PROFILEInternationaldisasterresilienceandpublichealthpractitionerandsocialscienceexpert,experiencedininternationalprogramdesign,development,implementation,fundraisingandgrantmanagement,monitoring&evaluation,andresearchanalysis,thoughtleadership,participatoryresearchmethods,curriculumandtoolsdesignandpiloting,writingassessments,technicalreportsandpeer-reviewedpublications,executionofpresentations,staffcapacity-buildingandsupervision,amongothers.Areasofexpertiseinclude:disasterpreparedness,response,resilienceandriskreduction;publichealthandhumanitarianassistance;climatechangeadaptationandmitigation;naturalresourcemanagement;place-basedplanning;sustainabledevelopment;humanrights;socio-ecologicalresilienceplanning;and,participatorymapping.EXPERIENCEDISASTERRESILIENCE,L.L.C.|APRIL2012–PRESENT Founder,ExecutiveDirector,Consultant

• Professionalconsultationservicestodiversestakeholders.ThecompanyisbasedinHonolulu,Hawai’iandoperatesintheU.S.andinternationally,andoffersplace-basedmulti-sectorsolutionstoenhancingcommunityandsectoralresiliencetodisastersandclimatechange.Clientsincludegovernmentalagenciesanddepartments,NGOs,CBOs,universities,andtheprivatesector.

AMERICARESFOUNDATION,INC.|APRIL2014–AUGUST2016 Director,DisasterPreparedness&RiskReduction

• Launchedanewprogramofhealth-inclusivedisasterriskreductionprojectsforcommunity-leveltoinstitutional-levelinterventionsinseveralcountries.

• Spearheadingofprogrammaticresearch,design,development,testingandadaptationofanoverarchingDisasterPreparednessandRiskReductionGuidebook&Toolkit,fromwhichallcountry-specificprojects'curriculum,workshops,toolsanddatamanagementplatformswerebased.

• Managedcountrydisasterriskreductionprojects,whichincludedactivitiessuchastheadaptivedesign,development,in-countryteamtrainingandcapacity-building,staffsupervisionandsupport,partnercollaborationandplanningmeetings,monitoringandevaluation,reportingandbudgetmanagementofeachproject.

• Ledprogrammaticthoughtleadershipviainternationalconferencepresentationsandpublications,andlaunchedinternationalnetworkingandmembershipwiththeUnitedNationsInternationalStrategyforDisasterReduction,theGNDR,theGDN,theGRFandtheUNUResilienceAcademy,amongotherglobalfora.

• Developedcountrystrategies,publications,reports,flyersandreports.• DeployedtoleaddisasterresponseoperationsandRapidNeeds&HealthAssessments,

coordinateaidlogistics,andinteragencycoordinationmeetings. NATURALDISASTERPREPAREDNESSTRAININGCENTER|JULY2013–APRIL2014Instructor,SubjectMatterExpert

• Instructorofthe"LeveragingToolsforConductingDamageAssessments"course.OCEANIT|AUG2012–JUNE2013 DisasterManagementAnalyst,SubjectMatterExpert,CourseCurriculumDeveloper

• Designed,developed,pilotedandadaptedamulti-stakeholder"LeveragingToolsforConductingDamageAssessments"nowutilizedbytheNDPTC.

SKILLSProjectCycleManagementStrategicPlanningDisasterManagement&HumanitarianAssistanceHazardMitigationPlanningDisasterExerciseR&D,ExecutionPublicHealth&HazardAnalysisParticipatoryMethodsWorkshopFacilitationGrantwriting|FundraisingLiteratureReviewsTeamtrainings,Capacity-buildingCurriculumdevelopmentReportingNaturalResource&Env.Mgt.

EDUCATIONPh.D.|DisasterResilience,NREMUniversityofHawai`iMānoa,2013

MPH|HumanitarianAssistanceJohnsHopkinsUniversity,2008

B.A.|LatinAmericanStudiesUniversityofTexasAustin,2004

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LANGUAGESEnglish(Native)Spanish(fluent)BrazilianPortuguese(conversational)French(beginner)

AWARDSNationalAdaptationForumAward |2013ABCDesignStudio

GlobalHealthScholar|2007JohnsHopkinsUniversity

GlobalHealthFrameworksResearchFellowship|2007JohnsHopkinsUniversity

FIPSEFellow|Jan–May2004UniversidadeFed.doPará,BrazilUndergraduateResearchFellowships|2002-2003UniversityofTexas@AustinPresident’sServiceAward|1999;2000;2007

EXPERIENCEUNIV.OFHAWAI`I,DEPT.OFNATURALRESOURCES&ENV.MGT|Oct2012–May2013GraduateResearchAssistant,CommunityPlanningforCoastalResilienceProject

• Ledthegrantdevelopmentandprojectdesign,development,implementation,facilitation,monitoringandevaluationofamulti-community,multi-islanddisasterresilienceresearchandplanningproject.

