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Morning Atamai is a PCHS event where we invite ASCC admin, faculty, staff, and students to join us for coffee-sations with close partners.
Our latest Morning Atamai event, held on December 6, 2024 included prominent leaders in the emergency management field. This time, the event linked current inclusive-Emergency Management students to professionals in the field, utilizing the theme: Bridging Local Agencies and Future Leaders.
Our objectives were to:
Create mentorship opportunities with students and local emergency management leaders
Hear local field stories and testimonies
Learn how students can be involved
Fall 2024 Guests:
AS Department of Health, Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response Director
AS Search and Rescue, Chief of Emergency Medical Services
AS Department of Public Safety, Chief of Police
Deputy Director of AS Homeland Security
Fall 2024 Morning Atamai Talk Show
Learn more about our Morning Atamai guests, the agency they work for, and their career field from our short Morning Atmai interview segment with an ASCC student host.
Morning Atamai with Joseph Fa'aita
In this episode, the Chief of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Joseph Fa'aita, from the Department of Search and Rescue, talks about the different services that EMS offers besides emergency medical transportation. He also shares with inclusive-Emergency Management student and host Nehemiah Lutu, some of the challenges his department faces.
Morning Atamai with Pou'uamea Tuaolo Supapo
In this episode, Chief of Police Pou'uamea Tuaolo Supapo at the American Samoa Department of Public Safety talks about her philosophy on dealing with emergencies and people in her line of work. She also gives her advice to inclusive-Emergency Management (iEM) student and host Merenita Setu on how to navigate the field as a woman in a male-dominated field.
Morning Atamai with Ben Sili
In this episode, Ben Sili, Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response Director from the American Samoa Department of Public Health, shares his work and experience in emergency management in the territory with inclusive-Emergency Management (iEM) student Nehemiah Lutu. He also shares how the new iEM academic degree at the American Samoa Community College can help prospective emergency managers transition into the field.
Spring 2024 Morning Atamai
Our first Morning Atamai event was held from May 3, 6 - 9, 2024, during Faculty Appreciation Week.
This networking event offers ASCC faculty and staff a unique opportunity for growth, collaboration, and impact.
Objectives are to:
Create student pathways to federal careers
Share upcoming opportunities
Learn how to become a PRACADEMIC
Our coffee-sations with our guests work to help bridge academic and public service. Attendees will gain valuable insights from our ASCC alumni who have embarked on successful careers as federal and state employees.
Spring 2024 Guests:
NOAA Meteorologist-in-Charge
FEMA Integration Team (FIT) Liaison
TSA Transporation Security Manager
HSEO Energy Resilience Project Specialist
Spring 2024 Morning Atamai Talk Show
Learn more about our Morning Atamai guests, the agency they work for, and their career field from our short Morning Atmai interview segment with an ASCC student host.
Morning Atamai with Alexander Baker
In this episode, Alexander Baker, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Integration Team (FIT) Liaison, talks to ASCC student Donwen Hong about his job and responsibilities at FEMA. He also shares how the calling to help people who are affected by disasters is meaningful to him and a worthy career path.
Morning Atamai with Elinor Lutu-McMoore
In this episode, Elinor Lutu-McMoore, Meteorologist-in-Charge at the US National Weather Service Pago Pago, talks to ASCC student Donwen Hong about her job and responsibilities as a federal government employee at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). She also dives into her time and experience as an ASCC student.
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