Denell is a 15 year EMS veteran with experience that runs the gamut from rural volunteer BLS 911 to critical care HEMS. She is based at Life Net 1-3 in Columbus, Nebraska. and serves Air Methods as a member of the Outreach Education Development team. Denell also serves as the Simulation Coordinator and Program Faculty for the Paramedic Program at Central Community College in Grand Island. She serves on the Board of Directors NE Statewide EMS Conference, NEMSA and NEAAMS as well as serving as the NEMSA Conference Committee Chair and Education Coordinator and the NEAAMS Safety Symposium Committee. Denell also volunteers as a member of the Nebraska CISM team providing group and individual peer support for first responders throughout the state.. She has been educating students since 2009 and was awarded NEMSA's EMS Instructor of the year in 2024, and has presented at several EMS conferences in several states. She believes the goal of EMS educators should be to train competent and confident providers and to train themselves out of jobs.