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Skip Breeden has over 25 years of emergency management experience serving at the local, state, national, and international levels. Skip started their career as a Safety Administrator/Emergency Management Liaison for the City of Baton Rouge/Parish of EBR, where they coordinated safety and health programs and served as the lead for all emergency management matters. Skip then joined the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), where they served as the EMAP Coordinator. In this role, they worked on NIMS compliance issues and supervised three branches. After that, they worked as an Assistant Section Chief for the Louisiana Gov Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, where they supervised three branches, assisted parishes with training and exercise needs, and worked with state agencies on NIMS compliance. Breeden then joined NIMSAT - Univ of LA - Lafayette as a Critical Infrastructure Analyst, serving as a liaison between the institute and stakeholders in critical infrastructure protection and resiliency. Currently, they are the Director of Emergency Operations for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, where they are responsible for the overall coordination and direction of emergency management activities, personnel management, cost recovery process oversight, budget management, contract development and management, strategic planning, and plans and procedures development. Skip is also responsible for coordinating and managing emergency operations during times of activation.

Skip Breeden, MPA, LEM-P, MEP has a diverse educational background that includes a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electronic Engineering Technology from Northwestern State University, which they obtained from 1966 to 1970. Later on, they pursued further education, earning a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Capella University between 2011 and 2013.

In addition to their formal degrees, Skip Breeden also obtained various specialty certificates in Emergency Management, Homeland Security, and Training and Exercise Development from the Emergency Management Institute. This education spanned from 1984 to 2013, showcasing their commitment to staying up-to-date with the latest knowledge and best practices in these fields.

It is worth noting that no assumptions beyond the provided information should be made about Skip Breeden's education history.