Board & Committee Members

updated 07/01/2009

Council of Governors

Larry Preston
Maryland Fire Rescue Insitute/MFSPQB

Steve Sloan
North Carolina Fire and Rescue Commission

Rob Pike
Manitoba Emergency Services College

Johnny Mack
Chemeketa Community College, Oregon

Gail Warner
University of Alaska Anchorage

Gary Fox
San Antonio College, Texas


Certificate Assembly Board of Governors

Tim Bradley, Chair
North Carolina Fire & Rescue Commission

Rob Pike
Office of the Fire Commissioner, Manitoba

Doug Goodings
Office of the Fire Marshal, Ontario

Theresa Staples
Colorado Division of Fire Safety

Tara Stevenson
Oklahoma State Fire Service Training

Mollie Clakley
Texas Commission on Fire Protection

Rick Karasaki
Honolulu Fire Department, Hawaii

John McPhee
Iowa Fire Service Training Bureau

Claude Beauchamp
Ecole Nationale des Pompiers du Quebec

Tracie Young-Brungard
Pennsylvania State Fire Academy

Derek Simmons
Office of the Fire Commissioner, Newfoundland


Degree Assembly Board of Governors

Terry Heyns, Chair
Lake Superior State University, Michigan

Whitney Innes
Kentucky Community & Technical College System

Steve Malley
Weatherford College, Texas

Randy Souther
Aims Community College, Colorado

Rashad Saqr
Arab Fire Safety and Security Academy, Saudi Arabia

Gail Warner
University of Alaska-Anchorage

Lee Silvi
Lakeland Community College, Ohio

Gary Fox
San Antonio College, Texas

Johnny Mack
Chemeketa Community College, Oregon

Bernie Vrona
Hennepin Technical College, Minnesota

Doug Wood
Public Board Member

Standing Committees

Ethics Committee (Congress)

Brenda Popko
Office of Fire Commissioner, Manitoba

Terry Heyns
Lake Superior State University, Michigan

Rick Karasaki
Honolulu Fire Department, Hawaii

Doug Wood
Degree Assembly Public Board Member, Arizona

Barbara Gagner, Chair
Fire Protection Bureau, Washington

Bernie MacKinnon
Nova Scotia Fire Service Professional Qualifications Board

Randy Souther
Aims Community College, Colorado

Bernie Vrona
Hennepin Technical College, Minnesota

Committee on Rules (Congress)

Larry Preston, Chair and IFSAC Parliamentarian
Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute

Steve Sloan
North Carolina Fire & Rescue Commission

Larry Collins
Eastern Kentucky University

Whitney Innes
Kentucky Community & Technical College System

Bill Klein
Chemeketa Community College, Oregon

Duane Suttles
Kentucky Fire Commission

Benn Prybutok
Montgomery County Community College

Finance Committee (Congress)

Rachel Nix
Arkansas Fire Academy - SAU Tech

Geoff Burston
Justice Institute of British Columbia, Canada

Mike Edwards
North Carolina Fire & Rescue Commission

Larry Perez
Dona Ana Branch Community College, New Mexico

Gary Kistner, Chair
Southern Illinois University

David Budde
Lake Land College


Committee on Promotions (Congress)

Wayne Bailey, Chair
North Carolina Fire & Rescue Commission

Rick Karasaki
Honolulu Fire Department, Hawaii

Tracie Young-Brungard
Pennsylvania State Fire Academy

Bernie Vrona
Hennepin Technical College, Minnesota

Lee Silvi
Lakeland Community College, Ohio

Bill Carver
KCTCS Fire/Rescue, Kentucky

Committee on Alternative Standards
(Certificate Assembly)

Madhavan Kutty
Fire Safety Engineering College, Oman

Rob Freese
Bucks County Community College, Pennsylvania

Derek Simmons, Chair
Office of the Fire Commissioner,Newfoundland

Claude Beauchamp
Ecole Nationale des Pompiers du Quebec

Don Koss
Mississippi State Fire Academy


Committee on Site Teams (Certificate Assembly)

Theresa Staples, Chair
Colorado Division of Fire Safety

Tara Stevenson
Oklahoma State Fire Service Training

Rob Pike
Manitoba Emergency Services College, Canada

Mollie Clakley
Texas Commission of Fire Protection

Larry Preston
Maryland Fire Service Personnel Qualifications Board, Inc.

Kim Becker
Missouri Division of Fire Safety

Dave Couvelha
Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute

Martin Grimes Award Selection Committee (Congress)

Theresa Staples, CA Committee on Site Teams Chair
Colorado Division of Fire Safety

Barbara Gagner, Ethics Committee Chair
Fire Protection Bureau, Washington

Larry Preston, Committee on Rules Chair
Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute

Wayne Bailey, Committee on Promotions Chair
North Carolina Fire and Rescue Commission

Derek Simmons, Alternative Standards Committee Chair
Office of the Fire Commissioner, Newfoundland

Gail Warner, DA Committee on Site Teams Chair
University of Alaska-Anchorage

Gary Kistner, Finance Committee Chair
Southern Illinois University

Steve Malley, DA Training Committee Chair
Weatherford College

Committee on Site Teams (Degree Assembly)

Dave Schmidt
Hennepin Technical College, Minnesota

Gail Warner, Chair
University of Alaska - Anchorage

Training Committee (Degree Assembly)

Steve Malley, Chair
Weatherford College, Texas

Gary Fox
San Antonio College, Texas

David Budde
Lake Land College, Illinois