Our Crew ORIGINAL

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

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