Global InformationMark Cerney information
Mark V Cerney | |
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 Mark Cerney (left) at the 2007 Emergency Preparedness Conference with Governor Mark Sanford (right) | |
| Born | April 10, 1967 San Diego, California United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1986–1993 [1] |
| Rank |  Cpl Corporal |
| Unit | 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines |
Mark V. Cerney (born April 10, 1967 in San Diego, California, U.S.) is the founder of an American nonprofit organization. He is best known for creating the Next of Kin Registry (NOKR) model.
His background includes graduating the St. John's Military School and serving with the US Marine Corps 1986–1993. In 1989 Mr. Cerney was recognized by the United States Seventh Fleet for his role in saving 16 U.S. Marine survivors of a CH-53D helicopter crash while serving in the US Marines,[2][3] . He is married and has three children. The Next of Kin Registry became internationally known after appearing on CNN and Larry King after Hurricane Katrina. NOKR is an international free resource for the public to register emergency contact information that is only accessible to emergency agencies during times of urgent need. The organization was founded in 2004 and has been a resource used during Hurricane Katrina, the 7 July 2005 London bombings, the Asian tsunami, the 2012 Aurora shooting, Hurricane Sandy,[4] the Orlando nightclub shooting,[5] Hurricane Harvey,[6] Hurricane Irma,[7] Hurricane Maria,[8] the 2017 Las Vegas shooting,[9] the 2019 Virginia Beach shooting,[10] the coronavirus pandemic COVID-19,[11] and other disasters to include daily emergencies. The NOKR organization has volunteers in 50 US states and 87 countries. NOKR is the central depository for emergency contact information in the United States. The NOKR resource is used by more than 400 million registrants.
In 2005, after Hurricane Katrina, Senator Barack Obama (now former US President) introduced the National Next of Kin Registry to the 109th United States Congress in S.1630, The National Emergency Family Locator Act. The Next of Kin Registry was referenced in this bill as a standard for the Secretary of Homeland Security to consider in establishing the National Emergency Family Locator System.
In 2006 the American Red Cross partnered with the Next of Kin Registry.[12] The American Red Cross, along with many familiar partner agencies, such as FEMA, the United States Postal Service and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, wanted to ensure that families have a bevy of resources and options to use in order to communicate in times of disaster.
In 2007 the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) consulted with the Next of Kin Registry in an effort to answer HR5441 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007), SEC. 689c. NOKR put forth the requested solution for the National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System (NEFRLS), which was established in compliance with Congressional legislation SEC. 689c of H.R. 5441 to help family members separated after major disasters to communicate with one another.
Mark serves as the President of NOKR in Washington, D.C., a non-profit public benefit resource used globally by emergency agencies to reunify families when emergencies happen or national disasters occur.
- ^ "NOKR Emergency Contact Registry".
- ^ Press, World. "USMC Commendation". Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via www.academia.edu.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Sanger, David E.; Times, Special To the New York (20 March 1989). "22 Marines Are Killed in Crash Of U.S. Helicopter in South Korea". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ http://www.prlog.org/12011291-catastrophic-hurricane-sandy-could-be-comparative-in-its-devastation-to-hurricane-katrina-prepare.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Next of Kin Registry [@NOKR] (June 12, 2016). "NOKR offering support to the victims and families of those killed and injured in a Florida nightclub act of terror. https://t.co/TzwoCVUE93" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Next of Kin Registry [@NOKR] (August 29, 2017). "NOKR continues to offer support for the victims of #HurricaneHarvey. NOKR had many proactive registrant in #Texas ahead of the storm" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Next of Kin Registry [@NOKR] (September 7, 2017). "Register with #NOKR. #Miami Beach Mayor Urges Residents To Get Out Now: 'This Is A #Nuclear #Hurricane #Irma. https://t.co/VB0LzIKsBf https://t.co/XPgBWwILYs" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Next of Kin Registry [@NOKR] (September 19, 2017). "NOKR wants you to #prepare before #HurricaneMaria hits #PuertoRico. Our mission is #family reunification. Register with NOKR today its free. https://t.co/N4EF0XNn1i" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Next of Kin Registry [@NOKR] (October 2, 2017). "NOKR is a resource used by the Clark County Coroner #mandalaybay. If you have a missing person in #LasVegasShooting. https://t.co/xKiTeSL5QN https://t.co/X0287GufL2" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Free next of kin registry aims to notify families minutes after emergency". 13 June 2019.
- ^ Next of Kin Registry [@NOKR] (March 16, 2020). "If your family is sicken or succumbs due to #Covid19 you'll want to know. NOKR is the only FREE resource that provides this service globally. NOKR provides the time necessary to locate family and love ones of those registered since 2004 at https://t.co/Ugdoml87K0 #cornoravirus https://t.co/tgUx0D1gER" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Partnerships Help with Communication During Disaster. - Free Online Library". Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2011-08-19.