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Departments & Staff

You may reach staff directly using the information below or call 703-273-0911 and the receptionist will connect you. If you are unsure who to contact, please email IAFC Member Services. Your email will be routed to the appropriate department or person. For questions or comments about this website please contact the web communications manager.

Executive Operations

Mark Light, CAE
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
mlight@iafc.org
703-537-4808

Karin Soyster Fitzgerald, CMP, CAE
Chief Operations Officer and Deputy Executive Director
kfitzgerald@iafc.org
703-537-4831

Mary Beth Michos
Senior Advisor
mbmichos@iafc.org
703-896-4859

Christine Booth
Executive Assistant
cbooth@iafc.org
703-537-4808

Carly Zoerb 
Executive Travel and Meeting Coordinator 
czoerb@iafc.org
703-537-4816

Conferences and Education Department

Shawn Kelley
Acting Director, Conferences and Education
skelley@iafc.org
703-537-4835

Shannon Gilliland
Acting Assistant Director of Conferences
sgilliland@iafc.org
703-537-4838

Alyssa Kolat, CMP
Conference Manager
akolat@iafc.org
703-537-4801

Kasey McNeil
Exhibits Operations Manager
kmcneil@iafc.org
703-896-4829

Jason Nauman
Education and Learning Manager
jnauman@iafc.org
703-896-4828

Mary-Jane Vita, CMP
Conference Manager
mvita@iafc.org
703-537-4821

Yifei "Fei" Zhong
Conference Planner
yzhong@iafc.org
703-537-4851

Finance and Administration Department

Robert Duke, CAE
Director, Administration and Finance
rduke@iafc.org
703-537-4855

Cathy Collins
A/P Office Specialist
ccollins@iafc.org
703-537-4823

Derek Floyd
Accounting Assistant, Accounts Receivable
dfloyd@iafc.org
703-537-4822

Christina Nelson
Program Assistant
cnelson@iafc.org
703-273-0911

Harriet Parker, CAE
Grants Manager
hparker@iafc.org
703-537-4826

Debbie Reitz
Accounting Manager
dreitz@iafc.org
703-537-4824

Tom Robey
IT Manager/Database Administrator
trobey@iafc.org
703-537-4814

Government Relations and Policy Department

Ken LaSala
Director, Government Relations and Policy
klasala@iafc.org
703-537-4847

Evan Davis
Government Relations Coordinator
edavis@iafc.org
703-537-4809

Jim Goldstein
Government Relations Manager
jgoldstein@iafc.org
703-537-4828

Membership and External Relations

Terry Monroe, CAE
Director, Membership & External Relations
tmonroe@iafc.org
703-385-1610

Courtney Bulger, CAE
Assistant Director, Membership & Corporate Relations
cbulger@iafc.org
703-537-4805

Corinne Berkseth Baker
Web & eCommunications Manager
cbaker@iafc.org
703-537-4836

Chris Bradshaw
Graphic and Web Designer
cbradshaw@iafc.org
703-896-4821

Garry Brouse (remote staff)
Section Liaison
gbrouse@iafc.org
570-217-7776

Cathy Feyh
Customer Service Specialist
cfeyh@iafc.org
703-537-4803

Joelle Fishkin
Component Relations Manager
jfishkin@iafc.org
703-537-4843

Jacqueline Garnier
Editor and Communications Manager
jgarnier@iafc.org
703-537-4807

Jennifer Knowlton
Conference Marketing Manager
jknowlton@iafc.org
703-537-4840

Cathie Larocca
Membership Marketing Manager
clarocca@iafc.org
703-537-4820

Al Rodriquez
Membership Recruitment & Retention Manager
arodriquez@iafc.org
703-273-7263

Kate Ruhe
Conference Marketing Manager
kruhe@iafc.org
703-537-4827

Carrie Toreno
Graphic Design Manager
ctoreno@iafc.org
703-537-4806

National Programs and Consulting Services Department

E. Thomas Hicks IV
Chief Programs Officer and Assistant Executive Director
thicks@iafc.org
571-442-6941

Shawn P. Stokes
Assistant Director, Wildland Fire Programs and Volunteer Workforce Solutions
sstokes@iafc.org
703-537-4857

Mike Warren
Senior Advisor, IMAS and NFDS 
mwarren@iafc.org
951-316-0009

Nancy Weaver
Grants and Programs Administrator
nweaver@iafc.org
703-537-4813

John Woulfe
Assistant Director, Hazmat, Technology Council, Special Projects and TReC
jwoulfe@iafc.org
703-273-9701

Kelly Ameen, PMP
Program Manager, Volunteer Workforce Solutions (Virginia)
kameen@iafc.org
703-273-9735

Stephen Boensel
Program Coordinator, Volunteer Workforce Solutions (Connecticut & Virginia)
sboensel@iafc.org
703-896-4836

Jennifer Cooke
Program Manager
jcooke@iafc.org
703-273-9654

Cynthia Cox
Program Manager, Volunteer Workforce Solutions (Connecticut)
ccox@iafc.org
703-896-4848

Lucian Deaton
Program Manager, Ready, Set, Go!
ldeaton@iafc.org
703-537-4818

Jennifer Dietz
Program Coordinator, TReC 
jdietz@iafc.org
703-896-4823

Melissa Hebert
Program Manager, TReC
mhebert@iafc.org
703-537-4854

Sheila Jarboe
Administrative Coordinator
sjarboe@iafc.org
703-537-4845

Judy G. Kirk
Program Coordinator, Wildland Fire
jkirk@iafc.org
703-537-4830

Vicki Lee (remote staff)
Program Manager, Special Projects
Bend, OR
vlee@iafc.org
571-221-2813

Caitlin McGuire
Program Specialist, Wildland Fire
cmcguire@iafc.org
703-537-4819

Richard Miller
Program Contractor, Special Projects
rmiller@iafc.org
703-537-4846

Sonja Palomaki
Program Coordinator, Volunteer Workforce Solutions (Virginia)
spalomaki@iafc.org
703-537-4834

James Rist
Program Specialist, IMAS and NFDS
jrist@iafc.org
703-896-4824

Amber Wells (remote staff)
Program Specialist, Wildland Fire
Eudora, KS
awells@iafc.org
703-880-5121

ESCI

Cindy March
General Manager
ESCI Corporate Offices (Western Region)
cindy.march@esci.us
503-570-7778

Kent Green
Senior Vice President - Eastern Region
ESCI Eastern Region
kent.green@esci.us
704-660-8027

Strategic Services

Shawn Kelley
Director, Strategic Services
skelley@iafc.org
703-537-4835

Sharon Baroncelli
Association and Services Manager
sbaroncelli@iafc.org
703-896-4822

Ann Davison, CAE
Assistant Director, Strategic Services 
adavison@iafc.org
703-537-4829

Tim Hopkins
Digital Media and Content Manager
thopkins@iafc.org
703-896-4842