Christy Bohannon:
CLASS OF 1986
Mansfield High SchoolClass of 1986
Mansfield, TX
University of North Texas - Emergency AdministrationClass of 2008
Denton, TX
Seymour Elementary SchoolClass of 1978
Seymour, TX
Christy's Story
Life
I graduated from UNT last August with a degree in the Emergency Administration and Public Management. I completed an internship in the field at the city level down in the Gulf Coast region during Hurricane season. Unfortunately, it was before Gustav and Ike, but I did develop a lot of the plans and actions that were used during the evacuations from the Galvestion and La Porte areas. From there I came back up to the DFW area and completed 2 different internships at the county level with Tarrant County and Denton County. Now I work for FEMA and I am on the deployment list to go whereever the disasters are to help those in need. I am really enjoying this field and hope to help others along my travels. I have a wonderful son who is 21 yrs old and the inspiration for most everything I do in life. Together we have overcome many obstacles, mountains and dark times but we are better people because of them. It has taken me a long time to find ...Expand for more
my true calling in this life but I believe that I have and I am very passionate about the field of Emergency Management.
There are many aspects to what I do and I love every part. The best is when you have done your job and everyone is safe and out of harm's way.
I don't care about the media, the money, or being so tired I con't stand up any longer, its just about the lives and not just the people but the animals too. That is a great feeling! To me it is making a difference in my small piece of the world.
I am also a part of the Texas Storm Spotter group. We help the National Weather Service when severe weather comes to our area. We get out and look for possible funnel clouds, tornadoes, flooding, that kind of thing. We go through training every year and we have radios that we can talk to the Weather Service directly. I have been certified in many areas of safety and I just keep adding to the certificates. Its all part of the job.
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