Tuesday, February 26, 2019

recruiting for an Emergency Management Coordinator for Continuity and Critical Infrastructure Protection

Denver OEM is recruiting for an Emergency Management Coordinator for Continuity and Critical Infrastructure Protection. Please click on link for additional details and to apply. Good candidates are hard to find, so please share with your academy contacts both locally and nationally!

The City and County of Denver, Mayor's Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (Denver OEM), is seeking an Emergency Management Coordinator.  This position will be responsible for coordinating the City’s continuity program including continuity of operations (COOP), continuity of government (COG), business continuity (BC), and critical infrastructure protection (CIP) and will support all five mission areas of Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery as described in the National Preparedness Goal (2nd Edition).
Denver OEM’s mission is to lead Denver’s emergency management efforts to cultivate safe, prepared, and resilient communities.  Denver OEM is responsible for coordinating the City and County of Denver’s efforts in preparing, mitigating, preventing, responding to, and recovering from all natural, technological (man-made), terrorism, and intentional hazards and threats impacting Denver’s residents, businesses, and partners.  Denver OEM conducts operational support, planning, training, exercises, and community outreach to assist and prepare residents, government agencies, businesses, and private/non-profit organizations prior to, during, and after a local emergency or declared disaster.

Sunday, February 24, 2019

Agenda for Tuesday, 26 February 2019

1. AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2019:

0700-0800:  Introductions, Assistance, and Open Forum Networking

During introductions, tell us a bit about yourself and any networking needs. We can help with referrals, advice, job search assistance, and other networking.  We welcome topics for general discussion as well. 


2. SPEAKER SCHEDULE:

26 February:  Open Forum Networking

5 March:  TBD or Open Forum Networking

If you have a speaker in mind for an upcoming Tuesday, or would like to lead a discussion yourself, just let me know, at PanicciaJoe@gmail.com.


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Have a great week.

Joe Paniccia (USMA '84)
PanicciaJoe@gmail.com


Service Academy BizNet of Denver meets weekly on Tuesdays at 0700, in the Embassy Suites hotel at 7525 East Hampden Avenue, Denver, CO 80231.  From I-25, exit at Hampden, then proceed east for 1 mile, where the hotel will be on your left.  Parking at the hotel is free. Look for us at the conference table just outside the 14'ers Room, which is to your left as you enter the hotel's central atrium.  RSVP is not required. Dress is casual. Attendance is open to graduates of the federal service academies (USAFA, USCGA, USMA, USMMA, USNA). There are no dues or fees.  Our schedule, roster, and other information are posted at www.academybiznet.org.  Sign up (free) by following the instructions on the home page, to receive communications via our blog and email.

Sunday, February 17, 2019

Agenda for Tuesday, 19 February 2019

1. AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 2019:

0700-0800:  Introductions, Assistance, and Open Forum Networking

During introductions, tell us a bit about yourself and any networking needs. We can help with referrals, advice, job search assistance, and other networking.  We welcome topics for general discussion as well. 


2. SPEAKER SCHEDULE:

19 February:  Open Forum Networking

26 February:  TBD or Open Forum Networking

If you have a speaker in mind for an upcoming Tuesday, or would like to lead a discussion yourself, just let me know, at PanicciaJoe@gmail.com.


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Have a great week.

Joe Paniccia (USMA '84)
PanicciaJoe@gmail.com


Service Academy BizNet of Denver meets weekly on Tuesdays at 0700, in the Embassy Suites hotel at 7525 East Hampden Avenue, Denver, CO 80231.  From I-25, exit at Hampden, then proceed east for 1 mile, where the hotel will be on your left.  Parking at the hotel is free. Look for us at the conference table just outside the 14'ers Room, which is to your left as you enter the hotel's central atrium.  RSVP is not required. Dress is casual. Attendance is open to graduates of the federal service academies (USAFA, USCGA, USMA, USMMA, USNA). There are no dues or fees.  Our schedule, roster, and other information are posted at www.academybiznet.org.  Sign up (free) by following the instructions on the home page, to receive communications via our blog and email.

Wednesday, February 13, 2019


Day 25 – at sea on the way to Dunedin
Happy Valentine’s Day – What a wonderful way to spend Valentine’s day, cruising the South Pacific off the coast of New Zealand. They even had a renewal of vows officiated by Captain Andrea Spinardi.  Ingrid and I loved the little ceremony they held and we were feeling pretty good about 31 years of marriage. One of our coworker’s parent’s is on the ship and we ran into them after the vow renewal.  He said, “Not bad after 63 years of marriage!”.  Wow – and they still look like valentines! I guess we have a ways to go!

We had such a wonderful time in Auckland, NZ with Ingrid’s college classmate, Sherrie.  Sherrie married a Kiwi (we were told this is NOT a bad term) and has lived in NZ for over 20 years.  Sherrie drove (over 3 hours) to meet us at our ship.  We then boarded a ferry for Waiheke island where we spent the day exploring and wine tasting at some fantastic wineries.  They have a hop-on-hop-off buss that was included in the ferry price.  We then spent the day stopping at wineries without having to worry about driving.  Great way to get to see the island, beaches, wineries and restaurants.  We stopped at 3 lovely wineries and enjoyed their handiwork.  We also walked along an almost-deserted beach and the last winery had a view all the way back to Auckland, probably about 20 miles away. What a lovely way to catch up with Sherrie and spend the day in the NZ sunshine. It was probably 75+ degrees after the clouds cleared about 10:00 AM. 

In addition to the time we spent with Sherrie on Waiheke island, we were able to have beers the night before with Jan and George at the Rooftop Bar overlooking the harbor where they keep the America’s Cup ships.  NZ is getting ready to host the America’s Cup in 2021 and there are many cranes dotting the skyline, building everywhere and a bustling nightlife.  Once Sherrie dropped us back at our ship, Ingrid, I, Jan and George had a lovely dinner at the Crab Shack about a 10 minute walk from our ship.  Ingrid and I then completed the day by walking to a nearby grocery store and stocking up on our supply of NZ sauvignon blanc, which we were able to carry onto the ship without incident.

Several times Sherrie invited us to come back and spend some quality time at their place on a lake in NZ.  We now have that trip squarely in our cross-hairs!

Sunday, February 10, 2019

Agenda for Tuesday, 12 FEB 2019

1. AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2019:

0700-0800:  Introductions, Assistance, and Open Forum Networking

During introductions, tell us a bit about yourself and any networking needs. We can help with referrals, advice, job search assistance, and other networking.  We welcome topics for general discussion as well. 


2. SPEAKER SCHEDULE:

12 February:  Open Forum Networking

19 February:  TBD or Open Forum Networking

If you have a speaker in mind for an upcoming Tuesday, or would like to lead a discussion yourself, just let me know, at PanicciaJoe@gmail.com.


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Have a great week.

Joe Paniccia (USMA '84)
PanicciaJoe@gmail.com


Service Academy BizNet of Denver meets weekly on Tuesdays at 0700, in the Embassy Suites hotel at 7525 East Hampden Avenue, Denver, CO 80231.  From I-25, exit at Hampden, then proceed east for 1 mile, where the hotel will be on your left.  Parking at the hotel is free. Look for us at the conference table just outside the 14'ers Room, which is to your left as you enter the hotel's central atrium.  RSVP is not required. Dress is casual. Attendance is open to graduates of the federal service academies (USAFA, USCGA, USMA, USMMA, USNA). There are no dues or fees.  Our schedule, roster, and other information are posted at www.academybiznet.org.  Sign up (free) by following the instructions on the home page, to receive communications via our blog and email.