Executive Board of Directors
President
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Peter A Van Dorpe Fire Chief (ret.) Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District |
1st Vice President
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Seth Barker Deputy Chief of Operations Big Sky Fire Department |
2nd Vice President
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Brian Zaitz, MS, CTO, EFO, CFO Assistant Fire Chief Kirkwood Fire Department |
Immediate Past President
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Devon Wells Past President ISFSI |
Board Members
Directors at Large
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Tony Carroll Battalion Fire Chief/ ISFSI Eastern Region Director District of Columbia Fire Department |
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Vincent W Conrad Division Chief, Training & Professional Development Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency |
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Sean M. Gray Fire Captain Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services |
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Matt Hoppel Assistant Fire Chief Billings Fire Department |
* Director at Large Members Matt Hoppel and Tony Carroll also serve on the Executive Board of Directors.
Region 1 Director
Represents the membership from the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico.
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Demond Simmons Battalion Chief Oakland Fire Department |
Region 2 Director
Represents the membership from the following states: Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Texas, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Mississippi.
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Kymberly Pashkowsky FF/Instructor/Training Coordinator/MI Prevention State of Michigan BFS/MI Prevention |
Region 3 Director
Represents the membership from the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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Mike Richardson Major / Division Chief of Training & Safety St. Matthews Fire Department |
Region 4 Director
Represents the membership from all of the Canadian Provinces: New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territory, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Yukon Territory.
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Stephen Fenner President NS Chapter of the ISFSI and FDIC Atlantic. FF/ENG Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency |
Region 5 Director
Represents all International countries, territories, and geographic areas outside of the United States and Canada, including federal and military fire service members.
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Dennis Van't Ende Senior Instructor Royal Netherlands Airforce Fire Department |
Advisory Board
Legal Advisor
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John K. Murphy, Esq Deputy Fire Chief (Ret)/Attorney at Law Eastside Fire & Rescue/Murphy Law Group |
Legislative Advisor
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Stephen N Pegram Chief Goshen Township Fire & EMS Department |