Board & Committee Members

Updated 12 July 2011

Council of Governors

Steve Sloan
North Carolina Fire and Rescue Commission

Robert Pike
Manitoba Emergency Services College

Theresa Staples
Colorado Division of Fire Safety

Johnny Mack
Chemeketa Community College, Oregon

Bernie Vrona
Hennepin Technical College, Minnesota

Gary Fox
San Antonio College, Texas


Certificate Assembly Board of Governors

Robert Pike, Chair
Office of the Fire Commissioner, Manitoba

Gordon Descutner
Alaska Fire Standards Council

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
Fire and Emergency Services, Newfoundland and Labrador

Doug Goodings
Office of the Fire Marshal, Ontario

Theresa Staples
Colorado Division of Fire Safety

Wayne Bailey
North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal

Degree Assembly Board of Governors

Terry Heyns, Chair
Lake Superior State University, Michigan

Bernie Vrona, Vice-Chair
Hennepin Technical College, Minnesota

Rashad Saqr
Arab Fire Safety and Security Academy, Saudi Arabia

Whitney Innes
Kentucky Community & Technical College System

Lee Silvi
Lakeland Community College, Ohio

Gary Fox
San Antonio College, Texas

Johnny Mack
Chemeketa Community College, Oregon

Randy Souther
Aims Community College, Colorado

Benn Prybutok
Montgomery County Community College, Pennsylvania

Gary Kistner
Southern Illinois University, Illinois

Doug Wood
Public Board Member

Standing Committees

Ethics Committee (Congress Committee)

Rick Karasaki
Honolulu Fire Department, Hawaii

Bernie MacKinnon
Nova Scotia Fire Service Professional Qualifications Board

Mollie Clakley
Texas Commission on Fire Protection

Vacant Position
Certificate Assembly Representative

Terry Heyns
Lake Superior State University, Michigan

Doug Wood
Degree Assembly Public Board Member, Arizona

Randy Souther
Aims Community College, Colorado

Bernie Vrona
Hennepin Technical College, Minnesota

Tim Bradley, Parliamentarian
North Carolina Fire and Rescue Commission

Committee on Rules (Congress Committee)

Tim Bradley, Chair and IFSAC Parliamentarian
North Carolina Fire & Rescue Commission

Duane Suttles
Kentucky Fire Commission

Steve Sloan
North Carolina Fire & Rescue Commission

Chris Senaratne
Alberta Emergency Management Agency

Benn Prybutok
Montgomery County Community College, Pennsylvania

Larry Collins
Eastern Kentucky University

Whitney Innes
Kentucky Community & Technical College System

Finance Committee (Congress Committee)

Gary Kistner, Chair
Southern Illinois University

Mike Edwards
North Carolina Fire & Rescue Commission

A.J. Esposito
South Carolina Fire Academy

Duane Suttles
Kentucky Fire Commission

David Budde
Lake Land College

Benn Prybutok
Montgomery County Community College, Pennsylvania


Committee on Promotions (Congress Committee)

Wayne Bailey, Chair
North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal

Rick Karasaki
Honolulu Fire Department, Hawaii

Tracie Young-Brungard
Pennsylvania State Fire Academy

Lee Silvi
Lakeland Community College, Ohio

Bill Carver
KCTCS Fire Rescue, Kentucky

Bernie Vrona
Hennepin Technical College, Minnesota

Standards Review Committee
(Certificate Assembly Committee)

Derek Simmons, Chair
Office of the Fire Commissioner,Newfoundland and Labrador

Claude Beauchamp
Ecole Nationale des Pompiers du Quebec

Madhavan Kutty
Fire Safety Engineering College, Oman

Gordon Descutner
Alaska Fire Standards Council

Don Koss
Mississippi State Fire Academy


Committee on Site Teams
(Certificate Assembly Committee)

Theresa Staples, Chair
Colorado Division of Fire Safety

Tobin Praznik
Manitoba Emergency Services College

Reyes Romero
New Mexico Firefighters Training Academy

Tara Stevenson
Oklahoma State Fire Service Training

Kim Becker
Missouri Division of Fire Safety

Alan Joos
Manitoba Emergency Services College, Canada

Robert Pearson
District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Services

Martin Grimes Award Selection Committee (Congress)

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

Bernie MacKinnon, Ethics Committee Chair
Nova Scotia Fire Service Professional Qualifications Board

Tim Bradley, Committee on Rules Chair
North Carolina Fire and Rescue Commission

Wayne Bailey, Committee on Promotions Chair
North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal

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

Gary Fox, DA Committee on Site Teams Chair
San Antonio College, Texas

Gary Kistner, Finance Committee Chair
Southern Illinois University

Whitney Innes, DA Training and Mentoring Committee Chair
Kentucky Community and Technical College System

Committee on Site Teams
(Degree Assembly Committee)

Gary Fox, Chair
San Antonio College, Texas

Randy Souther
Aims Community College

Whitney Innes
Kentucky Community and Technical College System

Training and Mentoring Committee
(Degree Assembly Committee)

Whitney Innes, Chair
Kentucky Community and Technical College System

Steve Malley
Weatherford College, Texas

Bill Klein
Chemeketa Community College, Oregon

Jeffrey Sprott
Northwest Arkansas Community College, Arkansas

Doug Wood
DA Public Board Member

Vacancy