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SUMMARY:Meet Governor Candidate Semi Bird
DESCRIPTION:Visit the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce at 609 N Main Street on November 30\, 2023 from 11:30-12:30 p.m. Meet with Washington Governor Candidate Semi Bird!\n\n\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nSemi Bird is a career American who has spent a lifetime in service to his country and community. Semi started his life's journey in the ghetto of East Oakland\, California. He was born to a single mother of seven children\, prior to the passing of the Civil Rights Act.\n\n \n\nSemi's mother raised him in a Christian environment\, where he was always held accountable for his actions. 'Victim mentality' was not to be tolerated in her household for the simple reason that Mrs. Bird believed firmly in taking control of one's own destiny despite outside circumstances. In her eyes\, this would ensure Semi and his siblings' growth into strong\, independent\, resilient\, and positive-contributing members of society.\n\n \n\nRaised in Seattle since age 7\, Semi struggled in K-12 and dropped out of high school after completing his junior year\, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps\, knowing that if he wasn't furthering his education\, he better be prepared to make something of himself\, some way\, somehow. This set him on a path where he'd eventually enroll in the U.S. Army in 2001. From there\, despite his lack of schooling\, he had positioned himself for a bright future. And that is all his mother had ever hoped for\; a child who could take care of himself in this tough world.\n\n \n\nEXPERIENCE\n\n\n \n Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador\, Bangladesh.\n \n \n Army Special Forces Intelligence and Operations\, and Special Forces Engineer.\n \n\n\n(Green Beret Post-9/11). Bronze Star Valor\, Purple Heart\, Meritorious Service\n\nMedal\, Army Commendation Medal (4)\, Army Achievement Medal (4) and\n\nseveral other distinctions.\n\n\n \n Federal Director of Training & Leadership Development\, U.S. Department of\n \n\n\nEnergy. Additional positions held were: Federal Director of Organizational\n\nDevelopment and Acting Chief of Staff.\n\n\n \n Richland school board director/legislative representative.\n \n \n Executive Director (Behavioral Scientist) of an organizational training and\n \n\n\nconsulting firm\, specializing in leadership\, organizational development\, and\n\nperformance improvement.\n\n\n \n Associate Director of Professional Development and Community Education\,\n \n\n\nWashington State University Tri-Cities.\n\nExecutive Director/Behavioral Scientist - Team Concepts Training & Consulting\,\n\nAssociate Director - Professional Development & Community Education - Washington\n\nState University\, Director - Training & Leadership Development\, Director -\n\nOrganizational Development - Acting Chief of Staff - Human Resources Consultant\n\n(HQ) - United States Department of Energy GS-14 (Retired)\, Credentialed Federal\n\nOfficer/Federal Team Leader - Radiological Assistance Program 8 - National Nuclear\n\nSecurity Administration\, Emergency Support Function 12\n\nEDUCATION\n\n\n \n Bachelor of Science Business Administration summa cum laude 4.0\, CSU\n \n \n Master of Science Human Resource Development\, Villanova\n \n \n Doctor of Philosophy (student) Industrial & Organizational Psychology\, NCU\n \n \n Certificate Entrepreneurship\, UCLA\n \n \n Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi\n \n\n\nCERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING\n\nPerformance Improvement\, LEAN/SIX SIGMA\, Mediation\, PsychoMetric Assessment\n\n(Personality Traits\, Emotional Intelligence\, Decision Making\, Resiliency\, Leadership)\,\n\nProfessional in Human Resources (PHR)Contracts\, Procurement\, & Acquisition\, General\n\nContracting & Construction\, Project Management\, FEMA Emergency Response & Incident\n\nManagement\, Global Security\, Border Security\, Vulnerability Analysis\, Threat Assessment\n\nLANGUAGES\n\nMandarin Chinese\, Spanish\n\nMILITARY EXPERIENCE\n\n23 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE (RETIRED)\n\nUnited States Marine Corps\, United States Army Special Forces\, Washington State Army\n\nNational Guard\n\nMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES\n\nMarine Communications\, Army Flight Medic (EMT) Search & Rescue\, Army Special Forces\n\nEngineer\, Army Special Forces Operations & Intelligence\n\n \n\nMILITARY AWARDS & DECORATIONS\n\nBronze Star Valor Medal\, Purple Heart Medal\, Meritorious Service Medal\, Army Commendation. (4) Medals\, Army Achievement (4) Medals\, Joint Forces Achievement Medal\, Army Good Conduct Medal\, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal\, Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal\, Armed. Forces Expeditionary Medal\, Armed Force Service Medal\, Wartime and Overseas Service Bars\, Combat Infantry Badge & Expert Infantry Badge\, Expert Field Medical Badge\, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal\, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal\, National Defense Service Medal\n\n\n\nTo learn more about Semi Bird\, visit his website here!
