{"id":18234,"date":"2021-10-15T13:06:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T17:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=18234"},"modified":"2021-10-15T13:25:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T17:25:07","slug":"transylvania-alumnus-selected-for-regional-leadership-role-in-assisting-fellow-emergency-managers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/10\/transylvania-alumnus-selected-for-regional-leadership-role-in-assisting-fellow-emergency-managers\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania alumnus selected for regional leadership role in assisting fellow emergency managers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_alum-em-1-810x439.jpg\" alt=\"man standing by a river\" class=\"wp-image-18240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_alum-em-1-810x439.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_alum-em-1-350x190.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_alum-em-1-730x396.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_alum-em-1-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_alum-em-1-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_alum-em-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Back when Ryan McEwan &#8217;07 was a student at Transylvania University, his history and secondary education majors seemed like a safe bet for the career he had in mind: social studies teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, in large part because of his time at Transy, he ended up choosing a different path in life \u2014 one that will lead him to Grand Rapids, Michigan, next week to be sworn in as a regional president for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaem.org\/\">International Association of Emergency Managers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the path of a social studies teacher and emergency manager may seem radically different, his experiences as an undergraduate point to a life dedicated to helping others in their time of need. McEwan, who&#8217;s the assistant director of the Hamilton County (Ohio) Emergency Management &amp; Homeland Security Agency, did his senior capstone for professor Melissa McEuen on disaster history. He also served as risk manager for his fraternity and participated in community service projects. Things really changed after he followed the advice of Transylvania&#8217;s community engagement coordinator and joined AmeriCorps; through the group, he worked with the Red Cross in Philadelphia and traveled to California to help out during wildfires, landslides and flooding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While he found the study of history fascinating, he discovered it was even more engaging to respond to disasters in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his role with IAEM, he will oversee the region that includes Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The group represents thousands of emergency managers across the globe, advocating for them with elected officials, assisting with professional development and connecting members with each other and resources to help them be more effective in their jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_alum-em-2-1-810x581.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18244\" width=\"810\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_alum-em-2-1-810x581.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_alum-em-2-1-350x251.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_alum-em-2-1-730x524.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_alum-em-2-1-768x551.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_alum-em-2-1-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/transylvania_alum-em-2-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><figcaption>McEwan works at a mass casualty incident exercise at Cincinnati&#8217;s Great American Ballpark. In the first photo, he&#8217;s evaluating flooding in Hamilton County, where he serves as assistant director of the local Emergency Management &amp; Homeland Security Agency.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>McEwan plans to prioritize helping those who&#8217;ve recently graduated from college emergency management programs get their foot in the door, which can be a challenge because of a lack of experience and the fact this hasn&#8217;t been an academic discipline for very long. He wants his colleagues to see how the field has become professionalized, as opposed just a second-career opportunity for those who&#8217;ve served other roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the start of the pandemic, the task of connecting emergency managers with resources has increased in urgency as they&#8217;ve taken on new duties. &#8220;A lot of us have done things in the last year or two that we&#8217;ve never done in our careers,&#8221; McEwan said. 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