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, Ph.D., P.E. Senior Research Director Zoe Susice Senior Director, Research Amplification Research Adam Barowy Lead Research Engineer Ryan Chaffer Research Engineer Dushyant Chaudhari Research Engineer Ben Coleman Principal Software Engineer Parham Dehghani Post-Doctoral Researcher Matt DiDomizio Lead Research Engineer Nick Dow Research Engineer John David Evans Lead Software Engineer Charley Fleischmann Principal Research Engineer Jason Floyd Research Engineer Shruti Ghanekar Post-Doctoral Researcher Philip Gilman Laboratory Technician Bryan Giudice Laboratory Technician Daniel Gorham Research Engineer Gavin Horn Director of Research Joseph Johnson Laboratory Technician Tom Jenkins Research Manager Richard Kesler Research Engineer Holli Knight Research Engineer Mahsa Lotfi Marchoubeh Post-Doctoral Researcher Mark McKinnon Research Engineer Patrick McAuliffe Engineering Technician Bradley Morrissey Technician Kaylee Morton Research Scientist Chandler Probert Post Doctoral Researcher Jack Regan Research Engineer Nate Sauer Postdoctoral Researcher Bekah Schrader Research Engineer Keith Stakes Lead Research Engineer John Stapko Laboratory Technician Craig Weinschenk Principal Research Engineer Joseph Willi Research Engineer Amplification Dustin Andres Senior Research Amplification Specialist Frank Attard Senior Communications Specialist Saadia Baloch Web Content Design & Publishing Specialist Angela Bennett Manager, Education and Training Kelsey Biggs Digital Media Production Manager Cucillo Consad Multimedia Designer Dawn Ey Manager of Research Amplification Tevin Greenwood Administrative Assistant Meghan Maloney Education and Training Lead Doug Mansen Associate Multimedia Designer Jesse Marcotte Education and Training Associate Madi Michael Instructional Design Specialist Braughan Morrison Graphic Designer Manoj Nagendra Data Scientist Jordan Pearson Senior Multimedia Design Coordinator Amanda Srsic Communications Specialist Leeanne Poist Instructional Design Specialist Nicole Sanders Senior Research Amplification Specialist Michelle Sauer Instructional Design Specialist Brian Straczewski Senior Communications Specialist Jennifer Williams Senior Research Amplification Specialist Administration Derek Alkonis Research Program Manager Laurence Emrie Grants and Contracts Manager Sarah Huffman Executive Assistant Lucille Morgan Grants and Contracts Administrator Fellows Grayson Bellamy Research Fellow Ian Brady Research Fellow Thomas DiPietro Research Fellow Interns Alexis Castillo Communications Intern Steven Maxwell Marino Laboratory Technician Advisory Board Sean DeCrane Director, Health and Safety Operational Services, International Association of Fire Fighters Ofodike (‘DK’) Ezekoye Professor and Joe C. Walter Jr. Chair in Engineering, University of Texas Kenny Fent Commander, USPHS / Researcher National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Sean Gray Captain, Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services Kimberlee Guenther Chief Impact Officer, United Way of Metro Chicago Todd Harms Chief, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District George Healy Deputy Chief, New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Brian Meacham Director, Risk & Regulatory Consulting, Crux Consulting LLC Guillermo Rein Professor of Fire Science, Imperial College London and Editor-in-Chief, Fire Technology Denise Smith Professor, Skidmore College Adam Thiel Managing Director, City of Philadelphia Beth Weckman Professor and head of the Fire Research Group and Fire Safety program in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo Advisory Board Emeritus Members Charles Bailey Division Chief, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service John Ceriello Captain, New York City Fire Department (FDNY) James Dominik Chief (Ret.), Wilmette Fire Department Mike Gagliano Captain (Ret.), Seattle Fire Department Ed Hartin Fire Chief, MS, EFO, FIFireE, CFO Chris Hasbrook Americas Region Industry Affairs and Industry Outreach Leader David Rhodes Battalion Chief, Atlanta Fire Rescue Department Erich Roden Battalion Chief, Milwaukee Fire Department Tim Sendelbach Fire Chief, Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Jens Stiegel Deputy Chief, Mannheim Fire Department Stefan Svensson Instructor, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency Peter Van Dorpe Chief (Ret.), Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District Technical Panel Alumni Subscribe to Our Mailing List Sign up for the FSRI newsletter to stay current on the latest in fire safety research. Subscribe Join Our Team FSRI is growing! View our current openings.
Sean DeCrane Director, Health and Safety Operational Services, International Association of Fire Fighters
Guillermo Rein Professor of Fire Science, Imperial College London and Editor-in-Chief, Fire Technology
Beth Weckman Professor and head of the Fire Research Group and Fire Safety program in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo