Kevin Parr:  

Life After graduation I worked at a number of awful jobs before going off to college in Warrensburg in '82. Then off to be a Deputy Sheriff in Harrisonville ('85), then off to the Navy ('86), then back to college with a Bachelor's degree ('92), then finally graduating from college ('95 -- yeah I managed to squeeze four years of college into 13 years!). Then human resources jobs with Jackson County ('95), Kansas City ('97) and Blue Springs ('99). Graduated from UMKC with a Master's ('99), got a safety/risk management job with Jackson County ('03) and went into the Navy Reserve ('03) as an E-5. I was lucky enough to get commissioned in the Navy Reserve ('04), and took my current job as a risk manager with Midwest Public Risk in Kansas City/Independence ('05). I finished my Navy commitment in 2015, and my last call-up to Active Duty was '08-'09 with the Defense Intelligence Agency, Joint Reserve Intelligence Center, Ft. Leavenworth, where I served as the Operations Officer - great independent duty, and great fun for a Navy Lieutenant to play on an Army installation. Really though, All services and many DoD and other civilian services were represented at the JRIC, and it was a tremendous honor to work with some man...Expand for more