On Tuesday, November 7, our lunch speaker will be our club member Kent Vander Kamp.
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Sergeant Kent Vander Kamp started his law enforcement career 18 years ago with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff in 2002. He was hired as a Seasonal Special Services Deputy in 2006 and then as a Patrol Deputy in 2008. He was promoted to Sergeant in 2017.
Kent currently leads the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team (CODE), a multi-agency and multi-jurisdictional drug enforcement task force, as a Detective Sergeant. In addition to CODE, Kent currently leads the Deschutes County Illicit Marijuana Enforcement Team. |
He has also been recognized as a Cascade Business News “Top 40 under 40” leader, awarded the White House ONDCP 2020 Award for Outstanding Public Health/Public Safety in a Collaborative Effort, the HIDTA Award for Outstanding Investigation Impact by a CODE Investigation, recognized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and the Deschutes County DUII Investigator of the Year.
Kent also serves his community through volunteerism. He currently serves as a Board Member with CLEAR Alliance, a local non-profit drug educator; a volunteer pilot with Angel Flight West, a non-profit providing free non-emergent medical air transportation to rural Oregon, a member of the Redmond Area Community Coalition, a volunteer Committee Member of the Deschutes County Facility Project Review Committee, as well as being a proud member of the Rotary Club of Greater Bend.
Signup for lunch here.
This meeting will both in-person at the Riverhouse (Deschutes South, our usual room), and virtual. Join the Zoom Meeting here: RCGB Zoom Link. You can also call in to the meeting at (669) 900-9128 and enter meeting ID: 692 491 9146. If you’re asked, the passcode is 5110. We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able to attend at noon.