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April Chapter Meeting
Thursday, April 16, 2026
11:30 am - 1:15 pm
Join us for our program
With speakers
Ken Neubauer and Dean M. Hensley
Topic:
Security Team Updates and Implementations
Location:
Christ Presbyterian Church
8300 Katy Fwy., Houston, Texas 77024
Dean Hensley, FEMT, CFI, CFEI, CVFI,CFII. Dean is the Assistant Chief with the Waller County Fire Marshal’s Office and Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management in Waller County,
Texas. He joined Waller County Fire Marshal’s Office in 2020 after he retired from Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office as the Chief Investigator. Hensley also spent 38
years as a volunteer and part time firefighter, and fire investigator with Northwest, Little York and Cy-Fair Fire Departments in Harris County, Texas. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations and administrative functions of the investigations and Emergency Management divisions. He holds multiple fire certifications with Texas Commission on Fire Protection, International Association of Arson Investigators, National Association of Fire Investigators and the State Fireman’s and Fire Marshal’s Association.
He graduated class #3 at the Sam Houston State-Fire Executive Management Training-Law Enforcement Management Institute. He also is a member of the Texas Association of Special Investigators (TASIU)
Houston Chapter, and serves as the Sergeant at Arms and works with local insurance carriers and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) agents on fraud cases
Ken Neubauer is the current Team Leader of the Champion Forest volunteer security team. A 28-year member of Champion Forest and has been part of the security team for eight years. As the Team Leader he is responsible for the recruiting, training, executive protection and interfacing with our uniformed officers. One of the authors of the Champion Forest Security and Procedures handbook. This documentation also resides online where it is accessible to all team members via smart phone and computer.
Ken served as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, Senior Air Director, MACS-7, Marine Air Control Group-38, 3rd Marine Air Wing. Following military service, he had a career as a Financial Controller and Vice President of numerous public and private corporations.
Your registration includes a sponsored lunch for a reduced price thanks to:
Chapter Member registration is $10.
Guests are always welcome to attend, and registration is $15.
First time guest is free
You can earn .1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) for attending this meeting.