Meet the SFPE Staff

Executive Office

Chris Jelenewicz.jpg Chris Jelenewicz, Chief Executive Officer
cjelenewicz@sfpe.org | 301-915-9728

Contact Chris about governance, strategy, code of conduct, and professional ethics.

Bryan Bennett, Executive Office Administrator
bbennett@sfpe.org | 301-915-9734

Contact Bryan about the board of directors, board nominations, and office operations.

Kristin Hughes, Senior Accountant/Assistant Controller
khughes@sfpe.org

Contact Kristin Hughes about account receivables/payables and invoicing

Engineering

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Joshua Reichert, PE, Chief Engineer
jreichert@sfpe.org 

Contact Joshua about the RTM committee, Handbook, standards & guides, CEN reference codes, ANSI, and ISO. 

Membership and Marketing

Austin Guerrazzi, Director, Marketing & Data Analytics
aguerrazzi@sfpe.org | 301-915-9730

Contact Austin about outreach and communications, periodicals, publications, news briefs, social media, compensation report, careers, Fire Technology Journal, SFPE Europe Digital Magazine, and  Fire Protection Engineering magazine.

Ben Fogel, Membership Director
bfogel@sfpe.org | 301-915-9733

Contact Ben about SFPE Awards, nomination process for Fellows, Professional membership upgrades, and our Special Interest Groups (SIGs) - Fire Service, Emerging Professionals, and Student + Recent Graduate membership options.

Aunyea Hall,  Senior Marketing and Membership Associate
ahall@sfpe.org | 301-915-9725

Contact Aunyea about membership inquiries, invoicing, webinar promotions, and SFPE Connect

Rose Portera, Industry Partnerships & Sales Manager
rportera@sfpe.org | 301-915-9732

Contact Rose about sponsorship & event sales, corporate partner programs, advertising opportunities, and Foundation fundraising.

Eva Przygodzki, Chapter Engagement Manager
eva@sfpe.org | 301-915-9726

Contact Eva about chapters and SFPE Europe.

Education & Events

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Hana Herron, Education & Events Director
hherron@sfpe.org | 301-915-9736

Contact Hana about educational partnerships, in-person and virtual events, and on-demand learning initiatives.

Jennifer Chambers, Education Specialist
Jchambers@sfpe.org | 301-915-9727

Contact Jenny about registrations for our conferences and symposia, PDH Certificates, and general education inquiries.

Travis Conner, Education Development Manager
tconner@sfpe.org | 301-915-9729

Contact Travis about in-person and virtual seminars, custom contract courses, new course development, and the PE Exam Review Course.

Ryan Tunkel, Education Programming Administrator
rtunkel@sfpe.org | 301-915-9724

Contact Ryan about general e-learning platform questions, webinars, and engineering solutions symposia.

Research

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Leslie Marshall, PhD, SFPE Foundation Executive Director
lmarshall@sfpefoundation.org | 301-915-9735

Contact Leslie about the SFPE Foundation, Grand Challenges Initiative, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) program, and Foundation awards and scholarships.

Amanda Tarbet, Senior Program Manager
atarbet@sfpefoundation.org | 301-915-9731

Contact Amanda about the Grand Challenges Initiative, Academic Leadership Council, monthly e-newsletter, university listings, student grants, and awards.

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Lisa VanBuskirk, Program Manager, SFPE Foundation
lvanbuskirk@sfpefoundation.org 

Contact her with any questions regarding Wildfire Urban Interface (WUI) Initiatives at the SFPE Foundation. Her work includes grants management, partnership-building, program evaluation and reporting, events coordination, and training oversight.