Avril Cohen

Current

• Rescue Services Photography at Animal Rescue League of Boston

Past

• Summer Investigator Intern at National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• Mental Health Counselor at UMass Memorial Medical Center
• Foot Guru at Eastern Mountain Sports

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Education

• FEMA EMI
• EMS Academy
• Boston College

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Connections

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Industry

Photography

Websites

• My Blog
• Twitter

Avril Cohen’s Summary

Aspiring Public Information Officer, continuing to explore social/knowledge media in the public sector, especially pertaining to safety and emergency notification.

Avril Cohen’s Specialties:

SAFECOM, ESRI, HAM Radio, all-band scanner programming & broadcasting, Geospacial CAD, HAZUS-MH open-source, ArcGIS, XHTML, Java, MS Access, Adobe Design Suite CS4, Aperture, Final Cut Pro

Avril Cohen’s Experience

• Rescue Services Photography

  Animal Rescue League of Boston

  (Veterinary industry)

  1996 — Present (14 years )

• Summer Investigator Intern

  National Multiple Sclerosis Society

  (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  June 2008 — July 2008 (2 months)

  * Identify community resources throughout the chapter area that can help people with MS
  * Contact resources to let them know about the programs and services of the Society, and to obtain comprehensive information about their offerings, products and services
  * Educate chapter programs staff members about new resources
  * Enter new resources and update existing resources in the chapter’s database, Altair

• Mental Health Counselor

  UMass Memorial Medical Center

  (Non-Profit; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  January 2007 — March 2008 (1 year 3 months)

  Provide physical and emotional care, support, encouragement and limit setting to adolescent inpatients. Worked to establish a rapport with these kids, in an effort to encourage them to achieve their highest level of independent functioning.

• Foot Guru

  Eastern Mountain Sports

  (Privately Held; Retail industry)

  2004 — 2006 (2 years )

  •Provided customers with custom footwear fitting, beginning with a thorough foot examination, gait analysis, and one-on-one inquiry into both the client’s foot and general health
  •Gained training and experience in identification and treatment of common lower extremity ailments

Avril Cohen’s Education

• FEMA EMI

  Mitigation, Preparedness, Disaster Ops & Recovery, Integrated EM 2008 — 2009

• EMS Academy

  Emergency Medical Technician (Basic) training course 2004 — 2004

• Boston College

  BA , Psychology, Philosophy , 1999 — 2004

  Activities and Societies:

  Goaltender, Division I Women's Ice Hockey Team

Additional Information

Avril Cohen’s Websites:

• My Blog
• Twitter

Avril Cohen’s Interests:

Emergency management 2.0, disaster preparedness, mitigation and response, E911, CAD, GIS, NG911, VoIP, SATCOM, HAM radio, aerial photogrammetry, photojournalism, documentary photography, community service for life!

Avril Cohen’s Groups:

American Psychological Association
National Press Photographers Association
ARRL
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster

•    HomelandSecurity
•    International Association of Emergency Managers
•    Emergency Management Professionals
•    Homeland Security
•    American Psychological Association
•    Disaster Law
•    Hurricane Katrina the Responders to a Disaster
•    National Emergency Number Association (NENA)
•    Government 2.0
•    NPPA - National Press Photographers Association
•    Community Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.) - US Membership
•    Crisis, Emergency & Disaster Recovery Professionals
•    Disaster Researchers and Disaster Management Professionals
•    Professionals in Emergency Management
•    Amateur Radio (Ham) Operators
•    Homeland Security Professional
•    JEMS: Today in EMS
•    Disaster & Emergency Management
•    Homeland1
•    Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
•    National Emergency Management Resource Center [NEMRC]
•    HSEEP - Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program
•    HAZUS
•    Associated Press alumni
•    U.S. Department of Homeland Security, DHS
•    Documentary Photography
•    Tri-State Trek
•    Twitter for Communicators
•    IAEM-MA
•    National Information Exchange Model
•    New England LiDAR
•    Homeland Security Information Sharing and Social Media
•    GIS in Hospital, Healthcare & Public Health Emergency Management
•    Disaster Accountability Project
•    Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1)
•    AECC - Advanced Emergency Communications Coalition

Avril Cohen’s Honors:

Animal Rescue League of Boston, Humane Services Scholarship Award (1998): "In recognition of extraordinary compassion for animals, outstanding volunteer service, and dedication to the League"

Avril Cohen’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch