Richard Campbell, ScD, MA
Senior Research Analyst, NFPA
Richard Campbell is a senior research analyst with the National Fire Protection Association.
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Ken Desmond
Maine State Director, National Volunteer Fire Council
Operations and Training Specialist for Lincoln County Emergency Management in Wiscasset, Maine
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Eriks Gabliks
Director of DPSST and Oregon Public Safety Academy
Eriks Gabliks currently serves as the Director of the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) and the Oregon Public Safety Academy.
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Billy Goldfeder
Deputy Fire Chief
Chief Goldfeder has been producing The Secret List (TSL) since 1998. TSL is an independent newsletter with over 300,000 subscribers, which serves to bring forward the issues surrounding firefighter injury and death via www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com
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David Hollinger
Director for Fire and Emergency Services, Drexel University
David Hollinger was appointed to the position of Director for Fire and Emergency Services at Drexel University in 2013. He is responsible for the University’s fire/life safety and emergency preparedness programs. He also liaisons with and advises Drexel EMS.
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Jim Brinkley
Assistant to the General President for Technical Assistance and Information Resources at the IAFF
Jim Brinkley is the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Assistant to the General President for Technical Assistance and Information Resources. The IAFF, headquartered in Washington, D.C., represents more than 320,000 full-time professional fire fighters and paramedics who protect 85 percent of the nation's population.
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Emily Huang, PhD
Associate Professor, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences
Dr. Emily (Yueng-hsiang) Huang received her Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology/Systems Science from Portland State University. During her more than 20 years as an occupational safety and health researcher and consultant, she has published over 80 peer-reviewed journal articles, 6 book chapters, more than 100 worldwide conference presentations/proceedings and has provided recommendations to numerous occupational safety and health practitioners.
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William F. Jenaway, PhD, CFO, CFPS
President of the Board of Directors of the Congressional Fire Services Institute
Dr. William F. Jenaway, CFO, CFPS is the President of the Board of Directors of CFSI and has over 40 years of fire service experience.
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Scott Kerwood, PhD, MPA
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Scott Kerwood is a student of the fire service. He currently serves as the Fire Chief for Hutto Fire Rescue in Hutto, Texas. He also works as an adjunct instructor for Capella University were he teaches Masters and Doctoral classes in homeland security, fire, and emergency management operations, and serves as an adjunct instructor for the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program.
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Edward Mann
Director of Education & Training, Provident
Director of Education and Training for Provident and serves as the Fire Chief of the East Derry Volunteer Fire Company in Mifflin County.
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Richard Marinucci
Executive Director, FDSOA
Chief Marinucci has over 40 years of experience currently serving as Executive Director of the Fire Department Safety Officers. He served nearly 25 years as the Chief of Farmington Hills.
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Candice McDonald
Board Member, I-Women
Dr. Candice McDonald serves a firefighter/public information officer with the Sebring Fire Department in Ohio. She works for NASA in the Office of Protective Services as a physical security specialist.
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Lori Moore-Merrell DrPH, MPH, EMT-P
President & CEO of the International Public Safety Data Institute
Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell is the President and CEO of the International Public Safety Data Institute. Lori is considered an expert in executive leadership, emergency response system evaluation, public safety resource deployment, community risk assessment, data collection and analysis, strategic planning, costs and benefits analysis, advocacy, consensus building, policy development and implementation and generational differences in the workplace.
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Patrick Morrison
Assistant to the General President for Occupational Health, Safety and Medicine (IAFF)
Patrick Morrison leads the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Health, Safety, and Medical Division.
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Edward Plaugher
Retired Fire Chief
In August of 2004, Chief Edward Plaugher was named "Career Fire Chief of the Year" by Fire Chief Magazine.
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Jeanne Sears, PhD, RN
Research Associate Professor, Department of Health Services, University of Washington
Dr. Sears specializes in occupational health services research, injury surveillance methodology, and program and policy evaluation. She is Co-Director of the Occupational Health Services Research training program at the University of Washington.
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Tim Sendelbach
Editor-in-Cheif
Firehouse Magazine is the leading information and news source for the fire service. As Editor-in-Chief, Tim Sendelbach is responsible for the content and editorial direction of Firehouse Magazine, Firehouse.com, Firehouse Expo, and Firehouse World.
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Ron Siarnicki
Executive Director, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
NFFF’s mission is to honor and remember America’s fallen fire heroes while providing resources to assist their survivors. NFFF convened the National Fire Fighter Life Safety Summit and serves as a key communicator and advocate for all Summit initiatives, including #1: “Define and advocate the need for a cultural change within the fire service.”
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Michael Tucker
Superintendent, Florida State Fire College
Michael Tucker is the Superintendent of the Florida State Fire College. The Fire College serves as the regulatory agency for fire service providers as well provider of all training curriculums relative fire service credentials for nearly 70,000 fire and emergency services personnel in Florida.
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Eric Valliere
Fire Department Safety Officers Association, Chair
Eric Valliere has been an active member of the Fire Service for the past 27 years and currently holds the rank of Assistant Fire Chief at the Scottsdale Fire Department. He also serves as Chair of the Fire Department Safety Officers Association.
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Devon Wells
President, International Society of Fire Service Instructors
Devon Wells is the President of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) and former Fire Chief of Hood River (OR) Fire & EMS.
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