SOCIALSCIENCESRESEARCHINSTITUTE,UNIVERSITYOFHAWAI`I|AUG2008–SEP2012GraduateResearchAssistant,Hazards,Climate&EnvironmentProgram

• Community-basedClimateChange&DisasterResilienceResearch&Planning;Multi-HazardMitigationPlanningfortheStateofHawai`i,theCountyofKaua`i,andtheUniversityofHawai'i;GrantWriting;WebsiteManagement.

CHINASOCIALENTREPRENEURSFOUNDATION:EARTHQUAKERELIEF|JUNE–AUG2008PublicHealth&DisasterResponseSpecialist,Water&SanitationProgramDirector

• ProvidedconsultationservicesforanationalNGOonDisasterReliefOperationactivitiesforearthquake-affectedcommunitiesinSzechuanProvince,inSWChina.

• ConductedWater&SanitationcommunityNeedsAssessmentsurveysandmapstoplanforimmediate&long-termwater/sanitationneeds.

BLOOMBERGSCHOOLOFPUBLICHEALTH,JOHNSHOPKINSUNIV.|DEC2007–MAY2008ResearchAssociate,SurveyTeamTrainer&Leader,Post-EarthquakePublicHealth&DisasterResearchTeam

• Supervisedandtrainedlocalsurveyorstoconductpost-disasterassessmentsinPeru,focusingonidentifyingsocio-economicandenvironmentalvulnerabilitiestodisastersfollowingthe2007earthquake.

• Conductedsurveydataanalysisandreportdevelopmenttosupportgovernmentalhumanitarianreliefoperations.

MIGRANTCLINICIANSNETWORK|APRIL2005–MAY2007 DiabetesInitiativeMngr.(Aug.2005–May2007);HealthOutreachAssoc.(April–Aug2005)

• Coordinatedprogramactivities,engagedinprivatefundraisingandpublicfundsgrantwriting,developedlow-literacyhealtheducationalpublicationsforclients,managedbudgetsandprogramreporting,coordinatedhealthcarecoalitions.

• Advocacy,carecoordination,healtheducationandmedicalrecordstransferalforHealthNetworkparticipants,aprogramforimprovementofthehealthofmigrantfarmworkersandothermobilepopulationsthatareunderserved.

CITYOFAUSTINCOMMUNITYCARESERVICESDEPARTMENT|NOV2004–APRIL2005SocialServicesAssociateandEligibilitySpecialist–MedicalAssistanceProgram

• ConductedCommunityMedicalAssistanceProgrameligibilityinterviews,providedhealthcarereferrals,offeredclientadvocacy.

HEALTH&HUMANRIGHTSOFHAITIANMIGRANTWORKERS|JUNE–AUG2003FieldResearchAssociate,DominicanRepublic

• Conductedfieldresearch,administeredsurveysandneedsandassetsassessments,andfacilitatedparticipatorymapsandfocusgroupswithinHaitianmigrantplantationcommunities,tomeasurablylinkhealthasahumanright,andtobetterunderstandinequitiesandinequalities.

*AdditionalExperiencepriorto2003availableuponrequest

CERTIFICATESCertificateinPlanning|2013DepartmentofUrban&RegionalPlanning,UHMānoa

CertificateofInternationalHumanitarianAssistance,Health&HumanRights|2008JohnsHopkinsUniversity

Ph.D.BlockCourseCertificate:VulnerabilitytoResilienceinDisasterRiskManagement|2012UNU-EHS,Bonn,Germany

Sarah Henly-Shepard MPH, Ph.D .

