Carrie Lee Gagnon

A dedicated leader with 8 years of nonprofit fundraising expertise and over 20 years of international relationship-building experience, complemented by a lifelong commitment to search and rescue operations. Successfully secured significant grant funding through collaborative transportation and infrastructure initiatives, demonstrating exceptional partnership development and project management skills across multiple government agencies. Served as Training Chief for a high-tempo emergency response team, managing substantial budgets while overseeing international deployment operations and comprehensive training programs. Led critical disaster response efforts for major national and international incidents, consistently managing multi-million dollar budgets and coordinating complex multi-agency operations. Currently advancing community stewardship and heritage projects while promoting search and rescue awareness and community safety through strategic engagement and collaborative initiatives.