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Agency Representatives
Jim Cook (Chairman)
Training Projects Coordinator	(208) 387-5204
U.S. Forest Service	jrcook@fs.fed.us

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

Ted Mason
National Fire Training Unit Lead	(208) 387-5334
Bureau of Land Management	ted_mason@nifc.blm.gov

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

Jeremy Bennett
Tribal Fire Management Officer	(715) 853-1046
Bureau of Indian Affairs	mte_jeremyb@yahoo.com

Advisors

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	pam_mcdonald@nifc.blm.gov

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

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

Curriculum Management Unit

Deborah Corner
National Advanced Fire Resource Institute	(520) 799-8752
U.S. Forest Service	dcorner01@fs.fed.us

Dan Kleinman
L-580 Steering Committee Chair	(208) 559-5373
U.S. Forest Service	dkleinman@fs.fed.us

Ted Mason
L-480 Evaluations	(208) 387-5334
Bureau of Land Management	ted_mason@nifc.blm.gov

Bill Miller
L-380/L-381 Evaluations	(406) 370-9639
U.S. Forest Service	bdmiller@fs.fed.us

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