John Fenner Bio

www.79thArmyBand.org - The Unofficial Website of Former Band Members 1964-1967

JOHN FENNER
French Horn

Your hometown when you joined the 79^th: FLANDREAU, SD
Where do you live now: WASHINGTON, DC
What instrument(s) you played with the 79^th: FRENCH HORN
What positions you might have held in the 79th (supply clerk, librarian, drum major, etc.): LIBRARIAN
Your family (wife, significant other, kids): WIFE, AUDREY (WORKS AT CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS); DAUGHTER, SHONA, 19 (GRADUATE STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO)
Your present occupation: RECENTLY LEFT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE WHERE I WAS DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR OVERSEAS BUILDINGS OPERATIONS
What have you been doing since leaving the 79th up till now ?:

WORK SUMMARY

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, Washington, DC
Deputy Managing Director, Department of State, Overseas Buildings Operations, Operations and Maintenance. Supervised 350+ American personnel and several thousand foreign nationals at 265 plus overseas posts and headquarters responsible for ~18,000 properties in the following divisions: Fire Protection, Safety Health and Environmental Management, Facilities Management, Area Management, Art in Embassies. Responsible for $650 million annual budget.
BUSINESS OWNER
Business Financing and Consulting Practices, DC, MO, SD, AZ, NC
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Senior Advisor/Consultant, Industry Futures, Department of Industry, Science, and Technology
Senior Advisor/Consultant, Competitiveness, Department of Energy, Mines, and Resources
Senior Advisor/Consultant, Trade Negotiations, Department of Industry, Science, and Technology
CANADA POST CORPORATION, the Canadian Post Office, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Director, Special Assignments in Change Management
Director, National Task Force on Postal Reform
Director, Project Implementation Planning, Retail Franchising Program
Director, Strategic Planning and Organizational Effectiveness
CROWN INVESTMENTS CORPORATION, government holding company of natural resource, manufacturing, financial, and utility companies, regina, SK, Canada
Senior Consultant, Markets and Pricing, Crown Management Board of Directors
Manager, Operational and Long-Range Planning, Acting, SaskOil, regional energy company
Manager, Program Planning and Project Management, SaskTel, regional telephone company
2001 R&D CENTRE FOR APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY, Sudbury, ON, Canada
Executive Director
ROCKWELL COLLINS CORPORATION, Cedar Rapids, IA
Manager, Planning and Competitive Intelligence, Electronics Group
Manager, Contracts, Electronics Group
Financial Analyst, Electronics Group
AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Chicago, IL
Manager, Data Processing Operations

ACADEMIC

Master of Information Science, MLIS in Information Management, University of Western Ontario
Master of Business Administration, MBA in Finance and International Business, University of Chicago
Bachelor of Arts, BA in Business, University of Chicago

LONG-TERM TRAVEL

One year of overland travel in communist countries, Middle East, and South Asia, 1978-9
Another year of overland travel in Africa, 1984
Are you still involved with music? I TOOK UP THE HORN AGAIN AFTER 33 YEARS AND BEGAN PLAYING WITH MY WIFE WHO IS AN ORGANIST IN LOCAL CHURCHES.
What are some of your memories of your time in the 79th (the Army, the band, Panama, the Zone) ? PRACTICING OUTSIDE BY THE CANAL AND PRACTICING IN THE BASE CHAPEL; SWIMMING ON THE CAUSEWAY; PLAYING WITH RUSSELL FREEMAN OF THE FREEMAN CHAMBER PLAYERS (RUSSELL DIED THIS LAST YEAR OF NATURAL CAUSES); BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, CLOSE FRIENDSHIPS AND GREAT GUYS

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