TANZANIA - President's Malaria Initiative ('11-'12) - U.S. Peace Corps Response - Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Disaster/Public Health Response: Malaria: Program Liaison and Partnership Coordinator coordinated the start-up of the national level Stomp Out Malaria initiative in Tanzania, a partnership of the U.S. Peace Corps Response and the USAID President's Malaria Initiative, as Tanzania's first Peace Corps Response volunteer.
PHILIPPINES - Visayan Forum Foundation, Inc. ('10-'11) - U.S. Peace Corps Response - Quezon City, Philippines - Disaster/Public Health Response: Human Trafficking from the Disaster Zone: Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Research and Advocacy: Researched and recommended policy for gender and child protection and the integration of anti-human trafficking initiatives into the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework of the Philippines, in a project that is among the first of its kind worldwide. Created a module of educational materials for use in the capacity building of government and NGO disaster workers. Includes elements of research, writing, educational materials development, training presentations and related networking and collaborative activities as a disaster related NGO Capacity Building Specialist.
KENYA - U.S. Crisis Corps (’02) - Kahatia, Central Province, Kenya, East Africa - Disaster/Public Health Response: HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Capacity Building Specialist: Worked with local NGOs (CBOs) as part of an HIV/AIDS related disaster relief initiative in one of the most acutely HIV-affected regions of the world. Provided leadership training, principals and strategies for CBO(NGO) formation, training of trainers, funding development, collaborative design of sustainable community outreach strategies, community education and mobilization functions.
NIGER - Republic of Niger, Ministry of Mines and Energy - U.S. Peace Corps (’86–’88) - Dogondoutchi, Niger, West Africa - Conservation Extension Agent: Served with the county level government of Niger on a national environmental conservation project involving natural resource conservation and forest protection. Community education presentations, mobilization of trainees, and networking in rural and semi-rural areas of Niger, West Africa.
U.S. Disaster Response Deployments:
Mitigation & Prevention Community Education, Disaster Shelter Operations and Disaster Response Casework
U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency ('08) - Beaumont, Texas - Disaster Response: Hurricane Ike: Disaster Housing Operations Specialist: Site identification and assessment for the establishment of emergency housing parks in the disaster area. Disaster housing inspector, performed quality analysis/quality control inspections on the siting and construction of emergency housing units.
U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency ('08) - Topeka, Kansas - Disaster Response: Tornado and Deadly Weather: Hazard Mitigation Community Education and Outreach Specialist: Performed public education and outreach duties related to disaster preparedness, prevention, recovery and reconstruction practices in a dozen counties of southeast Kansas. Represented the Federal 406 Mitigation program to various local government officials and public employess as a function of public infrastructure recovery. Performed causative analysis and damage inspection of devastated public buildings.
U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency ('07) - Olympia, Washington - Disaster Response: Massive Flooding: Hazard Mitigation Community Education and Outreach Specialist: Repetitive-loss analysis and data collection on residential housing for the National Flood Insurance Program, analyzing and recording causes of repetitive loss from natural calamity on and around Vashon Island, Washington.
U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (’05) - New Orleans, Louisiana - Disaster Response: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Disaster Recovery Center Advisor: Provided program advocacy to disaster victims regarding residential prevention, mitigation, and reconstruction concerns.
U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency/U.S. Crisis Corps (’05) - Boutte, Louisiana - Disaster Response: Hurricane Katrina: Individual Assistance Caseworker: Among the first 50 volunteers deployed in the historic first ever domestic deployment of the U.S. Peace Corps, following the largest natural disaster in United States history (Hurricane Katrina). Assigned to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and trained as an Individual Assistance Specialist (IA), served as a first response caseworker, providing one-on-one assistance and program advocacy to disaster victims.
Social Work, Community Health Outreach and Advocacy Activities - 6 years
Seattle Mental Health Institute (’95-’96) - Seattle, Washington - Youth Outreach & Intervention: short term one-on-one assignments with at-risk youth. Intervention and counseling strategies, one-on-one mentoring activities, and team collaboration.
Banchero Friends Services (’95) - Shoreline, Washington - Sexual Education Program Design and Instruction: Designed and implemented a sexual education program for developmentally disabled young adults that is continuing to be offered in King County (Seattle Metro), Washington.
Banchero Friends Services (’93-’95) - Shoreline, Washington - Home-Based Care Provider: Direct health, domestic and personal care provision for developmentally disabled adults. Administered medication and assisted personal hygiene, assisted most basic domestic necessities. Included activity programming and staff training.
