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NWCG Executive Board

Meeting Minutes – 19 November 2016

 

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Executive Board:  Bob Roberts, vice-Chair (BIA), Dan Smith (NASF), John Glenn, Chair (BLM), Russ Babiak for Shane McDonald (FWS), Will May (IAFC), Mark Koontz (NPS).  Not Present:  Aitor Bidaburu (USFA), Frank Guzman (USFS), Tim Sexton (RD&A), Jim Erickson (ITC), Rod Bloms (DOI OWF Liaison).

 

NWCG Staff: Krysta Shultz (Executive Secretary), Sean Cross (NWCG Program Manager), Tim Blake (Branch Coordinator), Paul Schlobohm (NWCG FMB Liaison), Deb Fleming (Branch Coord/Training Dev Program Manager)

 

 

Other
Participants

Training Program Representation:  Josh Haney, Mark Cantrell, Wendell Welch.

 

Meeting handouts are available upon request via email at blm_fa_nwcg_executive_secretary@blm.gov

 

Item

Topic

Presenter

Action Taken

1

Welcome, Agenda Review

Paul Schlobohm

N/A

2

FY2016 End of Year Budget Review

Deb Fleming

Outcome of the FY16 budget were presented to the Executive Board.

3

NWCG Leadership Curriculum Tasking Update

Deb Fleming

Progress is being made toward the drafting of the tasking, in the form of a Program Review, to the Operations Training Committee.  A final draft will be presented to the Board in December or January.  Mark Koontz offered to be an Executive Board liaison to the group, if needed.

4

NWCG Annual Meeting

Paul Schlobohm

Board reviewed a rough draft of the Annual Meeting agenda with a final draft to be vetted via email 14 December 2016.

5

Lightning Round

All

N/A

6

Training System Assessment Update

Josh Haney

Deb Fleming

Sean Cross

Board members given a presentation that described the analysis of training system, the relationships between similar positions and publications, and demonstrated the approach being taken to improve system effectiveness and efficiency. 

7

FMB & NWCG Support of WFIT

Paul Schlobohm

Review and discussion of NWCG and FMB activities in support of WFIT.

 

Date
Participants

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<strong>Executive Board: &nbsp;</strong>Bob Roberts, vice-Chair (BIA), Dan Smith (NASF), John Glenn, Chair (BLM), Russ Babiak for Shane McDonald (FWS), Will May (IAFC), Mark Koontz (NPS).&nbsp; Not Present:&nbsp; Aitor Bidaburu (USFA), Frank Guzman (USFS), Tim Sexton (RD&amp;A), Jim Erickson (ITC), Rod Bloms (DOI OWF Liaison).</p>

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<strong>NWCG Staff: </strong>Krysta Shultz (Executive Secretary), Sean Cross (NWCG Program Manager), Tim Blake (Branch Coordinator), Paul Schlobohm (NWCG FMB Liaison), Deb Fleming (Branch Coord/Training Dev Program Manager)</p>

Other Participants

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Training Program Representation:&nbsp; Josh Haney, Mark Cantrell, Wendell Welch.</p>

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