For the past 11 months I've worked for Hands On Disaster Response (www.hodr.org) as a project coordinator. This means that I've played a supporting role while Hands On has been on project; I've coordinated volunteers, managed the daily work flow and tracked what we've done for reporting purposes. I've been a volunteer with Hands On since 2005 after Hurricane Katrina decimated the Gulf Coast and since, have been on projects with them in Indonesia, Peru, Iowa, Haiti and Arkansas.
This morning I sat down with the Executive Director and he offered me a full-time position with the organization! As of June 1st I will be a Project Director for Hands On Disaster Response--I will be focusing on domestic response but available, should the need arise to go abroad and I couldn't be happier. The past 11 months have been, at times, a struggle--personally, financially, and socially and i know that maintaining a balance in my life moving forward is something that will require a lot of energy, but I am confident that it can work and am willing to run myself into the ground to make it happen.
Tonight, I celebrate :)
