Andrea Bauer
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Dedicated professional with 2+ years of experience in partnering with community leaders and volunteers in crisis response. Experienced in recruiting the aid and support of local organizations and volunteers to enhance the organization’s efforts in fulfilling its mission. Devoted to learning and evolving to prevail over the growing threats/risks to public safety.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
School Coordinator
San Antonio Food Bank
01.2022 - Current
- Trained new partners, presenting the standard operating procedures for programs and warehouse
- Streamlined communication from departments to partners, ensuring requirements and deadlines were met
- Increased the number of partners in areas with high rates of food insecurity through outreach
- Created the program orientation to be used to train new partners to the organization
- Conducted hands on field training with new partners, creating self sufficient programs
- Completed initial and annual TDA required site visits for new and returning partners
Market Coordinator
San Antonio Food Bank
07.2021 - 12.2021
- Piloted the new Apartment Program, increasing food accessibility to families
- Broadened the number of Apartment Program partners through outreach
- Coordinated with the development department to enhance partner participation with grant terms
- Developed the new partner guide as a tool to ensure the success of new partners
- Optimized logistics at partner sites, enhancing efficiency to ensure a smooth operation for all involved
- Trained partners on capturing the Texas Department of Agriculture eligibility requirements for neighbors experiencing a food emergency
- Incorporated local public safety recommendations to decrease risk of COVID-19 spread while providing food assistance to families in crisis'
- Strategized with operations and transportation to ensure partner needs were met for communities in high food insecure areas
AmeriCorps Equal Heart Crisis Response and Relief Team
San Antonio Food Bank
01.2020 - 05.2021
- Led 40-200 volunteers, providing guidance in order to fulfill the mission of serving more than 1,000 families for mega distributions
- Partnered with agencies to enhance logistics while maintaining COVID-19 safety measures
- Supported non-metro communities and partners through volunteering at large distribution events
- Organized with partners the logistics of the food distribution model, ensuring the process to registering and serving a family was smooth
- Relieved the volunteer operations department by guiding volunteers and completing various tasks for the build
- Aided operations and warehouse in arranging order forms created for partners from various programs
Planning Intern
Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
09.2019 - 12.2019
- Aided in the recovery efforts of Tropical Storm Imelda, supporting recovery partner calls and transcribing notes to be shared with partners
- Collaborated in the Tropical Storm Imelda emergency operation center activation with the Planning team, conducting situation reports every 6 hours to enhance situation awareness for various departments
- Collected and applied input from various departments to develop the SOG plan for the county, mapping the locations, creating the communication flowchart, and transcribing the plan to ensure it can be activated during times of emergency
- Joined in the Intelligence Task Force and the Urban Area Security Initiative meetings to gain insight and consider the various threats/risks to public safety
- Coordinated with various agencies for a table top exercise for responding during a biological epidemic
- Presented to the organization, the relevance of the SOG plan and the process of activating it during times of crisis to enhance public safety.
Education
MS Homeland Security Studies -
Sam Houston State University
Skills
- New partner training
- Community engagement
- Logistics planner
- Problem-Solving
- Regulatory knowledge
- Partnership Development
Accomplishments
Bauer, A., & Denham, M. (2021). Institutions of Higher Education In Covid-19 Risk Communications: A Texas Study. Disaster Management 2021. 2021
Timeline
School Coordinator
San Antonio Food Bank
01.2022 - Current
Market Coordinator
San Antonio Food Bank
07.2021 - 12.2021
AmeriCorps Equal Heart Crisis Response and Relief Team
San Antonio Food Bank
01.2020 - 05.2021
Planning Intern
Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
09.2019 - 12.2019
MS Homeland Security Studies -
Sam Houston State University