Mark Cerney

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Mark Cerney (born April 10, 1967 in San Diego, California, U.S.) is an American nonprofit, founder. Best know for creating the Next of Kin Registry NOKR organization. His background includes serving with the US Marine Corp 1986-1994. He is married and has three children. The Next of Kin Registry became internationally known after appearing on CNN and Larry King post Hurricane Katrina. NOKR is a 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 the recent Hurricane Katrina, 2005 London Bombing, Asian Tsunami and other disasters to include daily emergencies. The NOKR organization has volunteers in 47 US States and 87 Countries.

Mark serves as the President of NOKR in Washington, DC, a non-profit public benefit resource used globally by emergency agencies to reunify families when emergencies happen or national disasters occur.