Michael Whitehead

Experience

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  United States Army Reserve

  Jun 1975 - Jul 2005

  Colonel

  Conducted seminars in Spanish on civil affairs and disaster relief in 12 South and Central American countries.Veteran of Bosnia Operation, 1996Veteran of Iraq, 2003-2004

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  Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation

  Oct 1999 - Sept 2015

  Emergency Coordination Officer

  Responsible for coordinating disaster and continuity of operations plans for the Department. Appointed by the Secretary of the Department according to Florida Statute 252.

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  State of Florida

  Nov 1999 - Sept 2015

  State Mass Care Coordinator

  Responsible for coordinating mass care and emergency assistance for the state. Works with voluntary mass care agencies such as the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army, the private sector and state, local and federal agencies to provide shelter, feeding and distribution of relief supplies to disaster survivors in the state. Subject Matter Expert for Mass Care Committee of National VOAD. Chairman, FEMA National Incident Management System Mass Care Working Group.Worked 37 storms (21 tropical storms and 16 hurricanes), floods, tornadoes, Haiti Repatriation, Deepwater Horizon.5 EMAC deployments: 1) Hancock Co, MS for Katrina in 2005, 2) LA EOC for Gustav/Ike in 2008, 3) NJ EOC for Irene in 2011, 4) Crisfield, MD for Sandy in 2012, 5) Anchorage, AK for 2015 Sockeye Fire.Coordinated Human Services Response in six southern counties of Mississippi after Katrina. Coordinated mass care feeding in the NYC EOC for the Red Cross during Sandy in 2012. Show less

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  American Red Cross

  Nov 2015 - now

  Government Operations Manager
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  American Red Cross National Headquarters

  Aug 2018 - now

  Government Operations & Planning Integration Manager