{"id":19760,"date":"2020-06-15T16:17:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T20:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=19760"},"modified":"2020-06-17T22:28:40","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T02:28:40","slug":"hurricanes-bomb-threats-and-covid-19-meet-yakir-fernandez-the-man-behind-crisis-management-at-mdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/hurricanes-bomb-threats-and-covid-19-meet-yakir-fernandez-the-man-behind-crisis-management-at-mdc\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricanes, Bomb Threats And COVID-19\u2014Meet The Man Behind Crisis Management At MDC"},"content":{"rendered":"

When a five-story parking garage under construction at West Campus collapsed in October of 2012<\/span>\u2014<\/span>killing four construction workers and injuring eight others<\/span>\u2014<\/span>Yakir Fernandez lept into action.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fernandez, who was the assistant chief of public safety at the time, sealed off entrances and shepherded petrified staff<\/a><\/span> and students off campus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the days following the tragedy, Fernandez was part of the team that formulated a plan to relocate classes for West Campus students to North Campus and Ronald W. Reagan\/Doral Sr. High School.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those moments served as the catalyst that sparked Fernandez\u2019s interest in becoming the College\u2019s director of emergency management, a position he has held since 2015.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, Fernandez\u2019s trademark calm demeanor and polite disposition have served him well as MDC grapples with another emergency\u2014the coronavirus pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The 45-year-old Air Force veteran has been at the forefront after the College shut down, moved classes online and created a tentative three-phase reopening plan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bold leadership is nothing new to Fernandez, who has dealt with everything from bomb threats to Hurricane preparedness to spearheading active shooter training during his eight years at the College.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“I am always impressed with his rational, measured and methodical approach to emergency response,\u201d said Executive Vice President and Provost Lenore Rodicio.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fernandez\u2019s first course of action when the pandemic started to intensify came on March 2, <\/span>when he canceled the College\u2019s eight summer study abroad programs<\/span><\/a><\/span>. He deemed them unsafe for students after meeting with the leadership in the Academic Affairs and International Education departments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On March 12, in the afternoon, <\/span>Medical and West Campus were shut down<\/span><\/a><\/span> in an abundance of caution after it was deemed they may have been exposed to the coronavirus. It was announced later that evening that <\/span>MDC would cancel classes and transition to remote learning<\/span><\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Once students were relegated to their homes, Fernandez helped establish a college-wide task force made up of more than 100 administrators from various departments like students services, faculty, MDC Online and Strategy and Institutional Effectiveness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The group helped move courses online and designed <\/span>MDC\u2019s coronavirus resources page<\/span><\/a><\/span> for faculty and students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fernadez was also instrumental in developing the College’s three-phase reopening plan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The first phase was rolled out on June 1. It allowed essential employees and a small number of students, <\/span>whose courses couldn\u2019t be replicated<\/span><\/a><\/span>, to return to campus. They must wear a mask, enter through a specified entry point and have their temperature checked.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fernandez organized training for employees working at the entry points. It included everything from what to wear and how to use thermometers at the checkpoints. He also ordered equipment and had signs created to help protect students and staff from infection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Phase two, which hasn\u2019t started yet, will reopen limited services such as the bookstore, student services and learning resources. The final phase will begin when classes fully restart in-person.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to support [the plan] in a safe manner and in a way that we can manage it,\u201d Fernandez said. \u201cThat’s where our phasing comes in. We slowly introduce some of these things as we move forward into the summer.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fernandez\u2019s experience in crisis management goes beyond his work at MDC.<\/span><\/p>\n

He was born on July 24, 1974 in Cuba. When he was nine months old, Fernandez\u2019s family moved to Venezuela. They stayed there for five years before emigrating to Miami.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the United States, Fernandez earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in criminal justice from American InterContinental University, with a concentration in homeland security and crisis management, and a master\u2019s degree in disaster management from Florida International University.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From 1998 to 2002, he served as a non-commissioned officer in charge of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The following year, he took a job as director of security at Johnson & Wales University. He managed emergencies, security, parking and transportation at the North Miami Campus until 2011.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2012, he joined Miami Dade College as assistant chief of public safety at West Campus. Fernandez oversaw recruitment, training and did staff evaluations for the department for three years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think we\u2019re lucky to have him at Miami Dade College,\u201d said Julie Alexander, the vice provost of academic affairs<\/span>. <\/b>\u00a0\u201cHe has guided us through a challenging time, one that didn\u2019t have a historical reference to look back on for cues. Yakir has helped the College establish structures and routines that help us work collaboratively, quickly and effectively as a coordinated team in a crisis situation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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