Robbie Sofaly Email & Phone Number

Fort Mill, Sc, Us

Florida, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Based In West Palm Beach, Florida

Led NHQ's Recovery Services Long-Term Community Recovery Team - comprised of two (2) employees and six (6) leadership volunteers. The Community Recovery team supports and monitors community recovery operations and programs, documents best practices and lessons learned to produce a comprehensive series of programs that can be adapted to different regions and is flexible to disaster types. Oversaw and conducted grant programmatic oversight, internal and external use of the Coordinated Assistance Network (CAN) and supported the initial build of a new client relationship management system - RC CARE. Served as the lead for the Recovery Grants Program and System Develop Project – a project aiming to optimize recovery grants program execution through the Red Cross’ Grants Management Information System.

Florida & Georgia

Support a community recovery team whose focus is convening communities, organizations, government partners, and other stakeholder groups to recover from and build resiliency following Hurricane Irma. A critical element to our program's success is conducting strategic planning with community partners to address Irma-specific recovery challenges and develop interventions. Through a wide array of professional networks, our team established and (continues to) executed an outreach plan to make available Hurricane Irma Financial Assistance in all communities, especially focusing on traditionally under-served and vulnerable communities. Utilizing an established program framework, build job tools and create support mechanisms to roll-out recovery resources efficiently, across a three-state geography

West Palm Beach, Florida Area

Responsible for the implementation of the disaster services program in the South Florida Region, specifically Palm Beach & Martin counties. Lead and manage a primarily volunteer team responsible for the implementation of disaster preparedness, response and recovery programs in the Greater Pam Beach and Martin County area. Ensures the development of Disaster Leadership Volunteers in each of the program support functional areas of the disaster cycle in order to meet the needs of our clients.Other responsibilities include local preparation, response and recovery management as well as management of government partnerships, such as emergency responders and county emergency management agencies.Major community outreach and education projects include the Home Fire Preparedness Campaign and Pillowcase Project; both are extremely innovative projects aimed at reducing death by home fires and increasing disaster preparedness knowledge in youth, respectively.

St. Thomas & St. John, Usvi

Responsible for the effective implementation of the disaster program in the US Virgin Islands, specifically the islands of St. Thomas and St. John. A major responsibility is the management of a volunteer team of approximately 200 individuals whose scope of work covers the entire disaster cycle- preparation, response, and recovery. Despite being separated by water, successfully facilitate disaster program communication, growth, and development between St. Thomas and St. John. Collaboration with Divisional and Regional leadership, as well as local government agencies to develop training seminars and workshops is a primary duty. Serve as the disaster cycle services subject matter expert with local non-profit agencies as well as USVI government partners. Other major responsibilities include facilitating and participating in regional and divisional planning processes designed to strengthen and promote local resource leveraging and partnership development.

Lexington-Richland School District 5

Coordinate academic curriculum, enrichment activities, behavior interventions, and recreation to maximize students' experience in an after school program. Supervise and manage volunteers and paid staff. The mission of the CHP is to guide students onto paths to success by surrounding them with positive role models who engage in innovative, evidence-based practices that improve academic performance, strengthen communication, enhance motivation, and increase resilience for overcoming barriers to success.

Community Mental Health Services

Served as Assistant State Coordinator for the South Carolina Trauma Practice Initiative (SCTPI), a collaborative effort aimed at building the sustained use of Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as the main intervention for children suffering through trauma. A Statewide effort, the SCTPI initiative's goals included sensitizing stakeholders to the impact of trauma, influencing policies, educating and training clinicians, addressing concerns about the safety and dignity of psychiatric settings (for example, sanctuary trauma), and increasing knowledge by supporting a strong empirical research platform [Cusack, Karen & B Wells, Christopher & L Grubaugh, Anouk & G Hiers, Thomas & Christopher Frueh, B. (2007). An Update on the South Carolina Trauma Initiative. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.). 58. 708-10.]. Duties included clinician and senior leader participant tracking, training venue selection, facilitation of inter-agency communication between community mental health centers, and outcome monitoring. Through this effort I, along with that of my team, was able to improve South Carolina’s capacity to recognize trauma symptoms in children and intervene with evidence based treatment plans.

Master'S Degree, Social Work

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology