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COA OPPORTUNITIES GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S Public Health Service 8201 Corporate Drive Suite 200 Landover, MD 20785 Fax: 301-731-9084 Date Posted: 01/25/05 Salary: Commensurate with Experience Location: Landover, Maryland Type: Full Time - Experienced The Commissioned Officers Association seeks an experienced legislative professional to join our team. This position is responsible for: • Serve as registered lobbyist for the Association in presenting its views to Congress. • Propose and implement strategies and tactics to achieve policy and legislative agenda. • Work closely with the ED and legislative committee. • Drafting, editing and disseminating reports, position papers, testimony, and other materials addressing key public policy issues. • Monitoring and lobbying legislative issues on the federal level that affect PHS Officers. • Developing relationships with the media, direct contact with media representatives and aggressively pursuing media placement opportunities and visibility for the association. • Writing and editing of news releases, articles for publication and maintaining excellent relations with the members of the media and association. • Contribute articles and edit monthly publication. Requirements: Minimum of Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years experience with public policy issues, including work experience on Capitol Hill. Individual must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be detailed oriented with the ability to handle deadlines and prioritize. Knowledge of U.S. Public Health Service a plus. Individual should have a willingness to learn all aspects of Association’s mission and goals. COA offers a compensation package which includes outstanding employee benefits, a casual workplace environment and professional development. Free parking and a gym on the building premises. Located 1 block from the New Carrollton Metro Station. Please fax, mail, or email (toliver@coausphs.org) resume, salary requirements and references. Closing date is February 15, 2005 About Commissioned Officers Association COA is a private, professional association representing more than 7,000 active duty, reserve, and retired commissioned officers of the U.S. Public Health Service. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S Public Health Service 8201 Corporate Drive Suite 200 Landover, MD 20785 Fax: 301-731-9084 Date Posted: 01/25/05 Salary: Commensurate with Experience Location: Landover, Maryland Type: Full Time (40 hrs.) - Entry Level COA is seeking an individual to coordinate all aspects of association’s administrative duties. Responsibilities will include: • Open, sort, and distribute incoming correspondence, including faxes and email. • Prepare agendas and make arrangements for committee, board, and other meetings. • Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, and/or presentation software. • Prepare responses to correspondence containing routine inquiries. This position functions as a member of the COA team, and provides assistance when necessary in staffing conferences and events, as well as other duties as assigned. Requirements: COA is in search of an individual with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be detail and deadline oriented with the ability to handle and prioritize many projects concurrently. Individual should have a willingness to learn all aspects of Association’s mission and goals. Notes: Please fax, mail, or email (toliver@coausphs.org) resume and references. Closing date is February 15, 2005. About Commissioned Officers Association COA is a private, professional association representing more than 7,000 active duty, reserve, and retired commissioned officers of the U.S. Public Health Service. Resolutions Announcement Remember that the COA Resolution process permits individual members, at any time, to submit a resolution to the Board of Directors for further consideration by the full membership. Discussion of proposals with your Branch is strongly encouraged. The complete resolutions policy, along with the form for submitting a resolution can be found at www.coausphs.org . 20 COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
Commissioned Corps Physical Therapist Eases Pain from Florida Hurricanes Article submitted by LCDR Michael LaPlante PT, DSc,ECS, Chief Physical Therapist, Winslow Indian Health Care Center (WIHCC). Like any dutiful Commissioned Officer, I replied to the web site on September 3, 2004 to register for possible deployment due to Hurricane Frances. I have been 'deployable' for many months, so I didn't think this would be any different from all the previous times I had responded. But to my surprise, my clinical director, Dr. Armao was contacted that day to acquire permission for my deployment! He and I both jumped through all the permission hoops and I was set to go. We were both surprised by the quick reply of the Corps, but still thought it was only an exercise. My weekend was quiet until Sunday when I was called at 3:15 and told to board my plane at 4:20. With only minutes to spare, I quickly packed, jumped in my car, and sped (but of course below the speed limit...) to the airport for my flight. The gracious gal at the counter was understanding of my situation, and allowed me to check in even though I was 15 minutes late. I boarded my plane and made it to Atlanta, arriving at 2 am in the cold and rainy town and, unfortunately, finding out that I had no place to stay. Following some difficult maneuvering, I was able to locate a place downtown, and got in a solid four hours jet-lagged sleep before having to rise and get back to the training center. After checking in with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), I stayed in Atlanta for two days, and was trained as a 'community representative' to work in post-hurricane areas assessing damage and informing residents about the types of disaster relief available through FEMA. Following training, I was deployed to the Orlando Area with 31 other Corps officers, and some civilians, to canvass that region and get the FEMA word out. This particular job during deployment was quite interesting, as I was able to personally meet with many people who had their lives completely turned upside down by these hurricanes. Providing some comfort and hope that they were not alone after such a traumatic (both materialistic and emotional) disaster was intrinsically rewarding. With FEMA, we were able to instill a sense of order to peoples’ lives and give them hope that tomorrow might really be a better day. A few days later, my team was deployed to Citrus County. Along the coast, we found significant flooding and damage to trees and most billboards. Roads were under water and power and potable water were rare, but I could see a resiliency in the local citizens that made me feel good about the people of America and our ability to bounce back from many types of life's challenges. My team member (Phil Toy) and I had just gotten into the swing of things with FEMA, when our detail changed, and we were re-assigned to work at a 'Supershelter' in Orlando. This shelter was established because Hurricane Ivan, even larger than the other hurricanes, was heading our way. The shelter had the capacity to house up to 8,000 people, some just needing a bed, others having significant medical needs. On my first day reporting for duty there, we had an 'all hands' meeting to outline what our goals would be in setting up the shelter. I have been in the Corps for about ten years and, until that day, had never seen so many officers in one place at one time. DMATs had gotten the shelter off the ground, but we were transitioning in to take over, in partnership with the Forest Service. One might wonder why the Forest Service had anything to do with the hurricane relief, but since they work large disasters frequently (forest fires), they are familiar with how to get large-scale responses organized. I was the only physical therapist at the shelter, so I was appointed team leader for family activities and recreation. Imagine a multi-thousand square foot room, full of beds and cots, and nothing to do. With little in the way of resources, our team, which consisted of seven officers, developed an entire Activities of Daily Living (ADL) program and an activity program from scratch. Jodi Tanzillo, from Shiprock, became our chair aerobics teacher, Gillian Engleson (See THERAPISTS, page 23) CAPT’s Kendra Wallace (left) and Fran Oakley (right) break down shelter beds at the “Supershelter” in Orlanda, Florida. COA FRONTLINE • FEBRUARY 2005 21
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