EDUCATION
Graduate Certificate,
Emergency Management;
Florida State University
M.S., Sports
Administration; Florida
State University
B.S., Marine Science;
Jacksonville University
CERTIFICATIONS
Cohort 7, FEMA National
Emergency Management
Executive Academy
MPM.N¢ Master’s Program
Managers Certificate,
AAPM
CIPM,N¢ Internationa
Program Managers
Certificate, AAPM
Certified Emergency
Manager (CEM),
International Association
of Emergency Managers
Florida Professional
Emergency Manager
{FPEM)
GS 449, Incident
Command Train-the
Trainer Certificate
Homeland Secunty
Exercise and Evaluation
Program Certified
Continuity of Operations,
Train the Trainer, FEMA
SHANTI SMITH-COPELAND, FPEM, CEM
DIRECTOR, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Shanti Smith-Copeland serves as the Director of Emergency Management for iParametrics. She
is a decisive, results-oriented executive with 16 years of innovative cnsis and emergency
management leadership. These skills have been honed through positions including Deputy
Bureau Chief of Preparedness for the State of Flonda, as well as a local emergency manager.
Her experience includes Disaster Preparedness, Response, Recovery, and Grant Management
Support on behalf of the State Emergency Response Team, as well as Florida Cities and
Counties after Hurncanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Wilma, Hermine, Matthew, Inna, Michael,
Dorian, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, her experience in 34 federally declared
disasters across FEMA Regions I, 2, 4, 6 and 7 from 2005-2020 has allowed her to provide
operational support to field operations for Disaster Recovery, Debris Management, Mass Care
Coordination, EOC Staffing of ICS Positions including Plans Chief, Logistics Chief and Liaison
Officer as well as Incident Management Team support up to and including Type 3 Incident
Commander.
EXPERIENCE
= Rebuild Florida Voluntary Home Buy
Out Grant Application, CDBG-CV, and
other Grants Management/Staff
Augmentation: Clay County, FL Project
Manager. Responsible for managing the
Grant Application process for the
Florida CDBG-DR Voluntary Home Buy
Out program and for recipient
qualifications for Clay County.
» Rebuild Florida Voluntary Home Buy
Out Grant Application, HMPG Grant
Applications: Bonita Springs, FL Project
Manager. Supported the City of Bonita
Springs through the CDBG-DR Grant
Applications and recipient qualifications.
Qualified 42 homeowners and the City
received the full $5 million grant award.
= Florida State Emergency Response
Tear Support, COVID-19 Response.
Supporting Mass Care Coordinator for
the first 90 days of activation for the
COVID-19 response. Developed
multiple models depicting the
anticipated need for increase feeding
across the state due to shut down induced
unemployment. Developed guidance for
post-disaster Non-Congregate Shelter in
the COVID Environment. Delivered
guidance for the management of an impact
shelter in the COVID environment.
Guidance for development of a Multi-
Agency Shelter Transition Team (MAST)
Shelter Support Team in the COVID
Environment
Super Storm Sandy Disaster Recovery,
Boroughs of Lavaltette, Sea Bright, and
jersey Shore. Disaster Recovery Proyect
Coardinator. Contract management,
debris operations, and Category B Project
Formulation.
Hurricane Hermine and Matthew,
Savannah, GA, Disaster Recovery Project
Coordinator for Witt O'Brien. Contract
execution and management, debris
operations support, and Category B
Project Formulation.
