Kevin Denney, MSEM

Experience

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  Glen Ellyn Park District

  May 1999 - Jul 2009

  Senior Umpire
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  American Red Cross- Northeast Florida

  Oct 2006 - Dec 2014

  Responsibilities include:-Managing day to day operations of the: - Disaster Action Teams which respond to an average of one single family fire per day. - Community Disaster Education teams which educated 106,000 people on various disaster-related topics during the last fiscal year -Building/maintaining the leadership team that is responsible for managing the local Red Cross response to a larger eventSecondary roles: -Coordinate exercise planning teams -Test plans and systems -Create and build relationships between individuals and groups that create force multipliers - Advise organizations and businesses on business continuity plans Show less National Deployments:2013:Illinois Tornadoes: -Liaison between Red Cross and local volunteer agencies. Illinois Floods: -Managed a shelter for four days -managed media requests -coordinated response vehicles for Peoria area. Hurricane Sandy- New York City- February - Assisted in de-mobilization of distribution sites on Staten Island and Queens. - Supported a project to replenish disaster supplies on Long Island. 2012:Hurricane Sandy-Mahwah, NJ-November - Managed all feeding activites for a shelter averaging 80 clients a night for 15 days. -Managed between one and eight volunteers during each meal. -Developed feeding plan 48hrs ahead of time -Received acolades from the CDC for minimizing spread of illnesses. Hurricane Isaac- Baton Rouge, LA-Asst to Mass Care Chief - Managed email,phone calls,and schedule for the Mass care staff. - Maintained vehicle and shelter status boards 2011: Hurricane Irene-Cape Cod,MA-Feeding Supervisor-Managed ordering and distribution of approximately 3,200 meals to 9 locations on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket.-Supervised six vehicles and twelve personnel.-Worked with grocery stores, restaurant chains, catering companies, and partner agencies.-Used amateur radio operators to communicate between all locations.2010: Hurricane Earl-Cape Cod,MA-Logistics Supervisor-Supervised feeding,vehicles,and supplies for seven shelters.-Inspected and managed two warehouses and backup headquaters facility.-Spring Flooding-Cape Cod, MA-Assessed damage for approximately 25 houses.-Distributed cleanup supplies and coordinated with another non-profit to provide muck-out services2008: Hurricane Dolly- Harlingen, TX-Truck driver/warehouse-Delivered supplies to distribution points and shelters.-Loaded trucks with water,food,and supplies. Flooding- Cedar Rapids, IA- Caseworker-Assessed the needs of clients and distributed emergency funds accordingly Show less

  • Disaster Program Specialist

    Mar 2014 - Dec 2014

  • Volunteer-American Red Cross Disaster Services

    Oct 2006 - Mar 2014
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  Civil Air Patrol

  Feb 2007 - Feb 2009

  Member (volunteer)

  -Obtained training for search & rescue. -Earned rank of 2nd Lieutenant.

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  Barnstable County Cooperative Extension

  Sept 2009 - Sept 2011

  Hazardous materials technician

  -Assist with hazardous materials drives. Identify and categorize various hazardous waste.-Answer questions about various materials.-Manage traffic flow.

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  AmeriCorps Cape Cod

  Sept 2009 - Jul 2010

  Red Cross education coordinator

  -Developed and presented 35+ presentations on individual disaster preparedness, first aid, CPR, sheltering, etc.-Presented to groups of between 5 and 500.-Included preschools, high schools, teachers, professional organizations, non-profits,businesses, seniors,special-needs, military, and other groups.-Coordinated and organized armed forces family resource center on the Massachusetts Military Reserve. -Trained 20 volunteers to staff and support resource center.-Setup computer system,training manual, and guidelines for working with clients. Show less

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  AmeriCorps Cape Cod

  Sept 2010 - Jul 2011

  Emergency Preparedness Project Assistant

  Inidividual Placement- Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning CommitteePrimary Project -Update county hazardous materials response plan in accordance with SARA title II and with the unique features of Cape Cod in mind (infrastructure,geographic location, elderly population,high summer tourism) Natural Resource Management (three days a week): -Shellfish propagation, forest fire fuel reduction, erosion control, endangered species protection, invasive plant removal, dolphin rescue, water education, farming, community garden building, basic carpentry,wildlife data collection, etc.-Used chainsaws, hand tools, and other power tools. -All weather conditions and at a variety of times of day.-Organized large community events utilizing up to 150 volunteers.-Included some grant writing and grant management. Show less

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  Massachusetts Maritime Academy

  Sept 2011 - Mar 2013

  Master of Science in Emergency Management
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  Brookfield Zoo

