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

Mr. Ben May
Board Member, Center for Public Safety Excellence; Retired Executive, Disney Company

Chief Tim Honeycutt
Retired Fire Chief, City of Pelham, Alabama

Mrs. Christina Francis
Sr. Staff Fire & Regulatory Compliance, Tesla

Steve Schwartz
Chief Executive Officer, LION
Meet Our
Staff & Crew
Russell A. Jackson
Chief Executive Officer
Melissa Campbell
Chief Engagement Officer and Chief Course Official
AJ Belluomini
Operations Director
Rob O'Connor
Creative Director
Huan DeRiggs
Event Announcer
Greg Murphy
Timer
Jim Bob Hoggan
Timer
Jeffrey Jones
Photographer
Jim Daly
Operations Support and Course Official
Cottina Dickerson
Operations Support
Carl Dickerson
Operations Support
Martha Ellis
Operations Support
Jacqueline Belluomini
Operations Support
Jeff Ellis
Course Official
Roy Adcock
Course Official
Optimal Therapeutics
Massage and Sports Therapy
Production Crew
Team Wilson Media
FIREFIGHTER CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP
SERIES COMMITTEES
Members provide counsel to the CEO on competition related programming, rules, policies, and procedures.
Daniel Garner
Deputy Fire Chief
City of Pittsfield (MA) Fire Department
Shawna Coulter, Co-Chair
Instructor
Whitby Fire (ON, Canada) Department / Fleming College
Shane Farmer, Co-Chair
Captain
Big Sky (MT) Fire Department
Keith Ashbury
Captain
Virginia Beach (VA) Fire Department
Matt Baca
Captain
Oshawa (ON, Canada) Fire Department
Walt White
Fire Chief
Amador Fire (CA) Protection District
Matt Coney
Firefighter/Paramedic/Engineer
St. Lucie (FL) Fire District
Jim Ziter
Training Captain
City of Pittsfield (MA) Fire Department
Sebastjan Vovko
Leader of Sports Programs
Institute of Sports of Kocevje Municipality, Slovenia
Bill Christiansen
Retired, Batallion Chief
Lansing (MI) Fire Department
Mike Weikamm
Firefighter
Fire Brigade Berlin, Germany
Members provide counsel to the CEO on the development, implementation, and oversight of initiatives specifically focused on the recruitment, engagement, growth, and retention efforts of participants in the Firefighter Challenge Championship Series program.
Cheri’ Ardoin, Committee Chair
Deputy Chief
Westlake Corporation
Clarence Parks
Training Officer
Starkville (MS) Fire Department
Adam Evans
Lieutenant
Arlington (TX) Fire & Rescue
Lianne McAuley
Lieutenant
Stone Mills Township Fire Department
John Granby
President
JHG Consulting
Brandon Cunningham
Firefighter
Luke Air Force Base (AZ) Fire Department
Emily Langford
Grad Student
University of Montevallo (AL)
Eli Vanautreve
Firefighter
Princeton (IL) Fire Department
Richard Hynes
Captain
Conception Bay South (NL, Canada) Fire Department
Cliff Walker
Retired
Federal Fire Department
Dave Valero
Retired Captain
El Paso (TX) Fire Department
Vincent Sly
Lieutenant
Service d’incendie et de Secours (Gerstheim, France)
Marie-C Schumann
Assistant Chief
Potsdam – Gross Glienicke (Potsdam, Germany)
Dan Brady
Station Officer
Auckland Fire Department (New Zealand)
Members are appointed by the CEO to manage the annual Dr. Paul O. Davis Hall of Fame recognition program that honors the men and women who have positively impacted the Firefighter Challenge Championship Series.
Bill Gaughan, Committee Chair
Asst. Fire Chief
Peters Township (PA) Fire Department
Ted Overcash
Retired
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
Kitchener, Ontario, CA Fire Department