ABIGAIL SPIEGELMAN
Brandon,VT
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager of Emergency Preparedness
Rutland Regional Medical Center
10.2022 - Current
- In charge of the Emergency Preparedness Program for the second largest hospital in the state
- Lead or advise activities throughout all 4 phases of the EM cycle
- In charge of all Emergency Communications policies, exercises, and stakeholder engagement
- Create and administer ICS training for hospital leadership
- Perform gap analyses on hospital emergency preparedness policies, update and train on when needed
- Created policies- EMP, EOP, IPP, COOP, Emergency Communications Annex, Pediatric Medical Surge Plan, Inclement Weather Plan (first hospital in Vermont to be certified StormReady), Evacuation/SIP Plan, Utility Failure Response Plan, Bomb Threat Response Plan
- IMT roles- 1 of 2 designated Incident Commanders for hospital, often work as liaison officer with state partners.
Emergency Preparedness Specialist, Southern Coordinator
Vermont Department Of Health
05.2022 - 09.2022
- 50 hours/week
- In charge of all public health emergency preparedness efforts in Rutland County, Vermont
- Successes- initiated and completed the creation of tick kits for community youth; helped develop exercises and drills for State office building; initiated and completed a Rutland VDH after action review with a completed AAR deliverable
- Community work- coordinated and facilitated community meetings on LEMP annex additions; assisted with local HMP planning and updating
- Managerial work- in charge of 2-county MRC unit; Southern Coordinator for VDH EPs- coordinated meetings and trainings for other Southern EPs.
Program Coordinator II
Texas A&M University
03.2020 - 04.2022
House of Representatives – Field Representative
U.S
02.2019 - 02.2020
- 65 hours/week during graduate studies
- In charge of Austin District Office, surrounding counties, and intern team
- Completed constituent cases with federal agencies, took completion rate from 0 to 30 completed cases a month
- Attended meetings and local events, collected information, and maintained understanding of current events to draft policy memos used by Washington policy staff.
Texas House of Representatives – District Director
06.2018 - 02.2019
- 80 hours/week during graduate studies
- Attended events, meetings, roundtables in the district on behalf of the Representative
- Led constituent services for the entire Texas House District 12.
House of Representatives – Caseworker
U.S
01.2018 - 05.2018
- 60 hours/week during graduate studies
- Handed constituent casework with federal agencies
- Managed office, including training and managing intern team
- Met with constituents and answered questions on legislative issues and agency problems.
Recitation Instructor
Texas A&M University
08.2016 - 05.2018
- Hours/week during undergraduate and graduate studies
- Aided with answering student questions and working problems in a class of 50-100 students
- Held independent office hours to assist students with homework, notes, or any other questions.
Education
Master of Professional Studies - undefined
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C.08.2020
Bachelor of Science - undefined
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX12.2017
USVM - Biomedical Science, Business Administration, History
Certification
Public Health Data Analysis
Medicinal Plants
Stakeholder Engagement
Planning and Coordination
Creative problem solving
FEMA (additional certificates will be provided upon request)
Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100 (IS-100.c)
Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS-200 (IS200.c)
Introduction to the National Incident Management System (IS-700.b)
Introduction to the National Response Framework (IS-800.d)
An Introduction to Exercises (IS-120.c)
HSEEP certification (11/2/2022)
Timeline
Manager of Emergency Preparedness
Rutland Regional Medical Center
10.2022 - Current
Emergency Preparedness Specialist, Southern Coordinator
Vermont Department Of Health
05.2022 - 09.2022
Program Coordinator II
Texas A&M University
03.2020 - 04.2022
House of Representatives – Field Representative
U.S
02.2019 - 02.2020
Texas House of Representatives – District Director
06.2018 - 02.2019
House of Representatives – Caseworker
U.S
01.2018 - 05.2018
Recitation Instructor
Texas A&M University
08.2016 - 05.2018
Master of Professional Studies - undefined
Georgetown University
Bachelor of Science - undefined
Texas A&M University
USVM - Biomedical Science, Business Administration, History
Public Health Data Analysis
Medicinal Plants
Stakeholder Engagement
Planning and Coordination
Creative problem solving
FEMA (additional certificates will be provided upon request)
Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100 (IS-100.c)
Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS-200 (IS200.c)
Introduction to the National Incident Management System (IS-700.b)
Introduction to the National Response Framework (IS-800.d)
An Introduction to Exercises (IS-120.c)
HSEEP certification (11/2/2022)