Executive Director
Dennis Krebs
Chief Master Sergeant (ret) Dennis Krebs is the Executive Director for Healing Paws for Warriors, providing non-profit management to achieve organizational mission goals.
Dennis is a 30-year Air Force veteran, serving boots on the ground in Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, and several other military operations. Dennis was the first permanent party Air Force Command Chief to serve in Iraq, alongside his Army counterparts. He has volunteered with HP4Ws for approximately 5 years as a board member, Chairman of the Board, Past Chair, and Interim Executive Director. Dennis is well known for his volunteerism in the community, especially with veterans. He has served as chairman on several boards focused on giving people a “hand up” within the community. These boards include the Okaloosa/Walton Homeless Veteran Stand Down,
Initiative for Homeless Veterans of Okaloosa Walton (IVOW), and the Air Force Association Wounded Airmen Program (national and local), to name just a few.
Dennis is married to Chris and they have 2 rescue dogs, Margarita, a Treeing Walker Coonhound, and Gunner, a Black Lab.
He lives his life inspired by a quote from Jackie Robinson, “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.”