Chapter: American Red Cross of Central and Northern Arizona Region: Arizona and New Mexico Region
Disaster Responder
I have served as a volunteer for the American Red Cross since January 2009, helping people during times of disaster and crisis. As a Red Cross volunteer, I have responded to home & apartment fires, floods, hurricanes, typhoons, landslides, wildfires, tornadoes, shootings, and other disasters all over the United States and US Territories.
In 2021, I joined the Disaster Spiritual Care Team and have already been deployed to provide Spiritual Care to Red Cross clients displaced and/or affected by wildfires in Arizona. I also became a member of the Integrated Care and Condolence Team in 2021 to provide support to people experiencing grief due to a lost, injured, or deceased loved one, or due to other situations such as mass-casualty events. In May 2022, I was deployed to Buffalo, NY on the American Red Cross Disaster Spiritual Care Team in response to the mass-shooting at the Tops supermarket where 10 people were shot and killed. I provided Spiritual Care to people in the community during this 17 -day assignment.
First Aid Instructor
I became a First Aid Instructor (Approved Provider) for the American Red Cross in 2010, and have been teaching and certifying students for First Aid/CPR/AED and Bloodborne Pathogens Prevention ever since. I charge my students only for the cost that I am charged by the American Red Cross for administration fees to process the certification, and not for my personal profit. There are many times when I do not charge my students anything for the classes, and I personally pay the administration fees and expenses. I have primarily been teaching classes for churches, YMCA's, missionaries, Boys Scouts, Search & Rescue, friends, family, and for people who are financially challenged.
American Red Cross Qualifications and Skills
Disaster Cycle Services (DSC) Disaster Responder Mass Care Sheltering (Supervisor) Disaster Assessment (Supervisor) Community Engagements and Partnerships (Manager) Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) Driver Disaster Spiritual Care (DSC) Team Member (Supervisor) Integrated Care and Condolence Team (ICCT) Member Services to the Armed Forces (SAF) Community Partnerships Liaison Services to the Armed Forces (SAF) Event Support Volunteer