L. Patrice McDaniel

About L. Patrice McDaniel

Emergency Management professional with experience in local government (NYC OEM, and Miami-Dade County), and higher education (Miami Dade College, and University of Idaho), the private sector (Allegiant Air), and public sector utility (JEA).Over 15 years of higher education experience including: Project and program management, government relations, federal grants, terrorism preparedness, course development and facilitation, online course design, content/subject matter expert, leadership, compliance reporting, public relations, events planning, television production and script writing for award winning emergency responder training programs, curricula development, online, hybrid, and face-to-face course development, and teaching.

Experience

1. Emergency Preparedness Specialist

   JEA

   Dec 2022 — Present · Jacksonville, FL, US

   Develop, coordinate, implement, maintain, exercise and audit JEA’s Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) across all functional areas of the organization. Includes thorough knowledge and adoption of NIMS standards and ICS methodology. Develop hazard-specific plans that align with the CEMP\'s all-hazards approach that emphasizes action within the four phases of the Emergency Management Continuum: Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.Provides guidance to and coordinates efforts with executive staff and management in developing response and recovery procedures critical to the organization and in alignment with City of Jacksonville/Duval County Emergency Preparedness Division (EPD) and surrounding counties.Coordinate JEA roles and responsibilities necessary for all levels of emergency response in accordance with NIMS/ICS requirements.Coordinate contemporary business continuity and disaster recovery principles, practices and techniques to support an organizational migration toward best industry business recovery practices for continuity of operations.Serves as Duval County’s Emergency Coordinating Officer (ECO) – designated liaison between JEA and Duval County Emergency Preparedness Division (EPD), includes coordination, response and alignment of resources with Duval County’s EOC and surrounding County EOC’s during emergency crisis situations. Provides direct assistance to Duval County EPD in development of their CEMP with respect to JEA’s disaster preparedness plans, including active involvement in developing interagency coordinating procedures, policies and planning strategies.Ensures corporate compliance with FEMA/NIMS directives.

Education

• California Coast University

  MS, Psychology

  1995 — 1998

• Touro University International

  MSHS, Emergency & Disaster Management

  2006 — 2007

• Logan University

  Doctorate, Health Professions Education

• California Coast University

  PhD, Psychology

  1999 — 2005

• The University of Georgia

  BA, Journalism

  1987 — 1989

• Kennesaw State University

  Core Curriculum

  1985 — 1987

• Touro University Worldwide

  Master of Arts - MA, Health/Medical Psychology

  2018 — 2019

Skills

• Program Management
• Training Facilitation
• Adult Education
• Research
• Community Outreach
• Emergency Planning
• Government
• Dod
• Training Course Development
• Preparedness
• Emergency Medical
• Grants
• Hazardous Materials
• Program Development
• Editing
• Enforcement
• Policy
• Disaster Response
• Event Planning
• Project Management
• Rescue
• Curriculum Design
• Incident Command
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• First Responder
• Weapons of Mass Destruction
• Crisis Management
• Grant Management
• Homeland Security
• Nims
• Grant Writing
• Leadership
• Emergency Response to Terrorism
• Teaching
• Emergency Management
• Instructional Design
• Emergency Services
• Public Relations
• Public Policy