Public Safety
1319 Cramer Circle
Big Rapids MI 49307-2128
231.591.5000 (office)
231.796.0169 (fax)
Tricia Walding-Smith
Assistant Director of Emergency Management
Division - Administration and Finance
Department - Public Safety
Tricia Walding-Smith is the Assistant Director of Emergency Management. Ms. Walding-Smith assists Chief Marty Bledsoe with emergency prevention, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts. She helps to coordinate the Campus Community Emergency Response Team (C-CERT) and is responsible for several preparedness education initiatives. She is also involved with emergency notification systems. Prior to her Ferris experience, Ms. Walding-Smith worked as a Homeland Security Planner with St. Clair County Homeland Security and Emergency Management. She is recognized by the Michigan State Police- Emergency Management Homeland Security Division as a Professional Emergency Manager.
Education
2008 Designation as a Professional Emergency Manager
Michigan State Police-Emergency Management Homeland Security Division
B.A. in Advertising and Public Relations, Public Relations Emphasis, Political Science, 2006
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan,
Employed at Ferris since:
2008
Contact Information
Department of Public Safety
1319 Cramer Circle
Big Rapids MI 49307
(231) 591-5000 (office)
(231) 796-0169 (fax)