Rebecca Denlinger
Rebecca (Becky) Denlinger’s experience from the local community to high levels of government provides valuable expertise in emergency planning and response. Becky currently serves on the Board of Directors of Oceans Networks Canada. She served as Deputy Minister, Assistant Deputy Minister and Fire Commissioner for B.C. She was a member of the Senior Officials Responsible for Emergency Management, the Canadian Council of Emergency Management Organizations, the Canadian Council of Fire Marshals and Fire Commissioners and was active in numerous international, national, provincial and regional emergency management and fire service committees. Prior to joining the B.C. Public Service, Becky was Fire Chief of the Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services department in the metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia area. She served on numerous committees, boards, and councils during her tenure as chief, including the Georgia Homeland Security Task Force and the National Infrastructure Advisory Council to which she was appointed by President G.W. Bush. Becky holds degrees from Thomas Edison State University. She has completed the Harvard Senior Executives in State and Local Government Fellowship Program and the Chief Fire Officer Designation from the Center for Public Safety Excellence. Becky is a past Member of the Institute of Fire Engineers and is an active member of the National Fire Protection Association, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, and its Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Section.
