People FSRI’s most valuable asset is our people. Our dedicated team of professionals is guided by an evergreen advisory board and aided by technical panels comprised of fire safety experts. Leadership Steve Kerber Vice President and Executive Director Daniel Madrzykowski Director, Research Zoe Susice Director, Research Amplification Research Adam Barowy Research Engineer Ryan Chaffer Research Engineer Dushyant Chaudhari Post-Doctoral Researcher Matt DiDomizio Research Engineer Nick Dow Research Engineer Jason Floyd Research Engineer Philip Gillman Laboratory Technician Bryan Giudice Laboratory Technician Gavin Horn Research Engineer Joseph Johnson Laboratory Technician Holli Knight Data Scientist Mahsa Lotfi Marchoubeh Post-Doctoral Researcher Conor McCoy Post-Doctoral Researcher Mark McKinnon Research Engineer Bradley Morrissey Technician Jack Regan Research Engineer Keith Stakes Research Engineer Craig Weinschenk Research Engineer Joseph Willi Research Engineer Amplification Angela Bennett Instructional Design Manager Cucillo Consad Multimedia Designer Pete Cousté Senior Multimedia Designer Dawn Ey Manager of Research Amplification Meghan Maloney Instructional Design Specialist Leeanne Poist Instructional Design Specialist Jennifer Williams Senior Content Specialist Administration Derek Alkonis Research Program Manager Laurence Emrie Grants and Contracts Manager Sarah Huffman Administrative Assistant Lucille Morgan Grants and Contracts Administrator Fellows Grayson Bellamy Research Fellow Thomas DiPietro Research Fellow Bekah Schrader Research Fellow Interns Neil Fung Instructional Design Intern Doug Mansen Video and Multimedia Production Intern Elizabeth Ottenritter Communications Intern Malhar Patel Research Engineering Intern Paola Rioja Research Engineering Intern Advisory Board Charles Bailey Division Chief, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service John Ceriello Captain, New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Sean DeCrane Lead Regulatory Engineer, UL LLC Liaison James Dominik Chief (Ret.), Wilmette Fire Department Kenny Fent Commander, USPHS / Researcher National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Mike Gagliano Captain (Ret.), Seattle Fire Department Sean Gray Captain, Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services Bobby Halton Editor-in-Chief, Fire Engineering Magazine Todd Harms Chief, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Ed Hartin Chief, Central Whidbey Island Fire Rescue George Healy Deputy Chief, New York City Fire Department (FDNY) David Rhodes Battalion Chief, Atlanta Fire Rescue Department Erich Roden Battalion Chief, Milwaukee Fire Department Tim Sendelbach Assistant Fire Chief, Kingman (AZ) Fire Department Denise Smith Professor, Skidmore College Jens Stiegel Assistant Chief, Frankfurt am Main Fire Department Stefan Svensson Instructor, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency Adam Thiel Commissioner, Philadelphia Fire Department Peter Van Dorpe Chief (Ret.), Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District Technical Panel Alumni Join Our Team FSRI is growing! View our current openings. Subscribe to Our Mailing List Sign up for the FSRI newsletter to stay current on the latest in fire safety research. Subscribe