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Maxwell Marino Engineering Technician Patrick McAuliffe Engineering Technician Mark McKinnon Lead Research Engineer Bradley Morrissey Technician Kaylee Morton Research Scientist Stephan Noel Senior Front End Software Engineer Joe Pagani Senior Software Development Specialist Chandler Probert Post Doctoral Researcher Jack Regan Research Engineer Nate Sauer Research Engineer Baylie Scott Research Scientist Bekah Schrader Research Engineer Keith Stakes Principal Research Engineer Jack Stanford Engineering Technician John Stapko Laboratory Technician Matthew Sudol Lead Software Engineer Joseph Willi Research Engineer Amplification Annie Armiger Multimedia Design Specialist Dustin Andres Senior Research Amplification Specialist Saadia Baloch Web Content Design & Publishing Specialist Alexis Castillo Research Amplification Coordinator Cucillo Consad Senior Multimedia Design Specialist Tevin Greenwood Administrative Assistant Shanya Gordon Senior Multimedia Design Coordinator Madi Michael Training and Education Specialist Meghan Maloney Education & Training Manager Jesse Marcotte Senior Training and Education Coordinator Doug Mansen Multimedia Design Specialist Braughan Morrison Senior Multimedia Design Specialist Manoj Nagendra Data Scientist Nicole Sanders Research Amplification Lead Michelle Sauer Education and Training Specialist Brian Straczewski Research Amplification Manager Amanda Srsic Senior Research Amplification Specialist Jennifer Williams Research Amplification Lead Mary Clare Woodson Research Amplification Specialist Administration Derek Alkonis Research Program Manager Sarah Huffman Executive Assistant Tom Jenkins Research Program Manager Lucille Morgan Grants and Contracts Administrator Fellows Ian Brady Research Fellow Olivita Hunt Research Fellow Interns Lauren Moxley Communications Intern 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) Guillermo Rein Professor of Fire Science, Imperial College London and Editor-in-Chief, Fire Technology Brian Meacham Director, Risk & Regulatory Consulting, Crux Consulting LLC 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 Denise Smith Director, National Research and Data Division, U.S. Fire Administration 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. 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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
