Kenton has been a key member of the fire protection community for over 30 years. He is a long time board member and past president of the Cascade Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, a member of NFPA 101A and 150 Technical Committees, and serves on the Tualatin Valley Fire Code Board of Appeals. Kenton provides strong technical expertise in fire protection design, alarm system design, and hazard and code analysis for a large variety of building types.