Staff

Mark Light, CAE
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
mlight@iafc.org
703-537-4808

David Nuckols
Chief Operations Officer/Deputy Executive Director
David.Nuckols@IAFC.org
703-537-4831

E. Thomas (Tommy) Hicks IV
Chief Strategy Officer & Deputy Executive Director
thicks@iafc.org
571-442-6941

Christine Booth
Chief of Staff
cbooth@iafc.org
703-537-4808

Rob Brown
GPSS Executive Vice President/Chief Operations Officer
rbrown@iafc.org
703-896-4829

Derek Bullington
Administrative Support Coordinator
dbullington@iafc.org
703-537-483

Jaleya Leonard
HR Manager
jleonard@iafc.org
703-896-4846

Shawn P. Stokes
Assistant Executive Director
sstokes@iafc.org
703-537-4857

Robin Zahory, CMP
Assistant to the CEO & Executive Director
rzahory@iafc.org
703-896-4835

Shannon Gilliland, CASE
Director, Business Development
sgilliland@iafc.org
703-537-4838

Leslie Distler
Corporate Relations Executive
ldistler@iafc.org
703-537-4805

Tracy Blankenship (remote staff)
Exhibit Sales & Sponsorship Manager
tblankenship@iafc.org
571-221-5268

Jeff Dulin
Strategic Advisor
jdulin@iafc.org
703-537-4849

Chuck Hawkins
Program Subject Matter Expert
chawkins@iafc.org
703-273-9783

Caitlin McGuire
Program Manager
cmcguire@iafc.org
703-537-4819

Taylor Munday
Program Coordinator
tmunday@iafc.org
703-537-4824

Kelly Ameen, PMP
Director, Community Solutions
kameen@iafc.org
703-273-9735

Abena Bonso-Bruce
Assistant Director, Volunteer Workforce Solutions
abonsobruce@iafc.org
703-896-4836

Amber Wells (remote staff)
Assistant Director, Wildland Programs
awells@iafc.org
703-463-8523

Malak Abdulhamied
Program Coordinator, Volunteer Workforce Solutions
mabdulhamied@iafc.org
703-537-3986

Spencer Cheatham
Program Subject Matter Expert, Volunteer Workforce Solutions 
scheatham@iafc.org
703-537-4858

Jennifer (Jenny) Bragiel Cozad
Program Specialist, Volunteer Workforce Solutions
jenny@iafc.org
703-896-4845

Adam D'Agostino
Program Coordinator, Volunteer Workforce Solutions
adagostino@iafc.org
703-896-4822

Jennifer Dietz
Program Manager, Wildland Fire Program
jdietz@iafc.org
703-896-4823

Judy G. Kirk
Program Specialist, Community Solutions
jkirk@iafc.org
703-537-4830

Catherine Lugo
Program Coordinator, Volunteer Workforce Solutions
clugo@iafc.org
703-537-4851

Kaitlin Lutz
Program Specialist, Wildland Fire Programs
klutz@iafc.org
703-273-9835

Shakir Mohammed
Program Manager, Volunteer Workforce Solutions
smohammed@iafc.org
703-537-4841

Meghan Rhodes
Program Specialist, Wildland Fire Programs
mrhodes@iafc.org
703-896-4839

Tim Hopkins
Director, Digital Center
thopkins@iafc.org
703-896-4842

Corinne Berkseth Baker
Web & eCommunications Manager
cbaker@iafc.org
703-537-4836

Travis Blanchette
Senior Developer
tblanchette@iafc.org
703-896-4837

Mark Hull
.NET Developer
mhull@iafc.org
703-896-4859

Tom Robey
IT Manager/Database Administrator
trobey@iafc.org
703-537-4814

John Von Holle
GIS Manager
jvonholle@iafc.org
703-537-4821

Carly Zoerb
Digital Specialist
czoerb@iafc.org
703-537-4816

Allen Lassinger, CPA, CGMA
Director of Finance
alassinger@iafc.org
703-537-4855

Harriet Parker, CAE
Grants Administrator
hparker@iafc.org
703-537-4826

Nancy Weaver
Contracts Administrator
nweaver@iafc.org
703-537-4813

Carol Buettner
Receptionist
cbuettner@iafc.org
703-273-0911

Cathy Collins
A/P & Facilities Manager
ccollins@iafc.org
703-537-4823

Greg Crawford
Accounts Receivable Accountant
gcrawford@iafc.org
703-896-4843

Christine Terrell
Accounting Specialist
cterrell@iafc.org
703-273-9672

Ken LaSala
Director, Government Relations and Policy
klasala@iafc.org
703-537-4847