Washington State Governor’s Advisory Council Subcommittee on AIDS Committee Member (’92) - Olympia, Washington - AIDS Related Program Research and Advocacy: Researched and provided AIDS prevention policy recommendations to the Governor and Legislature of the State of Washington, as part of a public health research initiative that was among the first in its field in the United States.
North Puget Sound AIDS Foundation (’90-’91) - Everett, Washington - Community Health Outreach Worker: Designed and implemented a community outreach program that was among the first of its kind in the United States. Program activities included direct intervention strategies, counseling and service referral, community outreach and collaborative networking.
Banchero Friends Services (’95) - Shoreline, Washington - Sexual Education Program Design and Instruction: Designed and implemented a sexual education program for developmentally disabled young adults that is continuing to be offered in King County (Seattle Metro), Washington.
Banchero Friends Services (’93-’95) - Shoreline, Washington - Home-Based Care Provider: Direct health, domestic and personal care provision for developmentally disabled adults. Administered medication and assisted personal hygiene, assisted most basic domestic necessities. Included activity programming and staff training.
Washington State Governor’s Advisory Council Subcommittee on AIDS Committee Member (’92) - Olympia, Washington - AIDS Related Program Research and Advocacy: Researched and provided AIDS prevention policy recommendations to the Governor and Legislature of the State of Washington, as part of a public health research initiative that was among the first in its field in the United States.
North Puget Sound AIDS Foundation (’90-’91) - Everett, Washington - Community Health Outreach Worker: Designed and implemented a community outreach program that was among the first of its kind in the United States. Program activities included direct intervention strategies, counseling and service referral, community outreach and collaborative networking.
Community Organizing - 4 years
League of Conservation Voters (’84-’86) - Seattle, Washington - Organizational Founder, Administrator: As one of a team of four, founded the Seattle League of Conservation Voters, a Political Action Committee of 25 paid staff, 200 active volunteers, and an annual budget grossing a half million self-produced dollars. Responsible for demographics, targeting and outreach, precinct organizing, voter mobilization and GOTV strategies, special event fundraising, accounting, payroll, and election commission reporting, management and supervision of paid and volunteer staff, organizational development and capacity building.
Community Action Network (’82-’84) - North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York - Canvasser, Field Manager, Regional Trainer: Fundraising and canvassing as a field manager and later regional management consulting in the campaign offices of Community Action Network organizations in nine major cities of five east coast states. Performed staff development and training activities, and assisted with administrative capacity building.
Regional Staff Trainer for these U.S. NGO's:
North Carolina Public Interest Research Group (NCPIRG): Environmental monitoring of public waterways, public utility regulation
Brown Lung Association: Worker's rights and fair compensation for cotton mill workers
Virginia Action (VA): Reform of racial discrimination in voter registration laws, public utility regulation and reform
Pennsylvania Public Interest Campaign (PennPIC): Electoral organizing and support of Philadelphia's first black mayor.
Ohio Public Interest Campaign (OPIC): Public utility regulation and reform
New York Community Action Network (NYCAN): Public utility regulation and reform, consumer advocacy
League of Conservation Voters (LCV): Major electoral organizing, environmental education, legislative education
Community Action Network (’82-’84) - North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York - Canvasser, Field Manager, Regional Trainer: Fundraising and canvassing as a field manager and later regional management consulting in the campaign offices of Community Action Network organizations in nine major cities of five east coast states. Performed staff development and training activities, and assisted with administrative capacity building.
Regional Staff Trainer for these U.S. NGO's:
North Carolina Public Interest Research Group (NCPIRG): Environmental monitoring of public waterways, public utility regulation
Brown Lung Association: Worker's rights and fair compensation for cotton mill workers
Virginia Action (VA): Reform of racial discrimination in voter registration laws, public utility regulation and reform
Pennsylvania Public Interest Campaign (PennPIC): Electoral organizing and support of Philadelphia's first black mayor.
Ohio Public Interest Campaign (OPIC): Public utility regulation and reform
New York Community Action Network (NYCAN): Public utility regulation and reform, consumer advocacy
League of Conservation Voters (LCV): Major electoral organizing, environmental education, legislative education
Construction Industry Professional - over 15 years
Self-employed Contractor, Builder, Craftsman and Manager (’88 - Present) - Portfolio is available online at: www.CarpentryAndCompassion.com
Contracting and sub-contracting, residential and multi-story construction, major remodeling and reconstruction, structural analysis and repair, jobsite QA/QC, carpentry, electric, plumbing, landscape construction and other technical skills. Managed crews at up to three locations concurrently, as well as a full range of related business management skills.