  May 2012 - Nov 2012

  Roving Naturalist
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  Exelon

  May 2013 - Sept 2013

  Emergency Preparedness Intern
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  American Red Cross Disaster Program Specialist

  Jan 2015 - Oct 2016

  Disaster Program Specialist

  Primary Responsibilities1.Manage all Red Cross disaster related activity within nine counties of North-Central Florida which covers approximately %15 percent of the state of Florida. 2. Develop and support volunteer leadership teams in five areas of service: A. Disaster Action Team (responds to local disasters- average one event every 1.6 days) B. Home Fire Preparedness Campaign team (installs smoke alarms) C. Pillow Case Team (Disaster Preparedness program for kids) D. Disaster Workforce Engagement (recruiting, training, long-term engagement) E. Identify and encourage volunteers to take on chapter-level and regional disaster leadership roles (2016): - Led volunteers and community volunteers in installing 444 smoke alarms in 162 homes - Volunteers respond to one house fire every 1.6 days -Hurricane Mathew: Managed all operations for a 9 county area which included multiple shelters, vehichles, and communications. Show less

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  Emergency Food Support Program for Gilchrist, Columbia, and Marion Counties

  May 2015 - Oct 2016

  Board Member
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  University of Florida Shands Rehab Hospital Community Advisory Committee

  May 2016 - Oct 2016

  Member
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  Napa Valley

  May 2017 - Oct 2017

  Community Organizations Active in Disaster, Interim Director/Independent Contractor

  In Napa County, Community Agencies Active in Disaster (COAD) is on a mission to develop and enhance partnerships for communication, coordination, and collaboration amongst the whole community including non-profit and faith based organizations, government agencies, and the private sector during all phases of a disaster.

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  Sonoma Cider

  Nov 2017 - Mar 2018

  Production Specialist- Company went out of business

  Sonoma Cider made nationally distributed Ciders, bottled/canned/kegged a variety of beverages for outside producers, and operated a restaurant. I assisted with quality of control, logistics, warehousing, and in a variety of other capacities needed to keep production running. Due to a variety of factors, this company had to shut its doors.

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  The Bars Family Foudation

  Dec 2017 - now

  Board Member

  https://barsfamily.org/Our Mission is to champion and advance the cause of those affected by mental illness — and the stigma that all-too-often surrounds it — so that everyone has the chance to live a happy, productive, and meaningful life without having to hide their condition.We exist to bring hope to those afraid of others knowing that they have a mental illness, and educating those prejudiced towards people who live with mental illness.We exist to educate others that “mental illness” doesn’t mean “crazy.” Show less

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  Uber/Lyft

  Jan 2018 - now

  Independent Contractor

  Number of customers that I have given rides to that said without Lyft/Uber they would have driven home drunk: 5Rides completed: over 3500 tripsRating: 4.895 star ratings: over 1800$/mile= $.93Accidents: 0Tickets: 0

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  Healdsburg SHED- Retail store closed its doors as of 12/31/18

  Mar 2018 - Oct 2018

  Inventory/Logistics

  Healdsburg SHED is a James Beard award winning grocer, restaurant, cafe, kitchen/food good store, education, and event center located in wonderful Healdsburg, CA. I am grateful for the opportunity to work at such a unique business with many experienced, professional, and dedicated staff. Responsibilities: - Manage deliveries of product from suppliers- Manage inventory of product that requires refrigeration or special handling.- Keep front of house staff advised of current stock.- support other staff members with a variety of tasks- maintaining raised herb gardens, assisting customers, event management, warehousing tasks, stocking, maintenance, etc. Show less

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  Marin Humane

  Mar 2020 - Aug 2020

  Animal Care Technician
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  Team Rubicon

  Jun 2020 - Nov 2020

  COVID testing support-Northern California

  I managed/assisted in managing covid test sites in multiple counties throughout Northern California. This included managing inventory of all PPE, support equipment, vehicles, partner organizations, site setup, traffic flow, and data.

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  Quest Diagnostics

  Nov 2020 - Nov 2021

  Route Service Representative
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  Russian River Dog Walkers & Animal Sitters

  Jul 2021 - now

  Founder

  From my experience in the Emergency Management world, I learned many important lessons. One of those lessons is that every disaster is local and in order to build more resilient communities you start at the local level- one house, one person, one neighborhood. The mission of Medium Tuna is to apply that same philosophy through dogs. Dogs and pets have an increasing role in the social and economic aspects of our communities and the role of Medium Tuna is to help make the role of pets in our communities positive. We do that by helping as many local pets as possible, partnering with local animal-related organizations/businesses to help in fundraising, finding new homes for rescue animals, and providing training on a wide range of animal-related topics. We also provide advice, referrals, and 1-on-1 emergency preparedness/wildfire mitigation training. Show less