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PEER-REVIEWEDPUBLICATIONSBaudoin,M.,Henly-Shepard,S.,Fernando,N.,Sitati,A.andZommers,Z.(2016).FromTop-Downto‘‘Community-Centric’’ApproachestoEarlyWarningSystems:ExploringPathwaystoImproveDisasterRiskReductionThroughCommunityParticipation. InternationalJournalofDisasterRiskScience. www.springer.com/13753DeSouza,R.M.,Henly-Shepard,S.,McNamara,K.andFernando,N.(2015).Re-framingislandnationsaschampionsofresilienceinthefaceofclimatechangeanddisasterrisk.UNU-EHSWorkingPaperSeries,No.17.Bonn:UnitedNationsUniversityInstituteofEnvironmentandHumanSecurity.TannerT.,Lewis,D.Wrathall,D.,Cradock-Henry,N.,Huq,S.,Lawless,C.,Nawrotzki,R.,Prasad,V.,Rahman,Md.,Alaniz,R.,Bronen,R.,King,K.,McNamara,K.,Nadiruzzaman,Md.,Henly-Shepard,S.,Thomalla,F.(2015).Livelihoodresilience:preparingforsustainabletransformationsinthefaceofclimatechange.NatureClimateChange.Volume1.January2015.PublishedOnline:18December2014.doi:10.1038/NCLIMATE2431.Baudoin,M.,Henly-Shepard,S.,Fernando,N.,Sitati,A.andZommers,Z.(2014).Earlywarningsystemsandlivelihoodresilience:Exploringopportunitiesforcommunityparticipation.UNU-EHSWorkingPaperSeries,No.11.Bonn:UnitedNationsUniversityInstituteofEnvironmentandHumanSecurity(UNU-EHS).

Henly-ShepardS.andGray,S.,Cox,L.J.(2014).Theuseofparticipatorymodelingtopromotesociallearningandfacilitatecommunitydisasterplanning.RegionalEnvironmentalChange.Vol.35January2015ppp.109-122.doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2014.10.004.

Henly-Shepard,S.andAnderson,C.,Burnett,K.,Cox,L.J.,KittingerJ.N.,Ka‘aumoanaM.(2014).Quantifyinghouseholdsocialresilience:aplace-basedapproachinarapidlytransformingcommunity.NaturalHazards.January2015,Volume75,Issue1,pp343-363http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11069-014-1328-8#DOI10.1007/s11069-014-1328-8.

Henly-Shepard,S.(2013).Cultivatingahumanrightsconscience:movingbeyondreducingrisktobuildcommunityresiliencetodisastersandclimatechange.WorkingPaper,UNU-EHS,Bonn.December2013.http://www.ehs.unu.edu/file/get/11681.pdf

Henly-Shepard,S.andGrzebik,J.Urbangardensofferfoodandcommunityconnections.HonoluluStarAdvertiser.UrbanGardener.July1,2013.

Henly-Shepard,S.(2013).Climatechangeanddisastervulnerability:Community-basedsocio-ecologicalresilienceresearchandplanninginHawaiʻi.AdissertationsubmittedtothegraduatedivisionoftheUniversityofHawai‘iatMānoainpartialfulfillmentoftheRequirementsforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophyinNaturalResourcesandEnvironmentalManagement.May2013.

Henly-Shepard,S.(2013).ReflectionsfromtheField:Empoweringthe“Vulnerable”—IntergenerationalSolidarityforRights-basedDisasterResilience.JournalofIntergenerationalRelationships.SpecialIssue:The21stCenturyMulti-GenerationalWorkforce.Volume11,Issue3,Sep.2013.

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Bergstrom,R.,Caddell,R.,Chynoweth,M.,Ellsworth,L.,Henly-Shepard,S.,Iwashita,D.,Lepczyk,C.,Miller,K.(2013).AReviewofSolutionsandChallengestoAddressingHumanPopulationGrowthandGlobalClimateChange.TheInternationalJournalofClimateChange:ImpactsandResponses.Volume4,2013.

Doocy,S.,Daniels,A.,TheInppares-JHSPH-CUNYStudyTeam*,andAspilcueta,D.(2009).MortalityandInjuryfollowingthe2007IcaEarthquakeinPeru.AmericanJournalofDisasterMedicine4(1):15-22.

DanielsA,ChapinE,theInppares-JHSPH-CUNYStudyTeam*,AspilcuetaD,andDoocyS.(2009).Accesstohealthservicesandcareseekingafterthe2007IcaEarthquakeinPeru.DisasterMedicineandPublicHealthPreparedness3(2):97-103.

