Master of Arts (M.A.) graduate in International Relations with a concentration in Justice and Homeland Security studies from Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island. Completed graduate courses at Harvard University Extension School, Cambridge, Massachusetts in crisis management, emergency preparedness, disaster relief and recovery. Participated in MIT's Professional Education Program: Crisis Management & Business Continuity (2017). Earned Executive Education Certificates in "Public Sector Leadership" from Cornell University (2020) and "Leading Through Crisis" from Yale School of Management (2022). In 2023, graduated from Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns Municipal Leadership Academy (MLA-Cohort II). Received Rhode Island Interlocal Risk Management Trust's prestigious Stephen A. Alfred Leadership Award to attend the Gettysburg Leadership Experience in 2024.Career goals include merging private sector: corporate security, crisis management, emergency preparedness, and business continuity planning expertise with public service background of urban structural firefighting, hazardous materials response and technical rescue experience. Experience in security, strategic risk management, crisis management, emergency incident operations, planning and stakeholder management.Excellent critical thinking, problem solving and written communication ability; solid professional research background complemented by international relations, justice, homeland security and public policy graduate level coursework."To Think Like Men Of Action, And To Act Like Men Of Thought" - (Henri Bergson)
Listed skills include Emergency Management, Disaster Response, Homeland Security, Crisis Management, and 46 others.