NFSA Leadership Team

Shane Ray

President

Tennessee / Maryland

Fred Barall

Senior Vice President, Industrial Relations & General Counsel

Maryland

Vickie Pritchett

Vice President & Executive Officer

Tennessee

Jeffrey M. Hugo, CBO

VP, Codes, Standards, and Public Fire Protection | Learning & Development

Michigan

Michael Joanis, P.E.

Chief Engineer

New Hampshire

Alex Siu

Director of Finance &
Administration

Maryland

Dennis Wood

Director of Operations

Maryland

Caleb Armbrust

Director of Membership

Kentucky

Dave Kurasz

Director of Industry Promotion

New Jersey

NFSA Staff Members

ROLAND ASP

Manager of Codes and Standards
Maryland

Brian Biggs

Regional Manager, Southeast
Tennesee

MARTY BLACKWELL

Special Projects Coordinator
Tennesee

Tom Brace

State Coordinator for Minnesota
Minnesota

Tim Butler

North Central Regional Manager

Minnesota

LORrELL BUSH

Florida Regional Manager
Florida

David Davis

State Coordinator for New Jersey

New Jersey

Jeff Dunkel, P.E.

Fire Protection Engineer
Kansas

Frank Ellis

State Coordinator for New Jersey
New Jersey

Dani Francis

Event Coordinator
Maryland

Rob Geislinger

Great Plains Field Services Coordinator
Colorado

Joanne Genadio

Marketing Manager and NFSM Editor
Connecticut

Cindy Giedraitis

South Central Regional Manager
Texas

Abbie Gunnells

Membership & Outreach Coordinator
Tennessee

LANCE GuNNELLS

 Labor Relations Manager and Associate Counsel
Tennessee

Joel Hewitt

Local Coordinator

Minnesota

Erik Hoffer

Executive Director – Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board

Illinois

Terin Hopkins

Public Fire Protection Specialist

Maryland

Tobi Hunter

Admin Assistant

Tennessee

Marty King

State Coordinator for Wisconsin

Wisconsin

JoHN LAVENTURE

St. Louis IP Specialist

Missouri

ALYSSA LEWIS

Multimedia Specialist

Maryland

Melissa Lutzi

Staff Accountant

Maryland

Suzanne Mayr

Northwest Regional Manager

Washington

Miaishia McKenzie

Accounting Clerk

Maryland

David Nutter

Instructional Technician

Maryland

Michael Phillip

National IP Administrator

Oklahoma

Vincent Powers

Inspection, Testing & Maintenance Specialist

Maryland

Paul Richard

St. Louis Metro Area Coordinator

Missouri

Ron ritchey

Great Lakes State Coordinator

Indiana

JOSHUA I. SAVITZ, ESQ.

 Labor Relations Manager and Associate Counsel

New Jersey

Ed Ruckriegel

Wisconsin State Coordinator

Wisconsin

John SwaNson

Code and Standards Specialist

Minnesota 

Michael Wilson

Membership & Chapter Success Specialist

Pennsylvania

Paul Zbikowski

New England Regional Coordinator

Massachusetts

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