Ms. Nikola is a dynamic emergency preparedness and response consultant with a Master of

Public Health (MPH) who has more than 10 years of experience working in local public health

and healthcare. Ms. Nikola specializes in emergency planning and ensuring organizational

compliance with local, state, and federal preparedness guidelines. During her career, Ms. Nikola

has worked closely with Training and Exercise professionals using after-action criteria to

validate and revise emergency response plans. Ms. Nikola has completed the requirements for

the National Incident Management System (NIMS) All-Hazards Planning Section Chief (PSC)

curriculum and demonstrates strong project management skills following the principles of the

Incident Command System (ICS). Ms. Nikola has extensively studied mass dispensing of

emergency medical countermeasures and has led complex local public health initiatives such as

COVID-19 mass vaccination activities during initial, limited vaccine supply timeframes. Ms.

Nikola has proven supervisory experience and fulfilled Emergency Support Function (ESF)-8

duties during county-level Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activations. In her work, Ms.

Nikola is dedicated to strengthening community resiliency and protecting vulnerable

populations.