Gammon Properties (’96-’97) - St. Louis, Missouri - Building Maintenance Director, Property management: Responsible for 94 units of residential housing; buildings ranging in size from single-family and duplex to 24-unit multi-story. Hands-on repair projects included major catastrophic reconstruction of multi-story historic buildings of mid-1800’s architecture, significant structural repairs, major electrical reconstruction, plumbing system trouble shooting and upgrades, incidental projects, both interior and exterior. Leasing and evictions in both Sec. 8-subsidized and market rate housing.
Contracting and sub-contracting, residential and multi-story construction, major remodeling and reconstruction, structural analysis and repair, jobsite QA/QC, carpentry, electric, plumbing, landscape construction and other technical skills. Managed crews at up to three locations concurrently, as well as a full range of related business management skills.
Gammon Properties (’96-’97) - St. Louis, Missouri - Building Maintenance Director, Property management: Responsible for 94 units of residential housing; buildings ranging in size from single-family and duplex to 24-unit multi-story. Hands-on repair projects included major catastrophic reconstruction of multi-story historic buildings of mid-1800’s architecture, significant structural repairs, major electrical reconstruction, plumbing system trouble shooting and upgrades, incidental projects, both interior and exterior. Leasing and evictions in both Sec. 8-subsidized and market rate housing.
Education and Certifications
Private School for Human Development (PSHD)- Seattle, Washington - ('90 - '95) - Completed three year curriculum of GRADUATE LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY
U.S. Emergency Management Institute (EMI) - Emmitsburg, Maryland ('05 - '10) -
DRRM CERTIFICATIONS - Disaster Risk Reduction and Management:
Incident Command System
IS-00100 Introduction to the Incident Command System
IS-00200.FW Basic Incident Command System
IS-00700 National Incident Management System (NIMS)
IS-00800 National Response Plan (NRP)
Management
IS-00016 Supervisor's Guide to Equal Employment Opportunity
IS-00018 Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) for Employees
IS-00240 Leadership & Influence
IS-00241 Decision Making & Problem Solving
IS-00242 Effective Communication
IS-00244 Developing and Managing Volunteers
Disaster Planning
IS-00001 Emergency Manager Orientation
IS-00230 Principles of Emergency Management
IS-00235 Emergency Planning
Continuity of Operations Planning
IS-00546 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Awareness
IS-00547 Introduction to Continuity of Operations (COOP)
Community Preparedness
IS-00007 Citizen Guide to Disaster Assistance
IS-00022 Citizen Preparedness
IS-00292 Disaster Basics
IS-00317 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team
Government Structures
IS-00208 State Disaster Management
IS-00650 Building Partnerships in Tribal Communities
Disaster Related Construction and Mitigation
IS-00008.A Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow
IS-00253 Coordinating Environmental & Historic Preservation Compliance
IS-00279 Retrofitting Flood Prone Residential Structures
IS-00386 Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction
IS-00393.A Introduction to Hazard Mitigation
IS-00394.A Protecting Home or Small Business from Disaster
IS-00630 Introduction to the Public Assistance Process
IS-00631 Public Assistance Operations I
IS-00803 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #3 Public Works and Engineering
University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Global Public Health - Chapel Hill, NC - ('11) - Center for Public Health Preparedness -
DRRM CERTIFICATIONS - Disaster Management and Public Health:
Diversity and Disaster Management
Emergency Preparedness and the Need to include Persons with Disabilities: Basic Issues for Organizations to Consider - Transcript Record: 132642
Title VI Cultural Competency - Trancript Record: 133170
Epidemiology and Disasters
Epidemiology Specialties: Disaster and Environmental Epidemiology - Transcript Record: 132646
Epidemiology in the Context of Public Health - Transcript Record: 132650
Rapid Needs Assessment
Overview of Rapid Needs Assessment: Rapid Needs Assessment Online Training 1 - Transcript Record: 132651
Rapid Needs Assessments Methodology: Rapid Needs Assessments 2 - Transcript Record: 132684
Using Handheld Computers to Gather Field Data: Rapid Needs Assessments 3 - Transcript Record: 132687
Analysis of Data from RNAs: Rapid Needs Assessments 4 - Transcript Record: 132689
Overview of the Public Health Implications of Hurricanes - Transcript Record: 132692
Disaster Planning for Public Health Agencies
Incident Command System (ICS) for Public Health - Transcript Record 133173
Public Health Agency Emergency Response Plans Part 1 - Transcript Record: 132696
Public Health Agency Emergency Response Plans Part 2 - Transcript Record: 132697
Public Health Concerns in Multiple Hazard Types
Catastrophic Flooding: Environmental Health Risks & Morbidity and Mortality Surveillance Transcript Record: 132698
Public Health Surveillance Activities in the Wake of Hurricanes Transcript Record: 132721
Leadership and Disaster Management
Crisis Leadership: Leadership at the Speed of Light - Transcript Record 133171
University at Albany - State University of New York - School of Public Health - Albany, NY ('11) - Center for Public Health Preparedness - DRRM CERTIFICATE:
Preparedness and Community Response to Pandemics
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Specialist qualifications in the fields of Individual Assistance (IA) casework, Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) Advisor, Hazard Mitigation Community Education and Outreach (HM-CEO), and Direct Housing Operations Specialist (DHOPS)
Community Organizing and Education Practices - President's Malaria Initiative Multi-sectoral training for national level program coordination - Dakar, Senegal: epidemiology, behavior change communication, supply chain management, monitoring and evaluation methodologies.
