Disaster Recovery Centers For Resilient Communities In Austin
Ted Chung
2022-2023 | City of Austin - Office of the City Manager
TED CHUNG has worked in security and business resiliency for the corporate sector both in the US and in Asia. Prior to his corporate roles, he was a Special Education Teacher at a Title 1 school in New York City with Teach for America. His foundational professional experience was in the United States Army as an Infantry soldier and officer. He has a master’s degree in Foreign Policy, focusing on Korea and Northeast Asia, and a CPP certification from ASIS International. In his spare time, he enjoys woodworking, which he does badly, and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu which he does okay.
Project
The City of Austin, TX is building a Resilience Hub Network of physical facilities, community networks, and empowerment tools that provide hyper-localized, contextually, and culturally relevant solutions to address ongoing stressors in communities and bolster distributed disaster response and recovery efforts. The FUSE Executive Fellow will work with city, community, and private stakeholders to research, plan, and implement a strategy to activate community-owned, community-operated sites for Austin’s Resilience Hub Network.