Siobhan Pickering

Emergency Preparedness Specialist

When I was 13, one day I heard on the news that there had been a devastating earthquake in Port Au Prince, Haiti. The next day I found myself baking a lot of goods with a friend down the street to sell. All of our baked goods were sold within our community, and all proceeds were donated to the Canadian Red Cross who was responding to the disaster. At that time baking was all I could think of to help another community so far from my own. The Haiti earthquake is the disaster that sparked my passion for international development and crisis and disaster management. I have since learned more about how to prepare for, and respond to disasters. My love of problem solving, communication, and team work, have helped me prosper in both my studies, internships/work, building relationships and networking. Since starting in in the crisis and disaster management field, I have held a few different position, all of which will help me further in my field. Whether working at a horse stable, or as a communication officer, or as a disaster manager, I have been able to help develop relations between the local communities and the companies I was working for. I have also helped develop different workshops and programs, but most importantly I have built fantastic relationships with the people I worked with. These relationships ensure that all the necessary work is completed, and other ideas are pursued.

Talks About
#research #management

Preferred Locations
#Northamerica