Milch,K.,Gorokhovich,Y.,theInppares-JHSPH-CUNYStudyTeam*,andDoocy,S.(2010).Effectsofseismicintensityandsocioeconomicstatusoninjuryanddisplacementafterthe2007Peruearthquake.July5,2010e-publicationaheadofprint,Disasters.*Henly-Shepard,S.ascontributor.TECHNICALREPORTS,PLANS,POLICYBRIEFS,CURRICULUMAlaniz,R.,G.Harootunian,L.Olson(2016).FEDERALPOLICYBRIEF:DroughtasDisaster“2021”Goals―5-YearPlan:TakingStepstowardsaDrought-ResilientFuture.SubmittedtotheWhiteHouse.Contributorsinclude(butnotlimitedto)Henly-Shepard,Sarah,PhD,Director,AmeriCares,DisasterPreparednessandRiskReduction.Alaniz,R.,G.Harootunian,L.Olson(2016).STATEofCALIFORNIAPOLICYBRIEF:DroughtasDisaster“2021”Goals―5-YearPlan:TakingStepstowardsaDrought-ResilientFuture.Contributorsinclude(butnotlimitedto)Henly-Shepard,Sarah,PhD,Director,AmeriCares,DisasterPreparednessandRiskReduction.KauaiCounty (2015). KauaiCountyMulti-HazardMitigation&ResiliencePlan, 2015Update.PreparedbyCherylAnderson&SarahHenly-Shepard.Hazards,Climate,&EnvironmentProgram,UniversityofHawai‘iSocialScienceResearchInstitute.Henly-Shepard,S(2014).StateofHawai`iRiskandVulnerabilityAssessment.Hawai`iStateDepartmentofHealth,HealthPreparednessProgram.Hawai`i,July2014.McNamara,K,Henly-Shepard,S.,DeSouza,RM,Fernando,N.(2014).Re-framingislandsaschampionsofresilience.Outreach,amulti-stakeholdermagazineonclimatechangeandsustainabledevelopment.http://www.stakeholderforum.org/sf/outreach/index.php/previous-editions/sids-day-5-climate-change-and-social-development/11702-re-framing-islands-as-champions-of-resilience10September2,2014.Henly-Shepard,S.(2014).ForgottenBeacons:RestoringHumanRightsintheRiskReduction,Resilience&AdaptationAgendas.ProceedingsoftheGlobalRiskForumInternationalDisasterRiskConference.pp.317-320.Davos,August2014.Henly-Shepard,S.,Ingoglia,G.(2014).PublicHealth-InclusiveCommunityRiskFramework.ProceedingsoftheGlobalRiskForumInternationalDisasterRiskConference.pp.321-323.Davos,August2014.Henly-Shepard,S.,Ingoglia,G.(2014).ProceedingsoftheGlobalRiskForumInternationalDisasterRiskConference,PersonalStatement.pp.84-85.Davos,August2014.Henly-Shepard,S.(2014).NorthShoreO`ahuCommunityDisasterResiliencePlan:PreparedbyDisasterResilienceL.L.C.andtheNorthShoreDisasterPreparednessSteeringCommittee.PreparedfortheNorthShoreDisasterPreparednessSteeringCommittee.

Henly-Shepard,S.(2014).HanaleitoHa`enaCommunityDisasterResiliencePlan:PreparedbyDisasterResilienceL.L.C.andtheHanaleiWatershedHui.PreparedfortheHanaleitoHa`enaCommunityDisasterResilienceCommittee.

PreparingforaCascadiaSubductionZoneTsunami:ALandUseGuideforOregonCoastalCommunities.PreparedbytheDepartmentofLandConservationandDevelopment.TechnicalAdvisoryCommitteeincl.Henly-Shepard,S.October2013.

Henly-Shepard,S.(2013).RememberingHumanRights,JusticeandEquityamidstDisastersandClimateChange—ToolsforEmpowermentandResilience.http://preventionweb.net/files/51532815ec356Henly-Shepard_WrittenStatement_GlobalPlatform2013.docxOfficialDelegationStatementof"DisasterResilience,L.L.C."madeattheFourthSessionoftheGlobalPlatformforDisasterRiskReduction.May19-24,2013.InternationalConferenceCentre.Geneva,Switzerland.

Community Practitioners Grassroots Academy Outcome Statement. (2013). Prepared by the CommunityPractitioner’s Academy (incl. S.Henly-Shepard). Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. InternationalConferenceCentre.Geneva,May2013.

