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Fire Chief (retired), Greater Naples Fire Rescue / Senior Leadership Consultant
Tenzinga
Fort Lauderedale, Florida
Kingman Schuldt has been active in fire rescue services since 1978, working with several volunteer and career fire rescue agencies over his 44-year career. From 2012 -2021 Kingman served as Fire Chief and Chief Executive Officer with Greater Naples Fire Rescue District in Collier County, Florida. During his tenure he managed the successful consolidation of six independent fire rescue service providers. The organization operated a $40 million combined budget with 250 personnel delivering fire rescue and life safety services to a community of 175,000 full-time residents in an area of 1,512 sq. miles.
Kingman currently serves as a Senior Leadership Consultant with Tenzinga Consulting, providing programs focusing on organizational and leadership development, executive coaching, and employee performance management.
Kingman additionally serves as a Government Analyst with the Florida Division of State Fire Marshal, assigned to the Special Hazard Incident Response Team, the Domestic Security Working Group, and works on special assignments and legislative issues.
Also serving as a Subject Matter Expert with MGT Consulting, Kingman contributes to special districts Annual Fire Service Performance Review processes. This work focusses on improving organizational effectiveness and efficiencies, while operating in a transparent and sustainable manner. MGT partners with independent special purpose fire districts to assist them in providing financial and mission transparency.
Since 2008, Kingman has served a principal owner of Emergency Services Management Group, providing promotional and career advancement coaching, organizational communications training, and several technical consulting services.
Kingman holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from Barry University and Associate of Science degree in Fire Science Technology from Broward College. He is a graduate of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Services LEAD program at the University of Virginia and the Florida Fire and Emergency Services Foundation Emergency Services Leadership Institute. In 2005, Chief Schuldt received designation as Chief Fire Officer from the Center of Public Safety Excellence.
Throughout his career Kingman served on the Board of Directors of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs and Florida Fire Chiefs Association. Kingman additionally participated on several professional boards and councils including the Knox® Rapid Access Advisory Council, Special Districts National Advisory Board, Global Public Safety Solutions, Emergency Services Consulting International, and “A Safe Havens for Newborns”.
In July of 2013 Kingman was selected as the Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association Fire Chief of the Year, and in 2014 was recognized by Florida’s Chief Financial Officer and Fire Marshal as the State Fire Chief of the Year. In 2021 he received the Key Fire Hose Leadership award by the Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs Association in recognition of his service to the Association.
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Thursday, August 25, 2022
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM