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Steve has been an adjunct instructor for the North Carolina Community College system since 1988. He also teaches courses at the Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, Maryland and the Fire-Rescue & EMS Management Institute at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. Steve specializes in community preparedness and disaster management programs and routinely shares his message of preparedness and crisis leadership with civic groups and organizations. Steve's interest in weather and disasters started when he was in elementary school. Now as a Skywarn severe weather spotter, he works closely with the National Weather Service to identify and report severe weather. Steve has developed a hazardous weather safety and preparedness program for citizens and the emergency response community, and delivers many of these presentations as a volunteer with the American Red Cross in Greensboro. He is also very active in Amateur Radio and is a member of the Guilford County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES). Steve received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Guilford College in 1986, a Graduate Certificate in Community Preparedness and Disaster Management from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 2004 and a Masters of Science in Emergency Management from Jacksonville State University in Alabama in 2008. He is member of the International Association of Emergency Managers and the National Weather Association. Steve resides in Greensboro with his wife and three children. He can be contacted by e-mail at scmarks72@gmail.com. |
Stephen
Marks is an internationally accredited Certified Emergency Manager with Guilford
County Emergency Services in Greensboro, North Carolina. He has a diverse
background in emergency services administration, training and response. Since
1986, he has served as a fire command
officer, emergency medical technician and hazardous materials team leader.
Working in the realm of emergency management, Steve is responsible for emergency planning
and training as well as disaster response operations and community preparedness
education.