April 2023
Enlisted in the New York Guard
Beginning of state military service
Joined the state volunteer force and began initial training and unit responsibilities.
Serving New York State
The New York Guard is New York’s state volunteer defense force. It augments and supports the New York National Guard with skills and manpower for state missions, emergency planning, training, and disaster-response support. My service has centered on the work behind effective operations: reliable communication, accurate records, coordination, and readiness.
Service milestones
August 2023
Initial Entry Training graduate
Foundational military training
Completed initial-entry requirements and continued unit service.
2024
Expanded unit responsibilities
Operations and readiness support
Transitioned into additional unit responsibilities and continued operational support assignments.
May 2025
Mobilized for State Active Duty
Support to New York State correctional operations
Served in mission-support assignments involving staff coordination, personnel accountability, communications, logistics, and medical liaison responsibilities.
5 Sept. 2025
Promoted to Specialist (SPC / E-4)
New York Guard
Continued mission service with responsibilities spanning S6 support, knowledge management, and staff coordination.
2025–2026
S6 liaison and knowledge management
Information systems · Staff support
Coordinated technical support across mission teams and led three additional knowledge managers responsible for organized, accessible staff information.
Areas of service
S6 communications & IT
Serve in liaison and technical-support functions, coordinating communications requirements, account and system support, operational reporting, and shared information workflows.
Knowledge management
Supervise a small knowledge-management team, organize mission documents and reports, and support dependable information access for staff and leadership.
Mayor Cell & accountability
Support service-member check-in and check-out accountability, duty attendance reconciliation, roster administration, shift handoffs, and routine reporting.
S1 medical liaison
Coordinate personnel medical documentation and return-to-duty workflows with medical channels; prepare reference materials that clarify reporting protocols.
S3 operations
Maintain trackers, operational documentation, continuity reports, and planning support that help staff coordinate across shifts and mission elements.
S4 logistics
Assist with supply accountability, food and water support, transportation coordination, and resources needed by personnel on state missions.
My approach to service combines technical problem-solving with the same communication principles I teach: make information accurate, usable, and timely for the people who need it.
Training & professional development
Emergency management
Basic Military Emergency Management Specialist (MEMS) qualification; FEMA ICS-100, ICS-200, IS-700, IS-800; HazMat IS-5.A; Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP).
Communications & technical training
FAA Crew Resource Management (ALC-704); FEMA IS-42; small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) technical-specialist coursework. Coursework is identified separately from awarded qualifications.
Selected recognition
Qualification
Basic MEMS Badge
Military Emergency Management Specialist qualification.
Badge
Communication Badge
Communications qualification recognition.
31 May 2026
New York Guard Achievement Medal
JTF Sentinel · State Active Duty
Awarded for service from May 29, 2025, to May 22, 2026. The citation recognizes medical-readiness support for more than 200 personnel and medical actions, alongside contributions to operations, logistics, communications, and mentoring.
Citation
88th Area Command Company Commander’s Citation
Recognition for service and contribution.
Ribbon
New York Guard Service Ribbon
State service recognition.
In service
Service in photographs
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Service and scholarship
My work in the New York Guard complements my academic study of communication and my field experience in EMS. Each setting depends on clear messages, good judgment, shared responsibility, and the ability to remain effective under pressure.