EDUCATION
• Bachelor of Science, Communications - Northern Arizona University 1991
• Northwest Public Health Leadership Institute – University of Washington 2007 -2008
• Executive Masters in Public Administration - Portland State University – Thesis complete, two papers remain
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE COURSES
- IS 00001 Emergency Program Manager
- IS 15.b Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies
- ICS 100 Introduction to Incident Command System
- IS 139 Exercise Design
- ICS 200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
- IS 230.a Fundamentals of Emergency Management
- IS 235 Emergency Planning
- IS 240 Leadership and Influence
- IS 241.a Decision Making and Problem Solving
- IS 242.a Effective Communication
- IS 244.a Developing and Managing Volunteers
- IS 250 Emergency Support Function 15; External Affairs
- IS 275 EOC Management and Operations
- IS 393.a Hazard Mitigation
- IS 634 Introduction to FEMA’s Public Assistance Program
- IS 700.a National Incident Management System
- IS 701.a NIMS Multi agency Coordination System (MACS)
- IS 702.a National Incident Management System (NIMS) Public Information Systems
- IS 703.a NIMS Resource Management
- IS-704 NIMS Communications and Information Management
- IS 800.a National Response Plan/Framework
ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK
- Multi Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools
- NIMS ICS All Hazards Public Information Officer
- L-952 All Hazard Public Information Officer
- Public Information in a WMD/Terrorism Incident
- JIS/JIC/PIO Team Training
- Crisis Communications Forum
- CDC Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication by Leaders for Leaders
- CDC Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication Pandemic Influenza
- Law Enforcement Media Relations
- Marketing Fire Protection in Your Community
- All Hazards Emergency Response
- Standardized Awareness Authorized Training Program
- Enhanced Threat and Risk Assessment
- Exercise Design and Evaluation Course, Oregon Emergency Management
- S-330 Task Force Leader All Hazard Approach
- MGT 366 Legal Issues and Disasters
- ICS 300 Intermediate Incident Command
- ICS 400 Advanced Incident Command
- ICS 401 Multi-Agency Coordination
- ICS 420-1 Common Responsibilities
- E – 74 Non-Structural Seismic Mitigation
- Earthquake Mitigation for Schools
- P 767 Earthquake Mitigation for Hospitals
- Continuity of Operations Train the Trainer
- Hospital Decontamination Training
- Community Emergency Response Team Train the Trainer
- EOC Management Inter-jurisdiction Coordination
- Risk Management, Gordon Graham
- Ethics in Public Life
- Basic Skills 1 and 2, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Northwest Leadership Seminar – 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
- DUII Multidisciplinary Impaired Driving Prevention
- Child Passenger Safety Level 1, Safety Seat Installer Training
- Firewise Communities Workshop
- Injury Prevention Education Training
- Task Force Leader Special Operations
- Program Evaluation
- Basic Fire Investigation
- Fire Cause Determination
- Social Determinants of Health, Solving Problems in Partnership
- Manufactured Dwelling Installation, Oregon Building Codes Division
- Performing Commercial Fire Inspections
- Basic Code Course
- High Piled Combustible Storage
- Increasing the Credibility of the Code Official
- Fire Protection Systems
- Solving Means of Egress Problems
- Oregon Code Amendment
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT COURSES
- Virginia Tech Terror – Tragic Lessons for All of Us
- Managing Emotions Under Pressure
- Trauma Intervention Program and Emotional First Aid Training
- Bullet Proof Mind, Preparing for Combat
International Critical Incident Stress Foundation:
- Specialized Training in the Field of Emergency Services
- Line of Duty Death: Preparing the Best for the Worst
- Responding to School Crisis: An Integrated Multi-Component Crisis Intervention Approach
- Families and CISM: Developing a Comprehensive Program
- Terrorism: Psychological Impact and Interventions
- Suicide Prevention/Intervention and Postvention
- Certificate for Specialized Training in the field of Emergency Services
- Stress Management for the Trauma Provider
- Critical Incident Stress Management – Interventions for:
- Individual and Peer Crisis Intervention
- Group Crisis Intervention
- Advanced Crisis Intervention
CERTIFICATIONS
- Certified Emergency Manager since
- All Hazards Type III Incident Management
- National Fire Protection Association Public Information Officer
- National Type III Incident Information Officer/All Hazard Public Information Officer
- Oregon Certified Emergency Management Specialist
- Basic Applied Practices Series, Oregon Emergency Management
- Professional Development Series, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- International Center for Prehospital and Disaster Medicine Basic Disaster Life Support
- Emergency Medical Technician – Basic
- Advanced Burn Life Support, American Burn Association
- International Code Council, Fire Inspector 2
- Fire and Life Safety Awareness I and II, Office of State Fire Marshal
- Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist, Office of State Fire Marshal
- Oregon Fire Instructors Association, Fire Instructor I
- National Type II Wildland Firefighter
- CPR and First Aid Instructor, Medic First Aid International
- BLS Instructor, American Safety and Health Institute
Department of Public Safety and Standards Training
- Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations
- First Responder Operations
- Public Fire/Life Safety Educator III
- Public Education Specialist I and II
- Public Education Officer I
- Instructor I
- National Fire Protection Association Instructor I
HONORS AND AWARDS
- City of Milwaukie, Outstanding Service Recognition - 2012
- City of Happy Valley, Outstanding Service Recognition - 2012
- Oregon Trail School District, Partnership Award – 2009
- Optimists - Outstanding Individual Contributions to the Betterment of Community - 2007
- Oregon Department of Human Services, Community Service Medal - Outstanding commitment to the non-patient care aspects of a community's EMS System – 2006
- Oregon Code Committee, Appreciation of participation - 2004
- Sandy Fire District - Outstanding Service – 2002, 2003, 2004
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS
• Urban Area Security Initiative – Public Information Officers Working Group
• National Public Information Officers Association
• Public Relations Society of America
• International Association for Public Participation
• Oregon Emergency Management Association
• National Emergency Management Association
• Community Organizations Active in Disaster - former member
• Citizen Corps Council
• International Critical Incident Stress Management Foundation
• International Code Council - former member
• Metro Area Injury Prevention Professionals - former member
• Clackamas County Safe Kids Coalition - former member
• Safe Communities - former member
• Fire Prevention Cooperative - former member
• Youth Service Team - former member
• Metro Area Fire Marshals - former member
• Injury Creation Artists
• Oregon Public Policy Committee - former member