International Experience

Currently: Intern at Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, Barbados

I am interning at CDEMA CU in Bridgetown, Barbados, as a part of my Bachelor’s Degree in Emergency and Risk Management. I am working on a Regional Logistics Plan (RLP) to support the Regional Coordination Plan (RCP).

I wanted to go here, because I’m interested in learning how a multinational agency like CDEMA works in a multihazard region like the Caribbean. I’m also interested in the advocacy and negotiation aspect of Emergency Management, so working in an agency with 18 participating states is a huge learning experience. Generally, I am trying to get as much experience with different cultures as I can.

I will be stationed here until end of April 2012.

Previous international experience

• Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, December 2011: Staff at 6th Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management
• Mallorca, Spain, 2011: Logistics Coordinator
• Kiruna, Sweden, 2010: Logistics Coordinator
• Basel, Switzerland, 2005: Touring musician
• Beijing & Shanghai, China, 2003-2004: Touring musician
• Hongkong, Hongkong, 2003-2004: Touring musician
• Manilla, Philippines, 2003-2004: Touring musician
• Bangkok, Thailand, 2003-2004: Touring musician
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2003-2004: Touring musician
• Jakarta, Indonesia 2003-2004: Touring musician
• Bombai, New Delhi & Calcutta, India 2003-2004: Touring musician
• Gdansk & Gdynia, Poland, 1998: Touring musician
• Tokio, Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Japan, 1995: Touring musician