Gray,S.Gray,S.,Cox,L.,andHenly-Shepard,S.2013Mentalmodeler:Afuzzy-logiccognitivemappingmodelingtoolforadaptiveenvironmentalmanagement.Proceedingsofthe46thInternationalConferenceonComplexSystems.963-973.Leveraging Tools for Conducting Damage Assessments. FEMANational Disaster Course. Developed by S. Henly-Shepard,asemployeeofOceanitviaNationalDisasterPreparednessTrainingCenter,UniversityofHawaii.2013.

Anderson,C.Piscolish,M.,Henly-Shepard,S.(2012).SummaryReport:OutcomesfromIntegratingSocioeconomicAssessmentstoBuildCommunityResilienceinMitigatingDroughtinHawai‘i.NOAASectoralApplicationsResearchProgram–Water.TechnicalReport201204.February25,2012.

Henly-Shepard, S. (2011). Hanalei Community Resilience Research Project: Preliminary Report of Findings.Prepared for StateofHawaii CommissiononWaterResourcesManagement. Preparedby SarahHenly-Shepard.Hazards,Climate,&EnvironmentProgram,UniversityofHawai‘iSocialScienceResearchInstitute.

ResolutionoftheGlobalIntergenerationalForum:InternationalYearofYouth,OurYearOurVoice.(2011).Adoptedonthe13thdayofAugust2011inStorrs,Connecticut.PreparedbytheResolutionCommittee(includingS.Henly-Shepard).UNESCOChair&InstituteofComparativeHumanRights,7thAnnualInternationalLeadershipTrainingProgramme:AGlobalIntergenerationalForum.Storrs,Connecticut,August2011.

StateofHawaii.(2007).StateofHawai‘iMulti-HazardMitigationPlan,2007Update.PreparedbyCherylAnderson,PradipRajPant&SarahHenly-Shepard.Hazards,Climate,&EnvironmentProgram,UniversityofHawai‘iSocialScienceResearchInstitute.http://www.scd.hawaii.gov/documents/HawaiiMultiHazardMitigationPlan2010PUBLIC.pdf

Kauai County. (2008). Kauai CountyMulti-HazardMitigation Plan, 2008 Update. Prepared by Cheryl Anderson,Pradip Raj Pant& SarahHenly-Shepard. Hazards, Climate,& Environment Program,University of Hawai‘i SocialScienceResearchInstitute.

International Rescue Committee – Baltimore. Emergency Preparedness& Contingency Plan for IRC Baltimore&Clients.PreparedbySarahHenly-Shepard.March2008.UniversityofHawaii.(2008).UniversityofHawai‘iMulti-HazardPlan.PreparedbyCherylAnderson,PradipRajPant&SarahHenly-Shepard.Hazards,Climate,&EnvironmentProgram,UniversityofHawai‘iSocialScienceResearchInstitute.http://www.hawaii.edu/emergency/mitigationplan/docs/UH_Multi-Hazard_Mitigation_Plan.pdf

Henly-Shepard,S.Gohome-grown:Cityshouldworktogethertoboosttheavailabilityoflocallyproducedfood.OpinionEditorial.TheBaltimoreSun.http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.localfood26feb26,0,7408186.story2/26/08.

MCNDiabetesInitiativeCookbookandNutritionalGuide:AHealthyLifestyleGuideforPersonswithDiabetesEnglish/Spanish.MigrantCliniciansNetwork,Inc.November2006.

TheHealthNetworkHelpsYouPrepareforNorthwardMigration,Streamline*,March2006.

AHolisticApproachtoAddressingDiabetesandContinuityofCareforMigrantFarmworkers:ACaseStudyinSEMissouri.Streamline*.November2005.*StreamlineistheMigrantCliniciansNetwork(MCN)bi-monthlyclinicalpublicationprovidinginformationandresourcestofrontlinecliniciansworkingwithmobile,underservedpopulations

Haitianwomenmigrantworkers,theirchildrenandfamilies,andthechallengestheyfaceintheDominicanRepublic:theinterplayofeconomy,ecology,healthandhumanrights.AcasestudyofBateyLibertad,CibaoRegion,DominicanRepublic.HonorsUndergraduateThesis.TheUniversityofTexasatAustin.2003.SELECTPRESENTATIONS

Henly-Shepard,S.3rdUnitedNationsWorldConferenceonDisasterRiskReduction.IntegratingPublicHealthintothePost-2015FrameworkforDisasterRiskReduction.Sendai,Japan.March142015.

Henly-Shepard,S.GlobalRiskForumInternationalDisasterandRiskForum.ForgottenBeacons:RestoringHumanRightsintheRiskReduction,Resilience&AdaptationAgendas.Davos,Switzerland.August262014.

