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