Dena Gunning Email & Phone Number

A California Native and lifelong resident of San Mateo County, with over thirty years experience in emergency management, community resiliency, and regional collaboration efforts.Current roles and affiliations:President, San Mateo County Emergency Managers AssociationCo-Chair, Bay Area Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA)Bay Area Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Public Information/Alert and Warning Workgroup, Training and Exercise Workgroup, Emergency Management WorkgroupBay Area Joint Information System (JIS) Leadership Committee​​​​​​​Past Chair, California Emergency Services Association (CESA) 2022 Conference CommitteeFormer Co-Chair, Bay Area CERT Coalition (BACC)My lifelong experience and education in emergency mitigation, planning, response and recovery was put to the test on September 9, 2010 when called in to response to the San Bruno Gas Pipeline Explosion. As a San Bruno resident and emergency management professional this was a life changing experience. I continue to put forth the message "if we are personally prepared that enables us to help others in times of need."As an Emergency Management Specialist providing professional emergency training to numerous agencies and community groups over the last thirty+ years. Specializing in disaster resilient community collaborations to build their capacity to respond to all types of emergencies especially during response and recovery efforts.Throughout the years my community service contributions include: San Bruno CERT Instructor/Assistant Coordinator, Chair, San Bruno Community Preparedness Committee, San Bruno Long Term Recovery Committee, Amateur Radio Operator San Bruno Volunteer Radio Club, Neighborhood Watch Block Captain and Jr Giants Baseball Coach. My dedication is to my family and setting an example for my children and others that we all need to participate in building up and strengthening our communities. As always my focus is to promote community preparedness and resiliency.“Our community’s health and well being is dependent upon the services our nonprofit, faith based and community organizations provide. Our support is vital for their resilience.”“Those whom we serve receive the benefits of our achievements.”– Dena D. GunningSpecialties: Emergency Management Specialist Certification from the State of California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) and FEMA. Amateur Radio Operator and CPR, first aid certified, Advanced Public Information Officer.

Listed skills include Preparedness, Cert Instructor, Emergency Management, Emergency Services, and 16 others.