Henly-Shepard,S.andG.J.Ingoglia.GlobalRiskForumInternationalDisasterandRiskForum.PublicHealth-InclusiveCommunityRiskFramework.Davos,Switzerland.August252014.

Henly-Shepard,Sarah,Ka’aumoana,Maka’ala.Threepresentations:1)Community-basedDisasterResilienceinHawai'i—ConnectingEffortsAcrossCommunities&Islands.2)ThePowerofPeople:HarnessingStrengthinNumberstoFaceLocalCoastalHazards.3)IntegratingSocioeconomicAssessmentstoBuildCommunityResilienceinMitigatingDrought.PRiMOPacificRiskandIntegratedManagement‘Ohana.March2014.Hawai‘iConventionCenter,Honolulu,Hawai‘i.

Henly-Shepard, Sarah, Ka’aumoana, Maka’ala and Antya Miller. Place-based Disaster Resilience: A Cross-IslandApproach to Navigating Socio-Ecological Transformations in Communities in Hawai'i. General Session: OurChanging Climate: Learning & Research. July 18, 2013. 21st Annual Hawai‘i Conservation Conference. Hawai‘iConventionCenter,Honolulu,Hawai‘i.

Henly-Shepard,Sarah,Anderson,CherylandMaka’alaKa’aumoana.IntegrationofHumanRights,JusticeandEquityintoCommunity-basedDisasterRiskReduction.July13-17,2013.38thAnnualNaturalHazardsWorkshop.Broomfield,Colorado.

Henly-Shepard,S.StrengthinNumbersPanel:Community-basedCoastalResilienceNetworksinHawai‘i.NationalAdaptationForum.April1-4,2013.MarriotCityCenter,Denver,Colorado.

Henly-Shepard,S.Community-basedCoastalResiliencePlanninginHawai‘i.PRiMOPacificRiskandIntegratedManagement‘Ohana.March13-15,2013.Hawai‘iConventionCenter,Honolulu,Hawai‘i.

92ndAmericanMeteorologicalSocietyAnnualMeeting.January22-26,2012.CherylL.Anderson,PhD,Univ.ofHawaii,Honolulu,HI;andM.A.Piscolish,PhD,N.D.Fujii,andS.Henly-Shepard.OutcomesFromIntegratingSocioeconomicAssessmentstoBuildCommunityResilienceinMitigatingDroughtinHawaii.NewOrleansConventionCenter.Jan.25,2012.

Henly-Shepard,Sarah,CherylAnderson,LindaCox,StevenGray,Maka'alaKa'aumoana,andAntyaMiller.ClimateChange,DisastersandHumanRights—Community-BasedSocio-EcologicalResilienceResearchandPlanninginHawaii.July14-18,2012.37thAnnualNaturalHazardsWorkshop.Broomfield,Colorado.

HawaiiCongressofPlanningOfficials2011.September23rd2011.AdvancementsinPlanningforHealthyWatersheds:HanaleiCommunityResilienceResearch&Planning.GrandHyattResort&Spa,Poipu,Kaua‘i,Hawai‘i.

HanaleitoHa‘enaCommunityAssociationMeeting&GovernmentMeetings,July19th&21st(respectively)2011.HanaleiCommunityResilienceResearch&Planning–DiscussionofFindings&NextSteps.Hanalei&Lihue,Kaua‘i,Hawai‘i.

Space,Place&theProductionofKnowledgeConference.April2011.DisasterResilienceinHawaiianCommunities—IntegratingScientific&LocalKnowledgeToProducePlace-basedAdaptationStrategies.UniversityofHawai'i@Mānoa.

Resilience2011:2ndInternationalScience&PolicyConference.March2011.VulnerableorResilient?CopingwithSocial-EcologicalTransformationsinaPacificIslandCommunity.ArizonaStateUniversity.

MPHCapstoneSeminarSeries,Socio-EconomicVulnerabilities&EmergencyPreparednessinPost-EarthquakePeru.BloombergSchoolofPublicHealth,JohnsHopkinsUniversity.

S.W.E.E.T.Seminar,AnnaBaejterSocietyofPublicHealthPractitioners,February2008,Post-EarthquakeDisasterAssessment in Peru: Identifying and Mapping Socio-Economic and Environmental Vulnerability in EarthquakeDisasters—LessonsLearned.BloombergSchoolofPublicHealth,JohnsHopkinsUniversity.