Brandon Allen
Government Relations Manager
ballen@iafc.org
703-537-4834

Evan Davis
Government Relations Strategic Manager
edavis@iafc.org
703-537-4809

John Woulfe
Program Director, Hazmat, Tech Council, Special Projects
jwoulfe@iafc.org
703-273-9701

Ashley Johnson
Program Manager
ajohnson@iafc.org
703-537-3981

Steven Ilchishin
Communications Subject Matter Expert
steven@iafc.org
703-537-4827

Joe Kratochvil
Program Subject Matter Expert
jkratochvil@iafc.org
703-896-4857

Chris Reilly
Program Subject Matter Expert
creilly@iafc.org
703-896-4826

James Rist
Program Specialist
jrist@iafc.org
703-896-4824

Laura Bell
Program Manager
lbell@iafc.org
703-537-4810

Russell Chandler
Program Subject Matter Expert
rchandler@iafc.org
804-921-2932

John Morris
Program Subject Matter Expert
jmorris@iafc.org
703-896-4850

Elton Polen, Jr . (Bill)
Program Subject Matter Expert
bpolen@iafc.org
703-537-3982

Donna Rivera
Program Coordinator
drivera@iafc.org
703-537-3983

Terry Monroe, CAE
Director, Membership & External Relations
tmonroe@iafc.org
703-385-1610

Chris Bradshaw
Graphic Design Manager
cbradshaw@iafc.org
703-896-4821

Gary Brouse (remote staff)
Section Liaison
gbrouse@iafc.org
570-217-7776

Cathy Feyh
Member Engagement Manager
cathy@iafc.org
703-537-4803

Alexis Gajadhar
Marketing Specialist
agajadhar@iafc.org
703-537-3985

Erin Gibbs
Marketing Manager
egibbs@iafc.org
703-537-4832

Cathie Larocca
Membership Marketing Manager
clarocca@iafc.org
703-537-4820

Jwan Shamdin
Member Service Coordinator
jshamdin@iafc.org
703-537-4840

Lisa Yonkers, CMP
Director, Center for Professional Development
lyonkers@iafc.org
703-537-4835

Rhiannon Bogozi
Conference Coordinator
rbogozi@iafc.org
703-896-4847

Brittany Bowman
Conference Coordinator
bbowman@iafc.org
703-896-4827

Theresa (Terri) Crowder
Program Manager
terri@iafc.org
703-537-4859

Deirdre Dockery, CMP
Conference Manager
ddockery@iafc.org
703-896-4844

Chelsea Lear
Exhibits Operations Manager
clear@iafc.org
703-537-3984

Mary Beth Michos
Program Subject Matter Expert
mbmichos@iafc.org
571-926-4283

Jason Nauman
Education and Learning Manager
jnauman@iafc.org
703-896-4828

Leanne Shroeder
Conference Manager
lshroeder@iafc.org
703-896-4832

Sara Stehle, CMP
Conference Manager
sstehle@iafc.org
703-537-4801

Melvin Byrne
Training Specialist
mbyrne@iafc.org
703-537-4843

Richard Miller
Program Manager
rmiller@iafc.org
703-537-4846

Jim Philipps
Assistant Director, Strategic Communications
jphilipps@iafc.org
703-537-4829

Jacqueline Garnier
Editor and Communications Manager
jgarnier@iafc.org
703-537-4807

Sheldon Gilbert
Chief Executive Officer
ESCI Corporate Offices
info@esci.us
503-570-7778