Education and Skills

 

Master's Degree in Homeland Security & Emergency Response Management

Tulane University. Graduation date: May 20, 2017

GPA: 3.967.Tulane 34 Award Recipient 

Tulane’s Homeland Security Studies program provides a comprehensive overview of homeland security and emergency management categories – threats, hazards and security – from a managerial perspective, with an emphasis on leadership, hands-on training, critical thinking and decision making.

I focused on the following topics:

  • Risk and Crisis Communications
  • Medical Issues in Emergency Management
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection
  • Maritime & Border Security
  • Cyber Threats & Homeland Security
  • Domestic and International Terrorism
  • Intelligence Analysis
  • Media in Emergency Management 
  • Counterterrorism
  • Emergency Management



Bachelor's Degree in Broadcast Journalism

Syracuse University. Graduation date: May, 2011

Magna Cum Laude. GPA: 3.8

Minor: Geography


 

Additional Skills

Insatiably curious, I am constantly looking for new ways to improve and learn. I have a PADI certification in Advanced Open Water Scuba Diving as an Enriched Air Diver, and I am in the process of obtaining my private pilot's license. 

I have utilized the following skills for copy writing, video shooting and editing, and fundraising:

•Associated Press Writing Style •Avid News Cutter •Final Cut Pro •Microsoft Excel and Access •Lexis-Nexis •Shoot Sony V1U, Sony JVC, Panasonic DVX, and GoPro •GuidestarAP Wires •ENPS •Requesting Public Records and FOIA •Web Writing •Strong Knowledge of Journalistic Ethics and Law •GiveSmart Technologies •Grant Writing •Shopify •A/B Testing

FEMA Certifications

FEMA: Introduction to NIMS

FEMA: Introduction to Incident Command System

FEMA: COOP Awareness

FEMA: COOP Manager

FEMA: Devolution Planning

FEMA: Introduction to Continuity of Operations

FEMA: National Infrastructure Protection Plan

FEMA: Critical Infrastructure Support Annex

FEMA: Introduction to National Response Framework

FEMA: An Introduction to Exercises 

FEMA: Fundamentals of Emergency Management 

FEMA: Emergency Planning 

FEMA: Leadership and Influence 

FEMA: Decision Making and Problem Solving 

FEMA: Effective Communication 

FEMA: Developing and Managing Volunteers 

FEMA: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incident

FEMA: National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction

FEMA: National Response Framework, An Introduction

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