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.
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Project Management and Capacity Building Specialist
Email: tom.a.beebe@gmail.com
U.S. (+001) 206.632.1079
Tanzania (+255) 07.88.88.52.32
For a brief narrative introduction to each area of my work experience, please visit my PROFESSIONAL WEBSITE.
For an abbreviated version of this curriculum vitae, please visit my RESUME
Intro Statement
I'm a Capacity Building Specialist with experience in the private sector, domestic and foreign governments, and international NGO's (non-governmental organizations).
I have a background in social work and I studied psychology and disaster management.
One area of specialization is Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, where I've worked in the United States, Africa and Southeast Asia. My base of experience in this field is broad, I have received extensive training in the areas of community education, disaster mitigation, community planning, emergency housing operations, and public health related disaster mitigation.
Examples of my professional contributions include: unique and highly innovative HIV/AIDS outreach and prevention strategies among emerging target populations; and groundbreaking research in the special protection of women and children in global disaster management and planning.
Summary of Skills
My professional skills include:
Disaster Mitigation and Response: extensive and diverse training and field experience.
Strategic Program Design: for government agencies, NGO's, and private sector
Capacity Building: for government and NGO's
Social Work and Counseling: experience with diverse target populations, domestic and foreign cultures, men, women and children
Administrative Skills: Microsoft Office suite, Macintosh Operating System, web based graphic design, writing and editing, basic HTML skills
Small Business Skills: marketing and management
Construction Industry: estimating and budget management, supervision and jobsite management, construction related teaching on the jobsite and community based
Construction Technical skills: building inspection, disaster related causative analysis inspection, residential carpentry, electrical, plumbing,
Experience Keywords
AIDS Related Program Design
AIDS Related Policy Research
Capacity Building for Government, NGO, and Private Sector
Civil Rights
Community Outreach Project Management
Community Health Program Design and Implementation
Developmentally Disabled Programming and Support
Direct Care Provision for Developmentally Disabled Youth and Adults
Disaster Management, Mitigation and Response
Disaster Housing
Educational Material Development
Electoral Campaign Efforts
Environmental Causes
Fundraising
Gender Mainstreaming in Disaster Management
GOTV Organizing
Grant Management
HIV/AIDS Outreach and Counseling
Human Trafficking Prevention
International Development
Labor Rights
Marketing
Mental Health Mentoring and Advocacy
Organizational Development
Policy Research and Advocacy
Program Management
Sexual Education and Counseling for Youth and Adults
Small Business Development
Teaching, Training, Training of Trainers
Vocational Training of Youth and Young Adults
Voter’s Rights
Women’s Rights
Worker’s Rights
Youth Counseling