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Reading: 48-year-old firefighter bags PhD from US university after 30 years of protecting his community, celebrates achievements
Reading: 48-year-old firefighter bags PhD from US university after 30 years of protecting his community, celebrates achievements

48-year-old firefighter bags PhD from US university after 30 years of protecting his community, celebrates achievements

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48-year-old firefighter bags PhD from US university after 30 years of protecting his community, celebrates achievements
48-year-old firefighter bags PhD from US university after 30 years of protecting his community, celebrates achievements

After 30 years of dedicating his life to defending his community against fire disasters, Carey D. Waddell, a 48-year-old firefighter in the United States, has achieved a remarkable milestone by earning his Doctorate Degree (PhD) from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona.

Carey joined the United States Air Force (Fire Protection) in 1992 and served as a firefighter until 2022. Despite his demanding role, he made the decision to further his education, enrolling in university to earn his Bachelors, Masters, and finally his PhD degrees.

He began his higher academic journey in 2009, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Management with a minor in Public Administration from Ashford University in 2012. Just two years later, he earned a Master of Science Degree in Leadership with Disaster Preparedness and Executive Fire Leadership from Grand Canyon University.

Throughout his academic journey, Carey also took numerous professional courses to improve his skills, including the Fire Emergency Services Flight Supt Course, the United States Emergency Operations Center Director Course, and others. In 2019, he earned his PhD in Leadership and Organizational Development from Grand Canyon University.

Carey celebrated his achievement on LinkedIn, writing about his journey as a firefighter. “When the odds are against you, it’s important to reflect on past accomplishments. I earned my Doctoral of Education degree in 2019, specializing in Leadership and Organizational Development. I’m ready for my next challenge and won’t stop until I reach the top,” he wrote.

After 30 years of dedicated service, Carey has retired from the fire service on his own terms. “I started as a firefighter, rose through the ranks to Fire Chief, and have now retired after 30 years of fulfilling service,” he added.

Congratulations to the newly-minted Dr Carey D. Waddell.

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Festus Conteh is an international youth that functions conveniently in all forms of writing including article writing, news, script, content writing, constitution and project/proposal writing. Writing is fun to Festus and has brought fame and recognition in his clime. In 2019, he was awarded best upcoming writer in an online writing completion that was organized by the Association of Sierra Leonean Authors (ASLA). After his impactful contribution to national development and cohesion through writing, he was nominated for the African Genius Award for the Best Writer in Africa Award Category an award he lost to one of the greatest African Writers - Chinua Achebe. In 2022, Festus was one of the applicants to the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) as Vice Chairperson (Policy and Advocacy) a process that met imperil feedback. As a freelancer, Festus has written articles for magazines, newspapers, and media houses and his articles have attracted big media houses including BBC, Aljazeera and Legit. Ng and is the Head of Programs at Salone Messenger a public relations firm based in Sierra Leone with the latest news and information. He is the founder of Africa’s Wakanda a platform that spotlight the beauty of Africa. Festus is also a perpetual volunteer in life-changing causes and has shown great commitment and dedication to being a catalyst and solution to the challenges faced by young people like himself. Festus currently serves as the Secretary General of the Africa Youth Leaders movement which is a network of youth between the ages of 20 – 30 years who have shown achievement, leadership potential and commitment to make a difference. Festus is also the Africa Focal Point of Youth for Change Initiative, which is a platform through which young people can access resources, be empowered and given the opportunity to grow to become useful members of society who will participate in the development of their communities and nation. Along with another Africa Youth platform, Festus has Co-Founded the Future of Africa initiative which is an advocate forum with the aim to bring together local and international socio-economic stakeholders to support innovative programs aimed at advancing the radical and practical progress of adoption awareness-vulnerable children and youth and youth leadership-through interlinking local, regional and international resources and opportunities.