Hello! I'm Ramona
Emergency Management Professional
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I like finding solutions before the problem exists.
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ABOUT
"The beauty of life is the variety."
Ramona Baldoni-Lake
ABOUT ME
I am a determined and curious person who chooses to think things through before reacting. Remaining level headed in challenging situations is one of my many strengths where I strive to look at the whole picture and put myself in the other persons shoes. I prefer to be proactive rather than reactive and believe that everyone can bring something to the table. Like the gears working behind the face of a clock, there are no unimportant pieces. Remove the gear that seems small and unimportant and you break the clock. The face may get all of the glory, but it will not work without those small, hidden gears.
WHAT I'VE DONE
I was a single mom of four children who joined the fire service after being challenged not to even try. 15 years later, I have retired from the fire service as a technical rescue specialist, engineer/driver, paramedic who broke the glass ceiling becoming the first female officer in the history of the department. During that time, I obtained my A.A.S in Fire Science, B.A. in Emergency Management and was a state certified emergency manager.
WHAT I DO
Continuing my goals for self-challenge and self-improvement, I worked part-time as a flight medic with a fixed wing air ambulance company while is searched out a career in emergency management. I currently work in state service with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services as the Radiation Emergency Unit Supervisor within the Radiation Protection Section. I am nearing the completion of my M.A. in Managements with a concentration in Organizational Leadership where I hope to further challenge myself as I become a State Radiological Coordinator, responding to radiological and nuclear incidents with the State of Wisconsin.
EXPERIENCE
"You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
Eleanor Roosevelt
2017-Current
Supervisor
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT FO HEALTH SERVICES
Senior leader and coordinator of the Radiation Emergency Unit which conducts assessments, monitors conditions, provides emergency assistance and assures ongoing evaluation of eminent, occurring, or potential nuclear and radioactive emergencies and threats.
2015-2017
Planner
WISCONSIN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Continuous improvement and development of Wisconsin's emergency plans to a nuclear incident while exercising those response plans with affected local communities and the utilities.
2001-2015
​Lieutenant/Paramedic
HARLEM ROSCOE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Provide emergency services to the fire district and MABAS partners serving as lieutenant, paramedic, driver/engineer and duty officer. Member of the training division, competitive extrication team and community CPR program director.
EDUCATION
"The most valuable talent is that of never using two words when one will do."
Thomas Jefferson
2018
Master of Arts
Management - Organizational Leadership
AMERICAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
Epsilon Pi Phi Honor Society - Member
Golden Key international Honor Society - Member
Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society in Business - Member
2014
Bachelor of Arts
Emergency and Disaster Management
AMERICAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
Graduated with High Honors
Epsilon Pi Phi Honor Society - Member
Golden Key International Honor Society - Member
2006
Associates of Applied Science
Fire Science
ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE
Graduated with High Honors
Certificates in Fire Tactics, Fire Officer I, Fire Protection & Tactics, Fire Protection & Prevention, Fire Fighting Tactics & Equipment
Phi Theta Kappa - Member
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ACCOMPLISHEMENTS
"Create the moment you want to remember."
Unknown
Lieutenant
PDS Certificate
CEM Certificate
IPEM Certificate
SOFT SKILLS
Flexibility
Problem Solving
Patients
Creative Thinking
Confidence
Resourcefulness