Snohomish County Health Department - Certified Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) counselor - Everett, Washington, concerning counseling for high-risk individuals before and after an HIV/AIDS-bloodtest.
King County Extension Office - Project Adventure High Ropes Course, Certified Instructor - King County, Washington. An “Outward Bound”- style education model emphasizing group facilitation, leadership and team building skills, leading groups on an obstacle course that is 80 feet above the ground.
In-Service-Trainings - from many organizations and spanning years of social and organizational work. Including but not limited to: health and safety related topics; principals and practices of home-based care provision; principals and practices of counseling and service referral for different target populations including at-risk-youth, disaster victims, homeless adults, and sexually active adults; intervention practices including the use of physical restraint; first aid and c.p.r. certifications, etc.
Certified Photovoltaic (Solar Energy) Designer for Residential and Light Commercial, Shoreline Community College, August 2009
EPA Sect. 608 Universal HVAC license
U.S. Emergency Management Institute (EMI) - Emmitsburg, Maryland ('05 - '10) -
DRRM CERTIFICATIONS - Disaster Risk Reduction and Management:
Incident Command System
IS-00100 Introduction to the Incident Command System
IS-00200.FW Basic Incident Command System
IS-00700 National Incident Management System (NIMS)
IS-00800 National Response Plan (NRP)
Management
IS-00016 Supervisor's Guide to Equal Employment Opportunity
IS-00018 Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) for Employees
IS-00240 Leadership & Influence
IS-00241 Decision Making & Problem Solving
IS-00242 Effective Communication
IS-00244 Developing and Managing Volunteers
Disaster Planning
IS-00001 Emergency Manager Orientation
IS-00230 Principles of Emergency Management
IS-00235 Emergency Planning
Continuity of Operations Planning
IS-00546 Continuity of Operations (COOP) Awareness
IS-00547 Introduction to Continuity of Operations (COOP)
Community Preparedness
IS-00007 Citizen Guide to Disaster Assistance
IS-00022 Citizen Preparedness
IS-00292 Disaster Basics
IS-00317 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team
Government Structures
IS-00208 State Disaster Management
IS-00650 Building Partnerships in Tribal Communities
Disaster Related Construction and Mitigation
IS-00008.A Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow
IS-00253 Coordinating Environmental & Historic Preservation Compliance
IS-00279 Retrofitting Flood Prone Residential Structures
IS-00386 Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction
IS-00393.A Introduction to Hazard Mitigation
IS-00394.A Protecting Home or Small Business from Disaster
IS-00630 Introduction to the Public Assistance Process
IS-00631 Public Assistance Operations I
IS-00803 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #3 Public Works and Engineering
University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Global Public Health - Chapel Hill, NC - ('11) - Center for Public Health Preparedness -
DRRM CERTIFICATIONS - Disaster Management and Public Health:
Diversity and Disaster Management
Emergency Preparedness and the Need to include Persons with Disabilities: Basic Issues for Organizations to Consider - Transcript Record: 132642
Title VI Cultural Competency - Trancript Record: 133170
Epidemiology and Disasters
Epidemiology Specialties: Disaster and Environmental Epidemiology - Transcript Record: 132646
Epidemiology in the Context of Public Health - Transcript Record: 132650
Rapid Needs Assessment
Overview of Rapid Needs Assessment: Rapid Needs Assessment Online Training 1 - Transcript Record: 132651
Rapid Needs Assessments Methodology: Rapid Needs Assessments 2 - Transcript Record: 132684
Using Handheld Computers to Gather Field Data: Rapid Needs Assessments 3 - Transcript Record: 132687
Analysis of Data from RNAs: Rapid Needs Assessments 4 - Transcript Record: 132689
Overview of the Public Health Implications of Hurricanes - Transcript Record: 132692
Disaster Planning for Public Health Agencies
Incident Command System (ICS) for Public Health - Transcript Record 133173
Public Health Agency Emergency Response Plans Part 1 - Transcript Record: 132696
Public Health Agency Emergency Response Plans Part 2 - Transcript Record: 132697
Public Health Concerns in Multiple Hazard Types
Catastrophic Flooding: Environmental Health Risks & Morbidity and Mortality Surveillance Transcript Record: 132698
Public Health Surveillance Activities in the Wake of Hurricanes Transcript Record: 132721
