Prep for FEMA Corps Academy

In just a few days, all Corps Members of the Denver campus will be driving to Vicksburg, Mississippi for FEMA Corps Academy where we will be trained as a team in our specific task (as I mentioned before, my team’s task is Disaster Survivor Assistance). We have much to do to prepare, including:

• Presenting team travel plans to FEMA Corps staff

• Learning maintenance for the cargo vans

• Cleaning for room inspections

• Checking out supplies

• Induction Ceremony

• Packing all our belongings into an overnight bag (!)

Unless our first round project is located in Denver, we will not be returning to campus after FEMA Corps Academy. This means whatever we don't bring in our overnight bag will remain in Denver until we come back for Transition Week 1 in May.

We also had Team Role trainings today. Every team member has a role, ranging from Recruiter to Physical Trainer to Vehicle Service Technician. My role is Media Representative. My duties include:

• Provide postings for Facebook & Twitter

• Take photos for FEMA Corps yearbook

• Write overviews of project rounds

• Create slideshows & media reports after each round

• Write press releases

• Create final video (this is my own goal)

Hopefully this is the first step to becoming a National Geographic contributor :)