Ability to: select and prioritize various exercise scenarios and exercise types to most appropriately match the plans, policies, and procedures to be tested; determine the appropriate organizations to participate in various levels of exercises; conduct cost/benefit analysis in conducting exercises; interact, negotiate, collaborate and maintain positive public relations with various federal, State, tribal, and local government agencies and health care providers; exchange ideas, information, and opinions with others to formulate policies and arrive jointly at decisions, conclusions or solutions; represent the agency to a wide variety of community and regional groups, government agencies, the media and the public; read, write, interpret and explain technical and professional documents; compose business correspondence, technical reports, proposals, policies and procedures; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; work independently; negotiate agreements, establish cooperative working relationships and monitor the work of independent contractors. Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in a biological science, health, education or related field and two years of professional experience in the field of emergency response training and emergency operations involving response coordination and actual response to emergency situations; OR graduation from high school and four years of professional experience as described above; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.