Board of Governors

The SFPE Foundation's Board of Governors operates with five board committees: Executive, Finance, Technical & Education, Fundraising & Communication, and Awards.

Officers

 

Chair

Vice-Chair

Treasurer

Secretary

 

Peter Senez, P. Eng, FSFPE
Senez Consulting
Term: 2024-2027
Maria B. Marks, CFPS, SET
Siemens Smart Infrastructure
Term: 2022-2025
Debbie Scott, FEngNZ, IntPE (NZ), PMSFPE, FSFPE
OnFire Consulting
Term: 2024-2027
Chris Jelenewicz, PE, FSFPE
SFPE
Term: Ex-officio

Governors

 

Virginia R. Charter, PhD, PE, FSFPE
Oklahoma State University 
Term: 2023-2026
Sean S. Donohue, PE, PEng, FSFPE
Peregrine Fire 
Term: 2024-2027
Phil Friday, PE, FSFPE
The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc.
Term: 2024-2027
Ann E. Jeffers, PhD
University of Michigan
Term: 2023-2025

Steve Kerber, PhD, PE
Fire Safety Research Institute, UL Research Institutes
Term: 2023-2026
Erica Kuligowski, PhD
RMIT University
Term: 2024-2027

Lainey Liotta
Lubrizol Advanced Materials
Term: 2024-2027

Chris LaFleur, PhD, PE
Sandia National Laboratories
Term: 2023-2025

Margaret S. McNamee, PhD
Lund University
Term: 2024-2027
Leonard J. Ramo, PE, P.Eng, CFPS
Telgian Engineering & Consulting
Term: 2023-2026

Shamim Rashid-Sumar, PE, FSFPE
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
Term: 2022-2025

Noah Ryder, PhD, PE, MBA
Fire & Risk Alliance
Term: 2022-2025

Manuel R. Silva, Jr., PE
Johnson Controls
Term: 2022-2025