HumanitarianAssistance,Health&HumanRightsSeminar,February2008,Post-EarthquakeDisasterAssessmentinPeru:IdentifyingandMappingSocio-EconomicandEnvironmentalVulnerabilityinEarthquakeDisasters—Methods&Outcomes.BloombergSchoolofPublicHealth,JohnsHopkinsUniversity.

Community Diabetes Service Projects Conference, June 2006, Topics in International Health & Development inDevelopingCountries:OutreachMethodsandLessonsLearned.Austin,TX.

Midwest FarmworkerHealth StreamForum,Nov 2005,TBMega Session joint presentationwithDr.Holtz, CDC:TuberculosisUpdate;TBDiagnosisandTreatmentConsiderationsforBinationalTBPatients.SouthPadre,TX.

POSTERPRESENTATIONS

23rdCollegeofTropicalAgriculture&HumanResourcesStudentResearchSymposium,April2011,UniversityofHawai‘i@Mānoa.Climatechangeandhumanpopulationgrowth:Areviewofsolutionsforasustainablefuture.RafaelBergstrom1,MarkW.Chynoweth1,LisaEllsworth1*,SarahHenly-Shepard1*,DarceyIwashita1,ChristopherA.Lepczyk1,KaraMiller1,RandiRhodes2.1Dept.ofNaturalResourcesandEnvironmentalManagement,2Dept.ofZoology.

Lepczyk,C.A.,Bergstrom,R.,M.W.Chynoweth,L.Ellsworth,S.Henly-Shepard,D.Iwashita,K.Miller,andR.Rhodes.2011.Solutionsandchallengestoaddressinghumanpopulationgrowthandglobalclimatechange.96thAnnualMeetingoftheEcologicalSocietyofAmerica,Austin,TX.

PROFESSIONALNETWORKS• ResilienceAcademyMember,UnitedNationsUniversity-InstituteofEnvironmentandHuman

Security(UNU-EHS),InternationalCentreforClimateChangeandDevelopment(ICCCAD),MunichReFoundation(MRF)2013-2014

• UnitedNationsInternationalStrategyforDisasterReductionNGOdelegate,Sendai,Japan,2016• GlobalPlatformforDisasterRiskReduction&CommunityPractitioner’sAcademydelegate,Geneva,

May2013• Hawai‘iMassCareCouncilAdvisory,TemporaryHousingWorkingGroupMember,2012topresent• AmericanMeteorologicalSocietyMember,ScientificandTechnologicalActivitiesCommission,

Meteorology&OceanographyoftheSouthernHemisphereCommitteeMember,2012topresent• WorldYouthCongressDelegate,Rio+20ConferenceonSustainableDevelopment,Brazil,June2012• PRiMOPacificRiskManagement‘OhanaMember,2012topresent• UnitedNationsAssociationHawaiiBoardofDirectorsMember,2012topresent• GlobalNetworkforDisasterReductionMember;and,RADIXMember,2012topresent• InternationalNetworkofWomeninEmergencyManagement(INWEM)Member,2011topresent• InternationalSociologicalAssociation’sResearchCommitteeonDisastersMember,2011topresent• NationalHazardMitigationAssociation(NHMA)&InternationalActivitiesCommitteeMember,2011

topresent• Gender&DisasterNetworkMember,2009topresent• AmericanRedCrossLeadershipCommittee,HawaiiStateChapter,2009topresent

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VOLUNTEER–INTERNSHIPEXPERIENCEMay2009–Present DisasterAssessmentVolunteerStateLead

HawaiiChapter,AmericanRedCross • State Disaster Assessment Volunteer Lead of County& Statewide disaster assessment

activities during a Disaster Relief Operation; Team trainings, deployment, technicalassistance,mappinganddamageassessmentdatamanagementandreporting

• DisasterActionTeamSeniorResponder• RedCrossInstructor

Nov2007–May2008 VolunteerCoordinator,CapacityBuilder,DevelopmentSpecialist

BaltimoreAmericanIndianCenter,Inc. • Volunteerrecruitment&trainings• Grantresearch&development

Jan–May2008 EmergencyPreparednessPlanConsultant

Sep–Dec2007 RefugeeResettlementCaseworkAssistant Sep–Dec2007 C.L.E.A.R.CommunityHealthWorkerProgramDevelopmentAssistant InternationalRescueCommittee-Baltimore

• Developed an institutional hazard and vulnerability analysis, and preparedness andcontingencyplanandpolicyrecommendations

• Supportedrefugeeresettlementclientswithadvocacyandclientservices

July2007–May2008 J.B.GrantInternationalSociety&UNICEFCommitteeMember(JHSPH)

Sep2006–May2007 CommunityEmergencyPreparednessTeam(CERT),FEMA,CityofAustin,TX

Aug2006–May2007 SARTEAM8Lieutenant,WildernessSARTechnician,LevelIII(NIMS)SARTeam8(SearchandRescue),USHERO;Austin,TX

• Training inmap/compass navigation, search and rescue techniques, radio operations,operation and management of emergency shelters and volunteers that staff them,amongotheractivities

• LedteamoperationsasLieutenant

Jan–Aug2006 ESL(EnglishasaSecondLanguage)InstructorCasaMarianella,ImmigrantShelter,Austin,Texas

• Volunteered at a shelter for new immigrants and refugees from Mexico and LatinAmerica,asaTeacherofESL(EnglishasaSecondLanguage)&HealthEducator.

Jan–May2006 CommunityImpactVolunteer–LifeBasicsCommittee&GrantProposalReviewer UnitedWay;WilliamsonCounty;RoundRock,TX

• Reviewedannualproposals,conductedsitevisitsandmadeteamrecommendationsforfundingnon-profit agencies throughUnitedWay’s Community Investment Fund. I alsoreviewed demographic and needs assessment data and develop recommendations forprogramsandstrategiesthataddressedtheCounty’smostimportantneeds.

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Nov2005–May2006 SpecialProjectsCoordinator,VolunteerTrainerAmigosdelasAméricas–AustinChapter;Austin,Texas

• Organized and directed a capacity-training trip for AMIGOS youth volunteers to visitcolonias and community development organizations, promotora programs, andcommunityhealthorganizationsinsouthTexas.

• Metwithboardofdirectorstodiscusstrip logistics,negotiatebudgetandtravelplans.Trainingtopicsincludedhealtheducationandoutreachtechniques,culturalcompetency,community development, and conducting community needs and assets assessments,forming group initiatives (i.e. youth or womens’ groups) with a focus on planning,implementation, and integration of sustainability and accountability into all steps ofcommunity-basedinitiatives.

April-Aug2004 CommunityHealth&DevelopmentEducator,Pará,Brazil• Workedwithlocalcommunity-basedorganizationsandcommunityleadersdealingwith

issues of land reform, poverty alleviation and human rights abuses, poor housing andfoodandwaterinsecurity,innortherncentralAmazon.

• Providedcommunityhealtheducationaroundpreventativehealth,diseasecycles,watersecurity and sanitation,waste disposal, food security and nutrition, sexual health andprevention.Redesigned Health Network enrollment and consent forms, and translatedformsintoBrazilianPortuguese.

Jan–May2004 FIPSEFellow

International studyandwork inenvironmentalhealthanddevelopment,UniversidadeFederaldoPará;Belem,Pará,Brazil

• EngagedinaninternationalexchangefellowshipprogramattheUFPAinBelem,Para,Brazil,wherein I held several internshipsand conducted independent fieldwork in thefieldsofTropicalDiseasesandMedicine,shadowingdoctorsandmedicalstudents,andassistingwithpatientvisitsandassessments.

Nov2002,March2003 UndergraduateResearchFellowshipsfor:June2002–Aug2002StudyAbroadCIEE@PUCMMSantiagodelosCaballeros;&June2003-Aug2003CommunityHealth&HumanRightsResearch,DominicanRepublic

March–Nov2003 Fellow,VolunteerCenterforPeaceandConflictStudies,UniversityofTexasAustin

• OrganizedandcoordinatedseminarswithspeakersofPeaceandConflictIssues• AssistedwithfundraisingandplanningeffortsfortheCenter.

June–Aug2000 CommunityHealth&DevelopmentEducatorAmigosdelasAméricas–RioGrandedoNorte,Brazil

June–Aug1999 CommunityHealth&DevelopmentEducatorAmigosdelasAméricas–SanLorenzodelValle,Honduras

CommunityHealth&DevelopmentEducatorpositions:

• Livedandworkedinruralmigrantfarmingcommunities,collaboratedwithcommunitymembersandlocalgovernmentofficialstoconductneedsassessments,outreach,prioritizationandimplementationoflivelihood,publichealthandinfrastructureworkshopsandprojects;formedyouth,women’sandchildren’sgroups