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FEMASupervisory Emergency Management Specialist
Dec. 2023Washington, DCRadiological Preparedness Interagency and International Coordination.
•Provide supervisory oversight for a staff that performs mission-critical work, including managing and coordinating Federal emergency preparedness activities, including identifying and assessing risk, estimating the level of capabilities needed to address those risks, building or sustaining the required levels of capability, developing and implementing plans to deliver those capabilities, validating and monitoring progress, and reviewing and updating efforts to promote continuous improvement. •Provides findings and recommendations for solutions to major issues with short- and long-term horizons to officials in FEMA and partner agencies. •Coordinate with officials in FEMA and whole community partner and international agencies to identify common priorities, objectives, and activities. •Participates as a presenter in FEMA, interagency, and national seminars, working groups, and symposia relating to fields of expertise. •Oversees or leads program review and evaluation for national FEMA programs, producing recommendations and/ or reports regarding efficiency and effectiveness. •Conducts analyses of complex policy and program issues involving FEMA and partner agencies •Performs substantive, mission-oriented work; serves as a senior expert advisor to high-ranking professional staff in the headquarters, FEMA Regions, and with related agencies concerning grants management policies and procedural issues dealing with emergency preparedness and planning for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.
FEMAEmergency Management Specialist
Jan. 2014 - Jan. 2024Washington D.C. Metro AreaCo-chair of the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) National Medical Committee.
Develop and assist in the implementation of plans and procedures related to medical Emergency Operations Plans, Continuity of Operations Plan, and coordinated response actions in chemical and all hazard incidents.
Conduct gap analysis and needs assessments of hospitals and emergency management agencies in the CSEPP national footprint.
Serve as the public health and medical preparedness and response subject matter expert for headquarters program office, regional, state and local entities.
Provide technical assistance to state and local communities pertaining to continuity of operations, general emergency management, exercise, training, response, recovery.
Assist in the development, conduct, and evaluation of national level exercises. Review, analyze, and approve budget submittals, amendments, reallocations, and extensions of Cooperative Agreements..
Develop financial and programmatic reporting Standard Operating Procedures and checklist for cooperative agreement recipients and sub-recipients.
Assist in the development and review of programmatic documents, operations and strategic plans.
Collaborate closely and effectively with federal, regional, state and local stakeholders.
Brief leadership on programmatic efforts.
Certified Level III Contracting Officer Representative.
Project Officer for Interagency Agreement with the United States Army.
Department of Health and Mental HygieneDirector of Emergency Preparedness and Response
Aug. 2006 - Jan. 2014Howard County Health DepartmentDevelop, implement, analyze, review, revise, and monitor policies and procedures related to all hazard emergency events, and ensure that policies are in compliance with guidelines established by federal and state agencies. Oversee and develop, objectives and goals for long range planning and program implementation with local and regional entities to facilitate, response coordination and resource allocation. Oversee and develop processes for evaluating the effectiveness of the emergency preparedness response program’s planning, mitigation, response, and recovery operations and make recommendations for improvement. Oversee and conduct Hazard Vulnerability Analysis and agency Threat and Risk Assessments. Supervise and develop training, drills, and exercises for agency staff, agency partners, volunteers and residents. Collaborate closely and effectively with mitigation, planning and response efforts with department staff, community stakeholders as well as county, regional, state and federal officials. Represent the agency in regular scheduled meetings, conferences, emergency response events in the county, region and state. Coordinate disaster response or crisis management activities, such as Continuity of Operations, Pandemic Flu (H1N1), Anthrax, weather events (Hurricane Sandy and Derecho), shelter operations, and implementing functional and access needs plans and programs. Write, monitor, analyze and revise budget expenditures, budget justification/narratives, and contracts for division programs. Develops, writes and maintains Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) necessary for emergency operations to include those with county agencies and non-governmental organizations. Supervise, lead, develop, and participates in emergency preparedness drills, exercises utilizing HSEEP principles.
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