Category: Innovation
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Reconstruction of a 70 year old log shelter
In my Parks and Recreation career, I managed a key capital project: reconstructing a log shelter built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) at Sandy Beach Park. I secured $60,000 in funding for the through a $60,000 US Forest Service RAC (Resource Advisory Committee) grant. This is an interview with KFSK about the completion of…
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Catastrophe Prevention: New ABCs of Emergency Preparedness
In 2015, during Chennai’s “100-year floods,” the school began reflecting on emergency preparedness. Though I was a PE teacher at the time, I stepped in to help, leveraging my background in disaster preparedness, Boy Scout experience, and first aid and emergency training. We focused on four key areas: personal preparedness, neighborhood support, institutional standards, and…