Sara Hicks-West Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Ga

Lead the needs assessment, strategy design and implementation for the 2020 Western Wildfire recovery operation for OR, WA, CA, and CO/WY regions.Designed and Implemented the Long -Term Recovery Operations Strategy for Hurricane Florence, assumed responsibility for implementation of Hurricanes Michael and Dorian recovery operations and ensured scaling capacity for future operations.• Assessed community recovery needs and invested over $30M in designated dollars in the community through… Show more Lead the needs assessment, strategy design and implementation for the 2020 Western Wildfire recovery operation for OR, WA, CA, and CO/WY regions.Designed and Implemented the Long -Term Recovery Operations Strategy for Hurricane Florence, assumed responsibility for implementation of Hurricanes Michael and Dorian recovery operations and ensured scaling capacity for future operations.• Assessed community recovery needs and invested over $30M in designated dollars in the community through multiple service delivery strategies providing both advocacy and programmatic support to vulnerable populations, adhering to our fundamental principles and values including diversity and inclusion. Show less

• Responsible for statewide achievement of goals and response operations for Disaster Cycle Services (DCS) in VA, NC, SC, ensuring compliance with doctrine and fiscal controls.• Collaborate with divisional and regional leadership to develop and implement regional DCS organizational structures in compliance with reengineering principles and support hiring process for key leadership positions.• Lead the Mid Atlantic Division's Prepare Division Capability Work Group (DCWG) including… Show more • Responsible for statewide achievement of goals and response operations for Disaster Cycle Services (DCS) in VA, NC, SC, ensuring compliance with doctrine and fiscal controls.• Collaborate with divisional and regional leadership to develop and implement regional DCS organizational structures in compliance with reengineering principles and support hiring process for key leadership positions.• Lead the Mid Atlantic Division's Prepare Division Capability Work Group (DCWG) including ensuring effective execution of the National Home Fire Preparedness Campaign and Pillowcase Project which has saved 69 lives within the Mid Atlantic division as of April 30, 2018 and installed almost 200,000 smoke alarms in at risk homes making over 69k families safer.• Facilitate the Mid Atlantic Division's Training and Exercises Capability workgroup and co-lead the division team's support for Regional Training Institutes.• Subject matter expert on recovery for division and national Recovery Infrastructure and Community Recovery Workgroups.- Deployments in various leadership roles across the country to floods, tornados and hurricanes. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Assess the Georgia Region's capacity to respond to disasters statewide, provide support to eleven chapters on readiness and response activities and increase capacity to respond to large-scale events such as hurricanes and tornados.

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Provided expertise and guidence to under-performing chapters to create a consistant foundation of service delivery in Georiga as well as advised the state and regional staff as well as chapter executives regarding service delivery.

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Build and oversee volunteer program to teach disaster preparedness to the community.

Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area

Coordinated the Red Cross disaster readiness and response activities in a four county jurisdiction.

Supervised adjudicated youth according to a behavioral modification program and provided life skills coaching to assist with reintegration upon completion of the program.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Psychology

Bs, Applied Criminology

Activities and Societies: Wester Carolina University Emergency Medical Services EMT-B

Master Of Arts - Ma, Psychology