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Visit \;the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce at 609 N Main Street on November 30\, 2023 from 11:30-12:30 p.m. Meet with Washington Governor Candidate \;Semi Bird!
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\nBACKGROUND
\n\nSemi Bird is a career American who has spent a lifetime in service to his country and community. Semi started his life'\;s journey in the ghetto of East Oakland\, California. He was born to a single mother of seven children\, prior to the passing of the Civil Rights Act.
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\n\nSemi'\;s mother raised him in a Christian environment\, where he was always held accountable for his actions. '\;Victim mentality'\; was not to be tolerated in her household for the simple reason that Mrs. Bird believed firmly in taking control of one'\;s own destiny despite outside circumstances. In her eyes\, this would ensure Semi and his siblings'\; growth into strong\, independent\, resilient\, and positive-contributing members of society.
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\n\nRaised in Seattle since age 7\, Semi struggled in K-12 and dropped out of high school after completing his junior year\, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps\, knowing that if he wasn'\;t furthering his education\, he better be prepared to make something of himself\, some way\, somehow. This set him on a path where he'\;d eventually enroll in the U.S. Army in 2001. From there\, despite his lack of schooling\, he had positioned himself for a bright future. And that is all his mother had ever hoped for\; a child who could take care of himself in this tough world.
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\n\nEXPERIENCE
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Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador\, Bangladesh.
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Army Special Forces Intelligence and Operations\, and Special Forces Engineer.
\n \n
\n\n(Green Beret Post-9/11). Bronze Star Valor\, Purple Heart\, Meritorious Service
\n\nMedal\, Army Commendation Medal (4)\, Army Achievement Medal (4) and
\n\nseveral other distinctions.
\n\n\n\nEnergy. Additional positions held were: Federal Director of Organizational
\n\nDevelopment and Acting Chief of Staff.
\n\n\n\nconsulting firm\, specializing in leadership\, organizational development\, and
\n\nperformance improvement.
\n\n\n\nWashington State University Tri-Cities.
\n\nExecutive Director/Behavioral Scientist - Team Concepts Training &\; Consulting\,
\n\nAssociate Director - Professional Development &\; Community Education - Washington
\n\nState University\, Director - Training &\; Leadership Development\, Director -
\n\nOrganizational Development - Acting Chief of Staff - Human Resources Consultant
\n\n(HQ) - United States Department of Energy GS-14 (Retired)\, Credentialed Federal
\n\nOfficer/Federal Team Leader - Radiological Assistance Program 8 - National Nuclear
\n\nSecurity Administration\, Emergency Support Function 12
\n\nEDUCATION
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Bachelor of Science &ndash\; Business Administration summa cum laude 4.0\, CSU
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Master of Science &ndash\; Human Resource Development\, Villanova
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Doctor of Philosophy (student) &ndash\; Industrial &\; Organizational Psychology\, NCU
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Certificate &ndash\; Entrepreneurship\, UCLA
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Honor Society &ndash\; Phi Kappa Phi
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\n\nCERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING
\n\nPerformance Improvement\, LEAN/SIX SIGMA\, Mediation\, PsychoMetric Assessment
\n\n(Personality Traits\, Emotional Intelligence\, Decision Making\, Resiliency\, Leadership)\,
\n\nProfessional in Human Resources (PHR)Contracts\, Procurement\, &\; Acquisition\, General
\n\nContracting &\; Construction\, Project Management\, FEMA Emergency Response &\; Incident
\n\nManagement\, Global Security\, Border Security\, Vulnerability Analysis\, Threat Assessment
\n\nLANGUAGES
\n\nMandarin Chinese\, Spanish
\n\nMILITARY EXPERIENCE
\n\n23 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE (RETIRED)
\n\nUnited States Marine Corps\, United States Army Special Forces\, Washington State Army
\n\nNational Guard
\n\nMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES
\n\nMarine Communications\, Army Flight Medic (EMT) Search &\; Rescue\, Army Special Forces
\n\nEngineer\, Army Special Forces Operations &\; Intelligence
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\n\nMILITARY AWARDS &\; DECORATIONS
\n\nBronze Star Valor Medal\, Purple Heart Medal\, Meritorious Service Medal\, Army Commendation. (4) Medals\, Army Achievement (4) Medals\, Joint Forces Achievement Medal\, Army Good Conduct Medal\, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal\, Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal\, Armed. Forces Expeditionary Medal\, Armed Force Service Medal\, Wartime and Overseas Service Bars\, Combat Infantry Badge &\; Expert Infantry Badge\, Expert Field Medical Badge\, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal\, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal\, National Defense Service Medal
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\nTo learn more about Semi Bird\, visit his website here!
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LOCATION:Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce 609 N Main Street Ellensburg\, WA 98926
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DTSTAMP:20260517T012146Z
URL:http://business.kittitascountychamber.com/events/details/meet-governor-candidate-semi-bird-29149
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