Leadership Development

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Agency Representatives

Chris Wilcox (Chairman)
National Fire Operations Lead	(208) 387-5599
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service	chris_wilcox@fws.gov

Jeremy Bennett
Regional WUI and Prevention Specialist, Midwest Region	(612) 725-4526
Bureau of Indian Affairs	jeremy.bennett@bia.gov

Mike Ellsworth (Co-chair)
National Fire Training Unit Lead	(208) 387-5985
Bureau of Land Management	mellsworth@blm.gov

Brian Fennessy
Assistant Fire Chief	(619) 533-4407
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department	bfennessy@sandiego.gov

Jim McMahill
Regional Fire and Aviation Management Officer, Midwest Region	(402) 661-1754
National Park Service	jim_mcmahill@nps.gov

Randy Skelton
Deputy Forest Fire Staff Officer	(208) 634-0746
U.S. Forest Service	rskelton@fs.fed.us

Mark Stanford
Chief, Fire Operations	(979) 458-6507
Texas Forest Service	mstanford@tfs.tamu.edu

Advisors
Travis Dotson
Lessons Learned Center	(520) 799-8787
National Park Service	travisdotson@fs.fed.us

Paul Hannemann
Operations and Workforce Development Committee	(979) 458-7344
Texas Forest Service	phannemann@tfs.tamu.edu

Pam McDonald
Logistics Coordinator	(208) 387-5318
Bureau of Land Management	pmcdonal@blm.gov

Jennifer Smith
Communications	(208) 387-5456
Bureau of Land Management	j81smith@blm.gov

John Wood
Gleason Award Program	(530) 226-2375
U.S. Forest Service	jmwood@fs.fed.us

Curriculum Management Unit

Vacant
National Advanced Fire Resource Institute


Larry Sutton
L-580 Steering Committee Chair	(208) 387-5970
U.S. Forest Service	lsutton@fs.fed.us

Ted Mason
L-480 Evaluations	(208) 387-5831
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	theodore_mason@fws.gov

Bill Miller
L-381 Evaluations	(406) 370-9639
U.S. Forest Service	bdmiller@fs.fed.us

Randy Skelton
L-380 Evaluations	(208) 624-0746
U.S. Forest Service	rskelton@fs.fed.us

Shane Olpin
L-180/L-280/Refresher Training	(406) 821-1247
U.S. Forest Service	solpin@fs.fed.us