About Me

Education
Indiana University
Bachelors in General Studies, minor in Political Science
2000

University of Mississippi
Masters in Criminal Justice, focus in Homeland Security Operations
2012

Hartford Seminary
Masters in Transformational Leadership and Spirituality
2021

Hartford International University
PhD in Inter-religious Studies
In Progress


Professional Activities

• Member of the governing board of the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (2010-2019)
• National organization representative to National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (2010-2019)
• National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster member founding chair of Technology Task Force (2015-2017)
• International Association of Emergency Managers Emerging Technologies Caucus member (2014-2019)
• International Association of Emergency Managers Community Service and Faith Based Organizations Caucus Member (2015-Present)
• International Amateur Radio Union Emergency Communications Workshop Co-Chair (2012-2019)
• New England Disaster Chaplains Association (2017-Present)
• National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster Volunteer Management Committee (2017-2021), Vice Chairman 2017-2018, Chairman 2019-2021
• Coordinated ARRL headquarters response for: hurricanes Irene, Isaac, Sandy, Haiyan, Matthew, Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Lane; earthquakes in Ecuador and Nepal; 2017 solar eclipse; and Cascadia Rising national level exercise

Community Activities

• Episcopal Church in Connecticut – Disaster Response Ministry Network, North Central Region Convocation planning team, Diocesan Disaster Coordinator (2016-2021)
• CT VOAD (Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster) – Vice-President 2013-2016, President 2016-2018 and 2020-2021, Delegate to National VOAD 2019.
• Boston Athletic Association – Volunteer assisting with course communications for Boston Marathon
• WJMJ (radio station) – Fundraising volunteer
• Volunteer chaplain at The Open Hearth emergency shelter
• Volunteer VOIP Hurricane Net, providing communications support to the National Hurricane Center, 2019-Present

Awards and honors

• Recognized by the Philippine Amateur Radio Association for assistance provided during typhoon Haiyan (2013)
• Recognized by Guayaquil Radio Club for assistance provided during the Ecuador earthquake (2016)
• Commendation from the government of Puerto Rico for assistance provided in the response to hurricane Maria (2017)
• 2015 Heinrich Hertz Award recipient – recognized for support provided to the public safety communications community
• National Association of Secretaries of State Medallion 2021 for volunteer management assistance during 2020 elections

Memberships

• ARRL life member
• Radio Amateurs of Canada
• American Numismatic Association
• International Association of Emergency Managers
  
• Yankee Clipper Contest Club
• CW Ops Life Member
• University of Mississippi Amateur Radio Club

Coordinating communications at the JFO in San Juan, Puerto Rico following hurricane Maria 2017

Habitat for Humanity build Hartford, CT 2013

FEMA HQ meeting 2016