Kevin started with the City of Montgomery in November 2021. Previously he served as the Director of Development with the City of Monroe, Ohio, and has held various zoning, transportation, and comprehensive planning roles with the City of Dayton and the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission. He has a bachelor’s degree from Miami University in Urban and Regional Planning and Sociology and a master’s degree in Urban Administration from Wright State University. Kevin is an active member of the American Planning Association.
Prior to becoming Zoning and Code Compliance Officer, Greg was the Assistant Police Chief for over 25 years until he retired in December 2024. Prior to coming to the City of Montgomery in 1997, Vonden Benken served with the Warren County Sheriff’s Office as road patrol in Deerfield Township. As a police officer with the City of Montgomery, Vonden Benken was the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) officer in Sycamore Community Schools from 2000 to 2003 and was promoted to sergeant in 2003. Having earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from The Union Institute, Vonden Benken is also a certified National Incident Management Systems instructor. He is a graduate of the Police Executive Leadership College, the FBI National Academy and the Leading, Educating and Developing Program at the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia. Vonden Benken is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force as a crash/rescue firefighter and served at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Amy Smith served as a Police Clerk at the Safety Center for the last five years. She has now moved to the role of Community Development Specialist.
“I decided to make the move because I wanted a new challenge and wanted to learn more about how the City operates on the City Hall side,” said Amy. “The thing I’m looking forward to the most is, of course, my new coworkers and learning a new department!”
Amy enjoys spending time with her horses, Dude and Ziggy, and hiking with her two dogs, Winston and Bandit.
