Our Crew

Leadership

The success of any institution can be tied to its leadership, and we are fortunate to have entrusted our programming into the hands of passionate leaders committed to working tirelessly on behalf of our firefighter athletes. We are grateful for their leadership and commitment to advancing our important mission.

Meet Our

board of directors

Ben May

Board Member, Center for Public Safety Excellence; Retired Executive, Disney Company

Chief Tim Honeycutt

Retired Fire Chief, City of Pelham, Alabama

Christina Francis

Sr. Staff Fire & Regulatory Compliance, Tesla

Steve Schwartz

Chief Executive Officer, LION

Meet Our

Staff & Crew

Russell A. Jackson

Chief Executive Officer

AJ Belluomini

Operations Director

Melissa Campbell

Chief Engagement Officer

Rob O'Connor

Creative Director

Jacqueline Belluomini

Chief Course Official

Huan DeRiggs

Event Announcer

Greg Murphy

Chief Timing Official

Jim Bob Hoggan

Timer

Jeffrey Jones

Photographer

Nick Campfield

Broadcast Production Manager

Jim Daly

Operations Support

Optimal Therapeutics

Rehab Station

FIREFIGHTER CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP

SERIES COMMITTEES

Members are active or former athletes in our sport and provide counsel to the CEO on competition-related rules.

Shawna Coulter, Co-Chair
Instructor
Whitby Fire (ON, Canada) Department / Fleming College

Shane Farmer, Co-Chair
Captain
Big Sky (MT) Fire Department

Matt Baca
Captain
Oshawa (ON, Canada) Fire Department

Bill Christiansen
Retired, Battalion Chief
Lansing (MI) Fire Department

Mike Weikamm
Firefighter
Fire Brigade Berlin, Germany

Members are active or former athletes in our sport who manage the annual Dr. Paul O. Davis Hall of Fame recognition program, honoring the men and women who have made a positive impact in the Firefighter Challenge Championship Series.

*Hall of Fame Member

Bill Gaughan, Committee Chair
Asst. Fire Chief
Peters Township (PA) Fire Department

Ted Overcash*
Retired
Minooka (IL) Fire Protection District

Sean Sullivan
Retired Captain
Frankfort (KY) Fire Department

John Granby*
President
JHG Consulting

Ben Akins
Firefighter/Paramedic
Charleston (IL) Fire Department

Tom Clasen
Firefighter/EMT
Waukegan (WI) Fire Department

Al Ertzner*
Retired Battalion Chief
Omaha (NE) Fire Department

Brian Spaulding*
Retired
Casper (WY) Fire Department

Jeff Ellis*
Retired
Murray City (UT) Fire Department

Kevin Voyles*
MINL Idaho National Lab Fire Department, Idaho Falls, ID

Randy Kalan*
Chief, Fire Prevention
Kitchener, Ontario, CA Fire Department

Sascha Mueller
Sales Director
Safety Components

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