Biography - Daniel S. Hahn

I spent 22 years in the Army working in Special Forces before retiring and assuming the role of plans section chief for the division of emergency management in Santa Rosa County, FL. I received my Masters in Disaster and Emergency Management from AMU and I am working on a Doctorate in Business Administration with a specialization in Homeland Security Policy and Leadership from NCU. I am the Citizen Corps coordinator for Santa Rosa and the administrator of the county Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) called SAFER Santa Rosa. I am also a member of the Continuity Insights Editorial Advisory Board, and the chair of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Editorial Working Group. I am proud to say that I was the founding secretary and first elected president of the APUS IAEM student chapter. I teach online courses for the School of Allied Health and Life Sciences with the University of West Florida. I have my CEM (Certified Emergency Manager) with IAEM, and my FPEM (Florida Professional Emergency Manager) certification with FEPA (Florida Emergency Preparedness Association). I was the 2009 Florida Emergency Manager of the year.