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James Weed office: 443 812-8612 jdweed51@aol.com |
Education
- Master of Science in Public Safety Executive Leadership
- Bachelor of Science in Fire Admin & Management Studies
Specialty Fields
- Emergency Management planning and policy
- Homeland Security
- Development of Public Preparedness Programs
- Building of public and private partnerships between citizens and the public safety community
- Development of training programs for elected and appointed officials/leaders designed to educate the community leadership about their roles in emergency/crisis management
- Development of a Mobile Command and Communication Unit providing communication to first responders from all sectors of government
- Investigation of major fire and emergency management incidents for the U.S. Fire Administration
- Developed and implemented a Statewide Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Division for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Created partnerships with federal and state agencies, as well as private industries, for a multi-agency response program
- Directed the design and implementation of a statewide management information system utilizing multiple communications devices to transmit receive and download data worldwide for all emergency response activities
- Developed academic curriculum and programs, served as an academic adviser, designed professional development activities, as well as writing grants within the emergency management and homeland security areas
- Spent 25 years in the Fire Service and retired as Chief of the Department
Employment
- University of Maryland, College Park, MD – Associate Professor of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
- Pasco County Office of Emergency Management, Pasco Cty, FL – Emergency Management Coordinator
- Carroll County’s Office of Public Safety Support Services, Carroll Cty, MD – Advisor to the Carroll County Commissioner and the Public Safety Support Services Administration
- National League of Cities, Wash DC – Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Programs
- Anne Arundel County, Anne Arundel Cty, MD – Director of Emergency Management
- TriData Corporation – Director of Local Government Studies
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts – State Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Director
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Memberships
- International Association of Fire Chiefs
- Maryland and Florida Emergency Management Association
- International Association of Emergency Managers