Our Story

World Aware was founded on a simple principle: every business and community deserves access to professional emergency management expertise—not just large corporations with dedicated safety departments.

Our founder brings the credentials and real-world experience of a career emergency management professional to serve Boulder's small and mid-size businesses, neighborhoods, schools, and faith communities.

Our Founder

Henry Mitchell MS Disaster Preparedness and Biosecurity

Emergency Management Professional | Master's in Disaster Preparedness & Biosecurity | BS in Organizational Psychology

Henry currently serves in an emergency management leadership position, where he protects Colorado communities through comprehensive preparedness planning and crisis response coordination.

Credentials & Experience:

  • Master's Degree in Disaster Preparedness & Biosecurity

  • BS. in Organizational Psychology

  • Career Emergency Manager with 12+ of professional experience

  • Leadership role at the local and state levels

  • Specialized expertise in business continuity, risk analysis, disaster planning and community resilience

  • Climate and Health Certificate: Yale school of Public Health

Professional Background:

  • Public health emergency management

  • Emergency Manager for disaster responses of all scales

  • Emergency Operations Center manager

  • Business continuity planning for diverse organizations

  • Community resilience and disaster preparedness training

  • Crisis communication and incident management

  • Physical security and workplace safety

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