Jenefer Duane

Current

• Volunteer Coordinator at Burning Man - Black Rock City Emergency Services Department
• Founder & CEO at Elder Financial Protection Network

Past

• Program Coordinator at Novato Independent Elder Project, City of Novato
• Executive Producer at CareQuest Productions
• Director & Certified Care Manager at CareQuest Care Management

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Education

• Sant Rosa JC Public Safety Training Academy
• College of Marin

Recommended

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Connections

27 connections

Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog
• My Website

Jenefer Duane’s Summary

Jenefer has worked in elder care and senior services for over 25 years and has become known as a dynamic leader as an elder advocate in California. She is a national spokesperson on the emerging issue of elder financial abuse. She also provides trainings and presentations to representatives of the financial services industry, banking, law enforcement, social services and to many seniors and consumer groups.
Jenefer's short term goals include:

1. Expanding EFPN's elder financial abuse awareness and prevention initiatives to include new partners in financial services industry i.e. securities brokers & dealers, realtors and accountants.

2. Developing and distributing a consumer outreach toolkit for the financial services industry

Jenefer Duane’s Specialties:

For the past 20 years, Jenefer's work has included consumer advocacy, public speaking, training curriculum development, coalition building, major event production, marketing/communications & public relations, fund raising and non-profit administration.

Jenefer Duane’s Experience

• Volunteer Coordinator

  Burning Man - Black Rock City Emergency Services Department

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Arts and Crafts industry)

  2005 — Present (4 years )

  It is a great honor to be part of such a stellar team of emergency response personnel who provide an amazing level of professional care and service to a City of nearly 50,000 people who gather for one week every year in Nevada's Black Rock Desert. My role as a volunteer coordinator is to support the BRC-ESD by identifying and helping to enroll qualified and competent EMS staff to respond to medical emergencies at the event. I like to take a shift or two to keep my feet wet and my skills sharp as.

• Founder & CEO

  Elder Financial Protection Network

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  August 2000 — Present (9 years 4 months)

  Elder Financial Protection Network works to prevent financial abuse of elders through innovative partnerships that build public awareness, drive community outreach and provide professional training.

• Program Coordinator

  Novato Independent Elder Project, City of Novato

  (Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Government Administration industry)

  August 1995 — August 2001 (6 years 1 month)

  Novato Independent Elder Program (NIEP) is a program of the City of Novato's Margaret Todd Senior Center. We developed collaborative community partnership programs to keep seniors safe and independent at home. Elder Financial Protection Network was a pilot program of NIEP that developed into the non-profit organization it is today.

• Executive Producer

  CareQuest Productions

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Information Services industry)

  January 1990 — August 1995 (5 years 8 months)

  Developed training program for family caregivers.

• Director & Certified Care Manager

  CareQuest Care Management

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  March 1983 — October 1988 (5 years 8 months)

  Provided home health care management services to hospice and long-term care patients.

Jenefer Duane’s Education

• Sant Rosa JC Public Safety Training Academy

  EMT-B , Emergengy Medical Services , 2006

• College of Marin

Additional Information

Jenefer Duane’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog
• My Website

Jenefer Duane’s Interests:

Farm life - my dogs, horses, llamas etc., travel - especially to New Zealand to visit our lovely Koru Cottage on the Waiau River (see www.korucottage.com), the arts both fine and performing, music, foreign cultures, photography, fine wine & cuisine

Jenefer Duane’s Honors:

2003 - Distinguished Service Award for Elder Abuse Prevention, California Department of Justice

2002, Communicators Award of Excellence for Be Wise Video Training program
2002, Houston Film Festival Award for Social Justice Programming

Jenefer Duane’s Contact Settings

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