Bill Clayton joined the Keenan Loss Control team in October of 2014 after 27 years in public service. Bill began his career in the U.S. Navy and served in combat in Vietnam and later served in Guam as a police officer, field supervisor, and U.S. Customs Inspector, for the Joint Armed Forces Police Detachment. He’s had real-life experience as a first responder and emergency manager. His assignments included environmental safety officer and emergency manager, and nine years as the safety and loss control manager for a large school and community college risk management JPA.

Bill has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration, a Master of Science degree in Emergency Services Administration, is a Certified School Risk Manager (CSRM), and an Associate in Risk Management with a Public Entities (ARM-P) designation. Bill, a part-time faculty member of The National Alliance, teaches the Certified School Risk Manager core classes and has led a national webinar on Effective School Crisis Management.

Bill’s certifications include the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Professional Designation (CPD), California P.O.S.T. Basic Academy Instructor, and California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) Outreach Instructor. His extensive Federal (FEMA & Homeland Security) and California State training and experience in risk and emergency management, makes him a subject-matter leader on the IMReady suite of services. He provides oversight to the Emergency Operations Plan Development and Update Service, After-Action Debriefs, and ICS (Incident Command System) exercise and executive-level training programs, which include services for public entity clients to help them in preparing for those unwanted, unexpected critical incidents and events.