Portland Community Resilience Champions: Difference between revisions

|Excellence as a Team Leader in Woodstock NET.

|Jeremy Spoon, Ph.D. was instrumental in establishing PSU's Emergency Management and Community Resilience Program and opening more collaboration between PSU and PBEM. Dr. Spoon led the capstone program that also helped PBEM begin a program of engagement with Rosewood Initiative's Nepali community.  

|Nancy Hiser is recognized for her outstanding service as the NET Team Leader for Linnton from September 2017 to September 2023. Throughout her tenure, Nancy demonstrated dedication and persistent advocacy for disaster resilience, significantly enhancing the community's preparedness. A few of the original projects Nancy led for Linnton include a disaster equipment cache program for every hill in Linnton; [https://vimeo.com/user/135980617/folder/8100625?isPrivate=false a series of preparedness videos exclusively for Linnton residents]; and linking her work in NET to [https://portlandcleanair.org/ Portland Clean Air], a political committee working to address industrial pollution in Multnomah and Washington Counties.

|Sacramento CERT Animal Sheltering training Portland NET.

|Sacramento CERT Animal Sheltering training Portland NET.

|Sacramento CERT Animal Sheltering training Portland NET.

|annie worked on the first NET Fair and personally translated all the materials into Spanish so that the Verde team could participate.

|Mark is a Team Lead erfor Sabin NET. ''"He is also receiving an Operations Excellence commendation for multiple deployments to homeless warming and cooling shelters as a PIC. Finally, I am adding a Program Innovation commendation for his work on a block party kit, and his status as a founding member of Friends of Portland NET."''

|Kate installed the Mental Health First Aid certification program as a regular training curricula for Portland NET, and (at the time of the recognition) has trained over a dozen classes.

|Ed is a lead Wilderness First Aid instructor and has trained scores of NET volunteers to be more proficient disaster medical responders. Dr. Myers also very graciously stepped in to take over instruction at 2023 NET Camp when a fellow instructor had to call in sick.

|Jonny is the Emergency Management Program Manager for Portland Public Schools. Not only is Jonny an important operational partner for PBEM, he has led the charge to expand Teen CERT programs in collaboration with PBEM, Multnomah County Emergency Management, and other educational campuses in the region.

|As a High School Health Sciences CTE Teacher, Aaron established and has instructed Teen CERT programs for years, in collaboration with PBEM and Multnomah County. In addition to the hundreds of students Aaron has taught extensively in his classes, many more are exposed to emergency preparedness through day-long campus events he coordinates.

|As a high school Biomedical Science teacher, Darshanpreet created and leads the Teen CERT program at Leodis V. McDaniel High School, especially cultivating emergency response preparedness and response skills in students interested in medical careers.

|Herb is a master trainer who frequently instructs Basic NET Training units on Fire Suppression and Utility Control, and Radio Communications. He also founded the local nonprofit [https://aa7hw.org/ AA7HW.org/] which is a collective of volunteer ham radio trainers who provide instruction and license testing to amateur radio operators in the NET ranks and beyond.

|PBEM would like to recognize David Hansen's contribution to our HAM radio network and the BEECN program. About a year ago, David offered to Ernie to inventory and update the templates on all the orange kits in all 31 fire stations, a huge undertaking. He finished earlier this year. David has also become our certified Instructors who provide advanced medical training and certification to NETs, including Wilderness First Aid (WFA).

|Brian is a GIS (mapping) expert who developed the [[Damage Assessment Mapping Module]] for PBEM, and also voluntarily supports local teams with other mapping projects. The DAMM found a new purpose during the January 2024 ice storms when NETs deployed to document damage in their communities; the data collected was used in Portland's successful application for a Federal Disaster Declaration. Brian's technical expertise is also informed by his experience as a forester and wildland firefighter.

|Until recently, Franco was the City Attorney assigned to PBEM. PBEM and Portland NET recognizes Franco's exceptional service as we've navigated the risk and legality of many novel approaches to problem solving for emergency management, community resilience, and volunteer management. Franco consistently took a "how can we make this happen?" approach to collaboration with PBEM and NET. Without his guidance, Portland NET wouldn't be what it is today.

|Nick is an award-winning, certified hazardous materials response instructor with more than 35 years experience training and certifying fire, law enforcement, industry, and environmental professionals who respond to chemical emergencies. Nick has traveled to Portland from San Diego many times to train hundreds of NETs in HAZMAT awareness and respirator fit testing, at no cost to the City through the nonprofit [https://sustainablewp.org/ Sustainable Workplace Alliance]. Nick's acceptance comments are [[Media:File:Nick Vent.Accecptance Speech.pdf|HERE]].

|Larry Wiedenhoft, RN/BSN, EMT is a longtime NET volunteer (2013) and master trainer who has educated hundreds of NETs and other community members in life-saving medical skills ranging from Basic NET Training to Wilderness First Aid. Larry retooled the Basic NET Training Disaster Psychology unit for us based on his research and experience as a nurse and EMT with Nehalem Fire & Rescue, and in disaster responses where he deploys with the American Red Cross. As one of two qualified master instructors in the U.S.A., in 2023 Larry was tapped to travel to Vietnam to launch the countrywide training program for professional medical first responders. His expertise and dedication is a shining example of NETs contributing their talents to this work, and we are lucky to have him in our instructor corps.

|Tony is the Emergency Management Coordinator for Portland Parks & Recreation. When he took that job, he quickly demonstrated his commitment to community resilience by learning as much as he could about the BEECN and NET program, including taking Basic NET Training himself. He has been an instrumental partner in the City, navigating the bureaucracy with good humor to mobilize Parks resources to support NET exercises such as the Citywide Disaster Exercise (CDE), deployments like emergency warming shelters, and the regional UAS (drone) training program.  

|PBEM and NET has worked with Hugh since 2018. PBEM is recognizing Hugh for his pivotal role developing a visual language for the NET program and PBEM community outreach programs. His creativity and artistic talent have brought clarity and engagement to our work, making safety information accessible and memorable. Hugh's illustrations have appeared in many PBEM publications, most notably in the [[Printed Community Handout Materials#PocketPrep|PocketPrep]]. He has also produced diagrams and translated complex concepts into visual narratives that diverse audiences can use and understand.