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