Meet Governor Candidate Semi Bird

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!

BACKGROUND

Semi 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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Semi'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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Raised 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.
 

EXPERIENCE

• Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador, Bangladesh.

• Army Special Forces Intelligence and Operations, and Special Forces Engineer.

(Green Beret Post-9/11). Bronze Star Valor, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service

Medal, Army Commendation Medal (4), Army Achievement Medal (4) and

several other distinctions.

• Federal Director of Training & Leadership Development, U.S. Department of

Energy. Additional positions held were: Federal Director of Organizational

Development and Acting Chief of Staff.

• Richland school board director/legislative representative.

• Executive Director (Behavioral Scientist) of an organizational training and

consulting firm, specializing in leadership, organizational development, and

performance improvement.

• Associate Director of Professional Development and Community Education,

Washington State University Tri-Cities.

Executive Director/Behavioral Scientist - Team Concepts Training & Consulting,

Associate Director - Professional Development & Community Education - Washington

State University, Director - Training & Leadership Development, Director -

Organizational Development - Acting Chief of Staff - Human Resources Consultant

(HQ) - United States Department of Energy GS-14 (Retired), Credentialed Federal

Officer/Federal Team Leader - Radiological Assistance Program 8 - National Nuclear

Security Administration, Emergency Support Function 12

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Science – Business Administration summa cum laude 4.0, CSU

• Master of Science – Human Resource Development, Villanova

• Doctor of Philosophy (student) – Industrial & Organizational Psychology, NCU

• Certificate – Entrepreneurship, UCLA

• Honor Society – Phi Kappa Phi

CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING

Performance Improvement, LEAN/SIX SIGMA, Mediation, PsychoMetric Assessment

(Personality Traits, Emotional Intelligence, Decision Making, Resiliency, Leadership),

Professional in Human Resources (PHR)Contracts, Procurement, & Acquisition, General

Contracting & Construction, Project Management, FEMA Emergency Response & Incident

Management, Global Security, Border Security, Vulnerability Analysis, Threat Assessment

LANGUAGES

Mandarin Chinese, Spanish

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

23 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE (RETIRED)

United States Marine Corps, United States Army Special Forces, Washington State Army

National Guard

MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES

Marine Communications, Army Flight Medic (EMT) Search & Rescue, Army Special Forces

Engineer, Army Special Forces Operations & Intelligence
 

MILITARY AWARDS & DECORATIONS

Bronze 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

To learn more about Semi Bird, visit his website here!