National Wildfire Coordinating Group

Wildland Fire Education Working Team (WFEWT)
 

History of the Membership

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Member

Agency

From

To
 

Agency Administrator Position:

Linda Canzanelli
Cape Cod NS, MA
August 1995
October 1997
Connie Rudd Shenandoah NP, VA
October 1997
July 2001
   

Bureau of Indian Affairs Representative:

Homer Courville Flathead Agency, MT May 1992 July 1995
Dale Morris Regional Office, CA August 1995 August 1998
Willie Begay Regional Office, NM August 1998 January 2002
Dennis Dupuis National Interagency Fire Center, ID February 2002 Current
       

Bureau of Land Management Representative:

Marta Witt State Office, CO May 1992 December 1992
Jennifer Callan / Jones State Office, ID February 1993 June 1998
Rem Hawes State Office, NM & Washington Office, DC April 1998 July 2001
Vi Hillman State Office, UT July 2001 September 2004
John Owens National Interagency Fire Center, ID October 2004 Current

Fish and Wildlife Service Representative:

Jim Burkhart Okefenokee NWF, GA May 1992 July 1996
Cathy Rezabeck Regional Office, AK August 1996 December 2000
Angie Braun Regional Office, CO January 2001 September 2003
Karen MirandaGleason National Interagency Fire Center, ID September 2003 October 2005
       

Forest Service Representative:

Judith Leraas Washington Office, DC May 1992 May 1994
Elsie Cunningham Washington Office, DC May 1994 March 1996
Billy Terry Washington Office, DC March 1996 December 2001
Lou Southard Washington Office, DC January 2002 May 2005
Maureen Brooks Northeastern, PA June 2005 Current
       

Tribal Representative
Germaine White Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes, MT May 2005 Current
       

National Fire Protection Association Representative:
Ed Kirtley Colorado Springs FD, CO & Guymon FD, OK June 1994 February 2002
       

National Association of State Foresters, Northeast Regional Representative:

Joe Hughes Bureau of Forest Fire Management, NJ May 1992 June 1996
Maureen Brooks Department of Natural Resources, MD June 1996 May 2005
       

National Association of State Foresters, Northwest Regional Representative:

Rick Gibson Department of Forestry, OR May 1992

October 2005
       

National Association of State Foresters, Southeast Regional Representative:

Lou Southard Department of Forestry, VA May 1992 May 1999
Bernie Andersen Division of Forestry, KY February 2002 October 2005
       

National Association of State Foresters, Southwest Regional Representative:

Karen Terrill Department of Forestry, CA May 1992 October 1997
       

National Association of State Foresters, Eastern Regional Representative:

Bernie Andersen Department of Forestry, KY October 2005 Current
       

National Association of State Foresters, Western Regional Representative:

Rick Gibson Department of Forestry, OR October 2005 Current
       

National Interagency Fire Center Position:

Arnold Hartigan Boise , ID May 1992 August 1995
       

National Park Service Representative:

Peter Givens Blue Ridge Parkway, VA May 1992 June 1997
Roberta D'Amico National Interagency Fire Center, ID February 2000 Current
       

National Wildfire Coordinating Group Liaison Position:

Tony O’Neil National Fire Protection Association, MA May 1992 March 1993
Jack Sargent Division of Forest and Lands, NH March 1993 June 1995
Rick Gale National Park Service - NIFC, ID August 1995 December 2001
Sue Vap National Park Service - NIFC, ID January 2002 June 2005
Edy Rhodes National Park Service - NIFC, ID July 2005 Current
       

The Nature Conservancy Representative:

Ed Brunson Boise , ID October 2002 October 2003
Robin Hanford Boise, ID October 2003 Current

Note: Name changed in May 1997, from Prevention, Education and Communication Working Team to Wildland Fire Education Working Team.

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