Monica D. Tipton, M.Ed.
Fort Worth,TX
Summary
Emergency Preparedness Professional with a diverse range of qualifications including volunteer management and emergency preparedness and response. Extensive knowledge in project management, facilitation, planning, training, grant writing, budget development and oversight. Proven ability to lead diverse groups, including delegating duties, determining appropriate course of action and coordinating multiple activities simultaneously. Ability to think strategically and systemically to support the mission and goals of the organization. Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, organizational and computer skills.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Public Health Preparedness Supervisor
Tarrant County Public Health
Fort Worth, Texas
11.2021 - Current
- Manage the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Division which includes developing and managing program budget and expenditures, determining program goals, objectives, resource requirements, ensuring compliance with federal grant regulations and completion of grant deliverables.
- Support mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery activities in Tarrant County.
- Establish and lead multi-cross disciplinary teams comprised of internal and external stakeholders in the development, implementation, monitoring and modification of emergency preparedness planning.
- Oversee the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) PHEP and Cities Readiness Initiatives (CRI) grants, including researching, writing and submitting grant proposals, completing and submitting required reports within established deadlines.
- Perform administrative and technical duties for the facilitation and coordination of training, functional and full-scale disaster exercises involving various County departments, local and regional partners, and other external stakeholders.
- Conduct hot washes to gather feedback and develop After-Action Reports (AARs) to identify strengths, planning and training gaps.
- Prepared Request for Proposals (RFP) for contracted services, including writing Statement of Work (SOW), evaluating proposal submissions, and overseeing contracted projects.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at local, regional, state and federal levels.
- Activate and function within the Department Operations Center (DOC) or specified location during emergency response.
- Recruit, interview, select, train, evaluate, and supervise staff.
- Prepare and deliver presentations to enhance awareness and increase personal preparedness in Tarrant County.
- Present on emergency preparedness-related topics at state and national conferences.
Medical Reserve Corps Volunteer Coordinator
Tarrant County Public Health
Fort Worth, Texas
08.2006 - 10.2021
- Oversaw and provided supervision of MRC program staff and volunteers, including volunteer activation, deployment, and demobilization.
- Developed volunteer job descriptions, addressed and resolved volunteer grievances.
- Developed and managed program budget; researched funding opportunities and wrote grant proposals.
- Prepared Request for Proposals (RFPs) for contracted services and oversaw contracted projects.
- Managed all aspects of volunteer recruitment, retention and coordinating the annual volunteer recognition event.
- Collaborated with emergency management and public health officials to assess the need for volunteer activation;
- Developed and disseminated After-Action Reports to identify strengths and areas of improvement following a response incident, disaster drill or exercise.
- Oversaw volunteer training, including establishing minimum training requirements, developing course content and contracting with outside vendors to facilitate training that could not be addressed in-house, developing annual training calendar and conducting training needs assessment.
- Established and maintained effective working relationships with internal staff, volunteer organizations, professional groups and other local, state and national organizations to increase volunteer opportunities.
- Maintained accurate records and provided statistical data and activity reports to senior leadership, state and national MRC program offices.
- Served on local, regional, state and national committees to promote program initiatives.
- Represented the MRC and public health at local, regional, state and national meetings and conferences.
Education
Master of Education - Educational Technology
University of Texas Arlington
Arlington, TXBachelor of Science - Occupational Education
Wayland Baptist University
Lubbock, TXSkills
- Active Listening
- Budget Development & Oversight
- Contract Management
- Detail-Oriented
- Employee Coaching & Motivation
- Grant Writing
- Microsoft Office
- Multi-tasking
- Program Management
- Public Speaking
Accomplishments
- Increased volunteer participation in the Tarrant County MRC from 50 to 3,100+ active volunteers
- Awarded full funding for 18 competitive grants.
- Received national award for Youth Volunteer Engagement.
Additional Information
Completed FEMA IS, 700, 800; ICS 100, 200, 300 and 400.
Timeline
Public Health Preparedness Supervisor
Tarrant County Public Health
11.2021 - Current
Medical Reserve Corps Volunteer Coordinator
Tarrant County Public Health
08.2006 - 10.2021
Master of Education - Educational Technology
University of Texas Arlington
Bachelor of Science - Occupational Education
Wayland Baptist University