when assisting patrons.Learned how to use the Library of Congress shelving system to find books.A key concept of this job was learning to ask for help instead of trying to handle everything on my own. It was a humbling experience to admit when I did not know the answer and be able to go a librarian for help.

Rock Island, Illinois, United States

GEOL101 – Physical Geology and GEOG101 – Weather and ClimateObliged students’ questions so that they practice answering questions regarding basic geologic processes on their own.Conducted study sessions focused on explaining key concepts to student who were unfamiliar with them. Graded completed laboratory reports according to an answer key along with using subject knowledge.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Geography; Multimedia Journalism & Mass Communications

Minor: Geology

Master'S Degree, Urban And Regional Planning, Completed 25 Credits.

School of Planning and Public Affairs