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Fred Leahy 1st Fred Leahy Chief Community Partnerships National Responses Greater New York City AreaNonprofit Organization Management Current American Red Cross, Association of Contingency Planners, NYC Metro Chapter Previous Control Data Corp. (CDC), City and County of Honolulu Education University of the Americas, Mexico 393 connectionsSend a messageEndorseMore options Background Summary Fred is now the Sr. Volunteer Partner to Northeast Division Disaster Executive Tom Vitullo, exploring Social Media as a means to provide real-time situational awareness during response and recovery phases to disasters. Fred has been with the American Red Cross for 15 years. He was Chairperson of the Board of Directors ARC San Mateo County. Fred was one of the pioneers in the “Large computer” industry. His primary area of responsibility was managing analytical services. He built one of the first networked police intelligence systems. He received an FBI grant to explain the accomplishment to major police forces throughout the United States. He consulted with the USAID mission in Laos, working with the Ambassadors of many countries. He was at one time the Far East Regional General Manager for Control Data Corporation (CDC), with a staff of approximately 300 and an annual budget of about $1.5 million. One of his teams received a South Korean Presidential Citation for developing the first software and hardware solution to control the flooding of the Han River. Both the Honolulu Police system and the South Korean responsibility are examples of Fred’s strong analytical and leadership capabilities. The above projects required intense collaboration between internal and external multinational stake holders. Fred has responded to hurricanes, floods, tornados and one each blackout, heat wave, and transit strike. He has responded to 24 major disasters. His current Disaster Responder positions are Community Partnership Chief and Government Liaison Manager and often acting as Chief Fred is the architect and developer of ActTak. This is an action tracking database ticketing system that allows instant tracking of action requests during a Disaster Responses. Education University Of California Berkeley: BA International Relations/Macro-economics Claremont Graduate School: Mexico City College Experience American Red CrossChief Community Partnership Services in ARC National Responses American Red Cross September 2009 – Present (4 years 11 months)American Red Cross Metro Region I am also Volunteer Partner to Emergency Services Director for East Area, Responsible for assisting in development of plans and reviewing plans for Emegency Preparedness, Response, and long term recovery for the following states/Territories: VA,WV,DC,MD,DE, PA,NJ.NY,CT,VT,NH,RI,MA,MI,PR, and USVI Disater Planner & Responding Leader Association of Contingency Planners, NYC Metro Chapter 1998 – Present (16 years) (Open)1 recommendation Mario Fontenla Mario Fontenla Interpreter for school students at The big word It is a honor to recommend Fred as a colleague of mine at the American Red Cross of Greater NY. I can attest to the fact that fred has been a tireless perfectionist who crafts each project carefully with great attention to detail in all the projects...View American Red CrossDisaster Planner and Responder American Red Cross 1998 – Present (16 years) General Manager Far East Control Data Corp. (CDC) 1969 – 1978 (9 years) Project Manager City and County of Honolulu 1963 – 1964 (1 year) Skills & Endorsements Top Skills 51Emergency Management 30Government 28Disaster Response 28Leadership 25Preparedness 20Volunteer Management 19Emergency Services 16Community Development 16Policy 14Crisis Management Fred also knows about... 13Program Development 13Community Outreach 13Public Relations 13Policy Analysis 11Emergency Planning 11Humanitarian Assistance 8Nonprofits 8Grant Writing 7Strategic Planning 7Training 7Public Speaking 6Incident Command 6Exercises 4Public Safety 3NIMS See 8+ Education University of the Americas, Mexico Summer School, Logic and Cultural Studies of The Americas 1960 Claremont Graduate School University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley BA, Political Science/MacroEconomics Recommendations Received (1)Given (1) Peter, would you like to recommend Fred? Recommend Fred Disater Planner & Responding Leader Association of Contingency Planners, NYC Metro Chapter Mario Fontenla Mario Fontenla Interpreter for school students at The big word It is a honor to recommend Fred as a colleague of mine at the American Red Cross of Greater NY. I can attest to the fact that fred has been a tireless perfectionist who crafts each project carefully with great attention to detail in all the projects he has work on with me. He has been a priviledge and a pleasure to work with, always willing to help me in whatever capacity he is able to. He has taught me practically all I know about shelter management and is one of the most knowledgable person in this field I ever met at the Red Cross.less January 28, 2013, Mario was a consultant or contractor to Fred at Association of Contingency Planners, NYC Metro Chapter ConnectionsAll (393)New (4) Amanda PullingerAmanda Pullinger2nd Chief Executive Officer at 100 Women in Hedge Funds Connect6Alex HarelAlex Harel2nd CEO at EZPack Water Ltd. 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