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

Secretary/Treasurer

Executive Director

Peter Senez, PhD, PEng, FSFPE
Senez Consulting
Term: 2024-2027
Maria B. Marks, CFPS, SET
Siemens Smart Infrastructure
Term: 2025-2028
Debbie Scott, FEngNZ, IntPE (NZ), PMSFPE, FSFPE
OnFire Consulting
Term: 2024-2027
Leslie Marshall, PhD
Executive Director, SFPE Foundation
Term: Ex Officio

Governors

 

Sean Cutting
VID Firekill
Term: 2025-2028
Sean S. Donohue, PE, PEng, FSFPE
Peregrine Fire 
Term: 2024-2027
Phil Friday, PE, FSFPE
The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc.
Term: 2024-2027
Jonathan L. Hodges, PhD
Fire Safety Research Institute, UL Research Institutes
Term: 2025-2028
Xinyan Huang, PhD
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Term: 2025-2028
Steve Kerber, PhD, PE
Fire Safety Research Institute, UL Research Institutes
Term: 2026-2029
Corey Kinsman, PE
Summit Fire Consulting
Term: 2026-2029
Bryan Klein
Thunderhead Engineering
Term: 2025-2028

Erica Kuligowski, PhD
RMIT University
Term: 2024-2027
Lainey Liotta
Lubrizol Advanced Materials
Term: 2024-2027

Chris LaFleur, PhD, PE
Sandia National Laboratories
Term: 2025-2028

Margaret S. McNamee, PhD
Lund University
Term: 2024-2027

Leonard J. Ramo, PE, P.Eng, CFPS
Telgian Engineering & Consulting
Term: 2026-2029

Chris Jelenewicz, PE, FSFPE
SFPE Chief Executive Officer
Term: Ex Officio