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Rick Schumacher

Rick Schumacher

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Rick Schumacher

Rick Schumacher served as a PSYOP Team Leader in Northern Iraq (2003-2004). He is a graduate of the Hauptmann School of Public Affairs with a MPA in Disaster and Emergency Management. He is a Tillman Military Scholar and is developing the Community Vanguard Initiative, a veteran-focused organization centered on community engagement in emergency management.

Recent articles from Rick Schumacher

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How To Get The Most Out Of Your Networking Opportunities

You need to capitalize on every networking opportunity you get.

Rick Schumacher

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New STEM Initiative Launched By White House Includes Job Training For Veterans

Rick Schumacher

goTenna pairs with your smartphone to send and receive messages and GPS locations.

This New Way To Fix Cell Phone Infrastructure During Disasters Could Change Everything

Rick Schumacher

Noah Olsman, a University of Southern California student, prepares his team’s autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), SeaBee III, for a practice run during the 14th annual International RoboSub Competition at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific. The competition, co-sponsored by the Office of Naval Research and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), challenges teams of student engineers to design AUVs to perform realistic missions in a simulated ocean environment.

Veteran Nerds Can Help Respond To Future Disasters

Rick Schumacher

Shane ValVerde, R6 PSC, takes a break in front of the center for domestic preparedness training facility while attending the IMAT Academy.

JOB ENVY: From The Military To Emergency Management Planning Chief For FEMA

Rick Schumacher

Marines and sailors step off a landing craft utility vehicle onto the shore of Breezy Point, a small coastal community in New York City, Nov. 9. The Marines and sailors of the 26th MEU partnered with the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Guard in order to clear debris from walkways and public spaces in order to help the residents of New York City return to normalcy.

Thinking About A Career In Emergency Management? Consider A Degree First.

Rick Schumacher

A Navy corpsman protects his face from dust blown by an MV-22 Osprey external lift, April 5, 2014, at Landing Zone Bull, Calif. The external lift is part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-14, a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One cadre.

COUNTERPOINT: Information Is Not Intelligence

Rick Schumacher

U.S. Army and Air National Guard members assigned to the Ohio National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package practice extracting victims trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building during Vigilant Guard at the Muscatatuk Urban Training Center near North Vernon, Indiana.

We Should Transform Disaster Response Training Into Jobs For Veterans

Rick Schumacher