I am an experienced program and project manager, and researcher with more than 10 years of experience. Currently, I work as a program officer at the National Academies of Sciences, Medicine and Engineering on Resiliency issues. I am also pursuing my PhD at the Planning, Governance and Globalization program at Virginia Tech with a focus on disaster management, resiliency, and recovery. My areas of expertise is disaster management and resilience, urbanization, and emerging practices in local government.