Donell Harvin ACADEMIC PREPARATION: Doctor of Public Health (DrPh), Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York, Anticipated completion date: Spring 2014 Concentration: Environmental and Occupation Health Sciences (EHOS)/Environmental Disease Control (GPA 3.7) Master of Public Health (MPH), Hunter College, City University of New York, December 2009 Concentration: Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (EHOS) Awarded the Felice Yahr Memorial Award (2008) for achievement in EOHS Graduate Thesis Project: PM 2.5 and black carbon monitoring and instrument calibration and comparison between gravimetric and TEOM data in front of NYC public schools for the Asthma Free School Zone Project (AFSZ). Master of Public Administration (MPA), John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, June 2005 Concentration: Emergency Management (GPA 3.7) Master of Arts Certificate (MA), John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, June 2005 Concentration: Terrorism Studies (GPA 3.8) Bachelor of Arts (BA), John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, June 2002 Concentration: Fire and Emergency Services Administration (GPA 3.6), AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: - Emergency responder occupational health & safety at emergency scenes - Environmental emergency planning and response - Environmental mitigation, remediation and recovery - Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Response PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Administrative Staff Analyst (M-II), Deputy Director- 2010 to Current Page 1 of 6
NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), Special Operations Division Serve as the lead for the Medical Examiner's Special Operations Response Team (MESORT), an interdisciplinary Hazardous Materials team tasked with responding to incidents involving fatalities contaminated with hazardous substances and in complex fatality management scenarios. Design safety and operational protocols, develop and conduct monthly HazMat training programs, monitor and evaluate the OCME s ongoing health and safety (H&S) at hazardous sites. Additional responsibilities include: Developing tools and methods to perform field assessments in the area of fatality management and disaster response, deploying to incidents, exercising command and control of MESORT team at the scene of an incident, preparing and delivering briefings, presentations and reports that detail the outcomes of trainings, exercises, and deployments. As well as represent the OCME at relevant Citywide and multi-agency task forces, meetings, and planning initiatives. City Research Scientist III, Environmental Emergency Response & Remediation Specialist 2007 to 2010 NYC Department of Health, Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Serve as technical expert on radiation and hazardous materials environmental emergency response and mitigation for the All-Hazards Environmental Response Unit. Project manager for the following initiatives: establishing environmental monitoring parameters for radiological and hazardous materials incidents and sites, urban radiological remediation, research and design of environmental monitoring and sampling systems, environmental data management, agency-wide all hazards plan coordinator. Other responsibilities include: environmental investigation of sites contaminated by radiological, other hazardous materials, citywide occupational health and safety planning, coordination and planning of training drills, workshops and large-scale special event operations. Oversaw DOHMH remediation and recovery operation for 2007 steam explosion in midtown Manhattan. Deputy Director, Emergency Services- 2004 to 2007 St. Luke s Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY Managed large emergency medical service (EMS), with a staff of over one hundred first responders and two separate hospital sites. Also provided administrative support to in-hospital emergency services for emergency management and emergency department (ER) for both sites. Responsibilities included staff development and recruitment and labor relations. Developed and oversaw worker safety program (including fit testing and respiratory protection and OSHA training), quality improvement and staff development programs for emergency responders. Managed four (4) million dollar annual operating and capital budget. Director, Bioterrorism Preparedness- 2002 to 2004 St. Vincent s Catholic Medical Centers, Brooklyn-Queens Region, NY Co-Chaired system-wide Emergency Preparedness training/planning committee for four hospitals in Brooklyn and Queens, NY. Developed Page 2 of 6
healthcare facility emergency preparedness and HazMat/Decontamination guidelines and protocols, procedures and training. Directed the planning and execution of al training, drills and operations related to emergency management and HazMat. Served as the liaison with external agencies on issues relating to disaster preparedness. Responded to hospital emergencies in which the facilities Emergency Operations Center was activated. ACEDEMIC/TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Board of Directors Member and Adjunct Faculty- 2008 to Present Christian Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY) Founding board member of newly-formed academic and research center focused on emergency response issues pertaining to large-scale incidents. Tasked with establishing and overseeing the mission, goals and direction of center as well as the development and delivery of emergency response research, curriculum, programs, and reports and events. Provide subject-matter expertise on behalf of center on environmental emergency response and responder health and safety, and emergency medical management,. Concurrently serving as adjunct faculty and program coordinator for the NYPD Explorers Emergency Medical Services Program (since 1996). Committee