Leadership and Disaster Management
Crisis Leadership: Leadership at the Speed of Light - Transcript Record 133171
University at Albany - State University of New York - School of Public Health - Albany, NY ('11) - Center for Public Health Preparedness - DRRM CERTIFICATE:
Preparedness and Community Response to Pandemics
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Specialist qualifications in the fields of Individual Assistance (IA) casework, Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) Advisor, Hazard Mitigation Community Education and Outreach (HM-CEO), and Direct Housing Operations Specialist (DHOPS)
Community Organizing and Education Practices - President's Malaria Initiative Multi-sectoral training for national level program coordination - Dakar, Senegal: epidemiology, behavior change communication, supply chain management, monitoring and evaluation methodologies.
Snohomish County Health Department - Certified Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) counselor - Everett, Washington, concerning counseling for high-risk individuals before and after an HIV/AIDS-bloodtest.
King County Extension Office - Project Adventure High Ropes Course, Certified Instructor - King County, Washington. An “Outward Bound”- style education model emphasizing group facilitation, leadership and team building skills, leading groups on an obstacle course that is 80 feet above the ground.
In-Service-Trainings - from many organizations and spanning years of social and organizational work. Including but not limited to: health and safety related topics; principals and practices of home-based care provision; principals and practices of counseling and service referral for different target populations including at-risk-youth, disaster victims, homeless adults, and sexually active adults; intervention practices including the use of physical restraint; first aid and c.p.r. certifications, etc.
Certified Photovoltaic (Solar Energy) Designer for Residential and Light Commercial, Shoreline Community College, August 2009
EPA Sect. 608 Universal HVAC license
Web Content / Computer Skills
All web content is my own work, including writing, editing, photography and maintenance.
Personal websites include (click each link to visit):
Social Work specialized resume
Disaster Relief specialized resume
Construction Trades specialized resume
Construction Trades photo portfolio of projects
Full Curriculum Vitae
Carpenter Artisan Webpage
Computer skills include:
Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word and Excel, Powerpoint
Apple Macintosh OS 10
working knowledge of html, excellent typing skills.
Personal websites include (click each link to visit):
Social Work specialized resume
Disaster Relief specialized resume
Construction Trades specialized resume
Construction Trades photo portfolio of projects
Full Curriculum Vitae
Carpenter Artisan Webpage
Computer skills include:
Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word and Excel, Powerpoint
Apple Macintosh OS 10
working knowledge of html, excellent typing skills.
Volunteer Activities
Convoy of Hope, Slidell, Louisiana, assisted in receiving, warehousing, and distribution of emergency supplies in a community that was completely devastated by Hurricane Katrina
American Red Cross, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, assisted in warehousing and distribution of emergency food, clothing, and water.
Salvation Army, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, assisted emergency food and water distribution following Hurricane Katrina.
Downtown Emergency Service Center, Volunteer Service Provider, Seattle, Washington, homeless shelter volunteer in downtown Seattle
True Holidays Campaign Board of Directors, an organization dedicated to the deepening of the family and community experience through organized social events.
American Red Cross, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, assisted in warehousing and distribution of emergency food, clothing, and water.
Salvation Army, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, assisted emergency food and water distribution following Hurricane Katrina.
Downtown Emergency Service Center, Volunteer Service Provider, Seattle, Washington, homeless shelter volunteer in downtown Seattle
True Holidays Campaign Board of Directors, an organization dedicated to the deepening of the family and community experience through organized social events.
Travels
Algeria, Benin, Canada, England, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Togo and 48 of the United States
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