**CRAIG EDWARD ZACHLOD, Ed. D.**

232 South Orchard Avenue, Ukiah, California 95482

Telephone 707.467.5025 Fax 707.462.0379 Cell 415.265.1662

E-mail czachlod@ mcoe.us

> **Craig Zachlod, Ed. D., C.E.M.**
>
> Craig Zachlod has been appointed as the California Community Colleges
> Emergency Management System Coordinator. Craig has a long history of
> emergency management and educational leadership. He is former
> community college teacher and program administrator and has experience
> as a dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Management. As Director of
> School-Community Emergency Management for the Mendocino County Office
> of Education and for the USDOE Emergency Response and Crisis
> Management grant project he has guided emergency management
> development for K-12 schools in five counties in northern California.
>
> He was a grant consultant and Director of Emergency Management for the
> Sonoma County Office of Education before assuming his current
> position. He has previously served as **Director of the Leadership in
> Emergency and Disaster Management (LEAD) Program at Sonoma State
> University** in Rohnert Park, California. Craig is an active member of
> the International Association of Emergency Managers and is currently
> working on his Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) certification which
> he expects to complete by August 2006. He has served as Director of
> Education for the International Rescue Instructors Association since
> 1999.
>
> Educated as an K-12 innovation leader and in international affairs
> analyst, business management and economic geography he has been
> involved periodically in mitigation and disaster recovery work since
> the 1960s. Dr. Zachlod lived in China and in the Middle East for
> several years and has taught intercultural communications, leadership
> and organizational development at colleges and universities since the
> 1980s. Particular areas of interest include the social and cultural
> dimensions of disaster management and the roots of terrorism. Dr.
> Zachlod is a frequent participant and presenter at international
> conferences and workshops. Most recently he participated in the
> International CERT conference in Los Angeles, California, IAEM in
> Phoenix, Boulder (Colorado) Hazards Workshop and in the *Building a
> Disaster-Resistant Asia* conference in Honolulu. Craig has attended
> the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) *Institute for Higher
> Education* in Emmitsburg, Maryland as a representative of California
> colleges and universities since 2000.
>
> His background includes positions as Dean of the Graduate School of
> Management at John F. Kennedy University; Vice President of World
> Rescue Services, Inc., Managing Director of *WildAid*, President of
> the World Trade Institute in San Francisco; President of the Global
> Community College and University Consortium and Director of the
> International Business Resource Center at City College of San
> Francisco. He is a prolific author of grants and throughout his career
> has raised several million dollars for non-profit organizations. He
> has resided and worked overseas for more than seven years and he has
> travelled to more than 60 countries.

**Related highlights and Education**

-   **National and international** leader with more than six years'
    experience in Emergency Management Education and related Business
    Development Consulting

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-   **Executive Director**, World Rescue Services, Inc. 1999 - 2002

-   **Director of Education**, International Rescue Instructors
    Association 1999 - Present

-   **Member**, International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)

-   **IAEM candidate** for Certified Emergency Manager (CEM)

-   **Director**, Sonoma State University, Leadership in Emergency and
    Disaster Management Program (LEAD), 2003 - 2004

-   **Author** of proposed California State University Collegiate
    Consortium for Emergency Management

-   **Trained in CERT** to Level IV and Teen SERT specialist for
    California schools

-   **University representative and active contributor** to the Federal
    Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Higher Education Program at
    Emergency Management Institute (EMI) 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005,
    2006.

-   **Corporate Representative** to U.S. Trade and Development, World
    Bank Conference, *Pacific Rim Countries Disaster Prevention and
    Mitigation* Conference in Honolulu 2000

-   **Consultant** to Crossline Solutions, Inc. a rescue product
    development company

-   **National and international consultant** in public and private
    sector Emergency Management Leadership Development

-   **California-certified and experienced** administrator, secondary
    teacher, Community College Chief Executive Officer

-   **Founder and President**, Global Community College, Inc. \[501 (c)
    3\]

-   **Director**, World Trade Institute in San Francisco

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-   **International and multicultural leader and youth educator** in
    United States, Asia, Middle East, and Latin America

-   **Experienced university administrator**, former Dean of John F.
    Kennedy University, School of Management, Associate Professor of
    Management

-   **Program Director**, continuing education at San Francisco and
    Sonoma State Universities

-   **Founder / Principal / Co-director** of award-winning public
    Alternative schools in Oakland California and Tallahassee Florida

-   **Successful fundraiser and grants** administrator with 12 years
    non-profit experience

-   **Consultant** in distance learning and e-learning strategies

**EDUCATION**

> Ed. D. University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
>
> Organization and Leadership, 1990
>
> M.S. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
>
> International Affairs and Education
>
> Ph.D./ABD/M.S. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
>
> Instructional Design and Personnel Development/Geography
>
> (Cultural and Economic) and Education
>
> B.S. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
>
> Social Studies Education and Political Science
>
> A.A. Mira Costa Community College, Carlsbad, CA

**CREDENTIALS**

> State of California, Administrative Services
>
> State of California, General Secondary Teaching Credential (Life)
>
> State of California, Chief Administrator-District Superintendent
> Community College (Life)
>
> State of Florida, Community College Teaching