Member- 2010 to present New York City Regional Emergency Medical Services Council, Medical Standards Committee Member of a twenty-person committee of paramedics, physicians, EMS administrators, state and local health representatives and legal analysts charged with researching and evaluating the efficacy of emergency medical care in the NYC region. Committee member determine the need for, develop and enact regional EMS guidelines and standards. Research Associate- 2005 to present Center on Terrorism, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY Perform research for publications on terrorism, apocalyptic violence and use of mass casualty weapons and tactics. Provide subject-matter expertise on environmental impact of CBRNE terrorism. Assist center in planning and hosting conferences and symposiums on terrorism. Assistant Professor/Coordinator, Bioterrorism & Homeland Security - 2005 to 2007 Union County College, Plainfield Campus, Plainfield, NJ Oversaw college associate-degree program in emergency response, CBRNE and hazardous materials. Developed and instructed courses in terrorism and Page 3 of 6
emergency management and response. Oversaw federal grant management funds and managed one million dollar annual budget. Courses developed: History of terrorism, Emergency planning for bioterrorism, Incident command, and Weapons of mass destruction response. Director, Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Institute- 2000 to 2004 St. Vincent s Catholic Medical Center, Brooklyn-Queens Region, NY Directed the largest Emergency Cardiac Care and EMS training facility in the state of New York. Oversaw the emergency response and medical education and training of over two thousand nurses, physicians, emergency medical technicians (paramedics) annually, for a system of six hospitals in Kings, Queens and Richmond Counties in NY. Managed one million dollar annual operating budget and directed a staff of over fifty physician, paramedic, and nurse educators including program coordinators. Performed these tasks concurrent with responsibilities as Director of Bioterrorism Preparedness (see above). SPECIALIZED TRAINING: US Army, Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen MD Field Management of Chemical and Biological Casualties (40-hour)- 4/2002 United States Army, Dugway Proving Ground, Utah Advanced Chemical Biological Integrated Response Course (40-hour)- 4/2009 Page 4 of 6
US Department of Energy Air Sampling for Radioactive Materials (40-hour), Oak Ridge TN- 6/2008 Introduction to RESRAD, Brookhaven NY- 2/2009 US CDC/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Radiation and Health (16-hour) US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 Health & Safety 40-hour HAZWOPER- 6/2009 Chain-of-Custody Procedures for Environmental Samples and Data- 1/2009 Sampling for Hazardous Materials- 7/2009 Radiation Safety- 8/2009 US Department of Homeland Security Training WMD Hazardous Materials Technician (40-hour)- Anniston, Alabama, 2/2003 WMD Radiological Response Instructor, Nevada Test Site- 4/2007 & 4/2009 WMD Radiological Operations Response (32-hour)- 4/2002 & 7/2008 WMD Radiological Technician (40-hour), Nevada Test Site- 4/2007 & 4/2009 Emergency Response to Biological Terrorism Incidents (24-hour)- 10/2008 FEMA Certifications NIMS: ICS 100, 200, 700, 800 (all updated in 2008) Radiation Emergency Response: ICS 003, 301, 302, 331 (all updated in 2008) New York State Emergency Management Office, Montour Falls, NY Exercise/Drill Design (24-hour)- 11/2002 New York State Fire Academy (Camp Smith) Peekskill, NY Hazardous Materials Technician HAZWOPER (40-hour)- 2/2003 Hazardous Materials Incident Command (24-hour)- 4/2004 University of Arizona, Health Sciences Center Advanced Hazardous Materials Life Support Tech & Instructor (40-hour)- 2/2002 NYC Department of Health Training, NY, NY WMD Biological Response and Sampling- 8/2007 GIS Training I (16-hour)- 10/2007 Advanced GIS Training II (16-hour)- 2/2008 Environmental Sampling for Public Health Emergencies- (2/2008) Radiological Field Assessment (32-hour), Hunter College NY- 4/2008 NY State DOH Asbestos Inspector Course- 6/2008 Disaster Site Worker Training (16-hour)- 2/2009 Environmental Emergency Response Training (16-hour)-7/2007 NY State and NYC Certified Paramedic 9/1994 to Present PUBLICATIONS: Textbook Reviewer: P.M. Maniscalco, H.T. Christen, Homeland Security: Principles and Practice of Terrorism Response. Jones and Bartlett (2009). Textbook Contributor: Caroline s Paramedic Emergency Care. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, (2008) Authored emergency response to Terrorism chapter. Page 5 of 6
Textbook Contributor: Intermediate Emergency Care. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, (2005) Authored EMS operations, Hazardous Materials and Emergency response to Terrorism chapters. Textbook Contributor: Emergency Care 9 th edition. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, (2004). Authored EMS operations, Hazardous Materials and Emergency Response to Terrorism chapters. Developmental Editor: C. Stewart, M.D. Weapons of Mass Casualties Jones and Bartlett (2005). Author: Terrorism; A Byproduct of Globalism and the Pax Americana, John Jay College Finest, NYC (2002). Textbook Reviewer: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Emergency Care 8th edition (2001). CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS: Shelter-in-place verses evacuation guidelines, and large-scale urban evacuation. Disaster mortality and morbidity. Occupationally-transmitted infections in the emergency response setting. Radiological incident mitigation, recovery, and re-occupancy. SKILLS: Proficient in project and organizational management, and problem-solving Management and strategic planning of large budgets and contracts Highly organized and can work easily with staff across technical disciplines Page 6 of 6