Degree Assembly Board of Governors

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Last Updated: Wednesday, 05 June 2024 08:56

DABOG Members

E. Rob Freese III, DABOG/DA Chair
Member Entity: Bucks County Community College, Pennsylvania
Chair Term Ends: 2027
Board Position Term Ends: 2026

Marc Rudder, DABOG/DA Vice Chair
Member Entity: Kentucky Community & Technical College System
Vice Chair Term Ends: 2027
Board Position Term Ends: 2027

Terri Wilkin
Member Entity: American Public University System, West Virginia
Term Ends: 2025

Josh Crisp
Member Entity: Gaston College, North Carolina
Term Ends: 2025

Richard Carroll
Member Entity: Cleveland Community College
Term Ends: 2025

Darin Raskopf
Member Entity: College of Western Idaho
Term Ends: 2026

Joel Davis
Member Entity: Guilford Technical Community College
Term Ends: 2026

Shane Kelley
Member Entity: Purdue University Global
Term Ends: 2027

Paula Simone
Member Entity: Central Oregon Community College
Term Ends: 2027

William Klein
Member Entity: None - Public Board Member
Term Ends: 2027

The Degree Assembly Board of Governors (DABOG) consists of eleven members. Ten members are elected from Degree Assembly represented entities. One member is elected from the general public to serve as the Public Board Member. The functions of the Degree Assembly Board of Governors are to:

• Consider and approve policy statements and operational guidelines submitted by committees of the Board or members of the Assembly.
• Clarify and carry out establised policies.
• Encourage the professional and educational development of fire and emergency services.
• Review appeals.
• Meet prior to the scheduled regular meeting of the Assembly.
• Establish a forum and dialogue between accredited entities that will encourage cooperation.
• Ensure that the program accreditation process is done on a valid and credible basis.
• Act upon all accreditation applications and site visit reports.
• Act on recommendations of committees.

For more information about the Degree Assembly Board of Governors, see Article 20 of the IFSAC Bylaws.

Certificate Assembly Board of Governors

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Last Updated: Wednesday, 13 November 2024 15:50

CABOG Members

John Cunningham, Chair
Member Entity: Nova Scotia Fire Service Professional Qualifications Board
Chair Term Ends: 2025
Board Term Ends: 2027

Matthew Palmerton, Vice Chair
Member Entity: District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Services
Vice Chair Term Ends: 2027
Term Ends: 2027

Tara Youngblood
Member Entity: Oklahoma State Fire Service Training
Term Ends: 2025

Clinton Manuel
Member Entity: City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Fire Training Academy
Term Ends: 2025

Jay Clevenger
Member Entity: Ohio Division of State Fire Marshal
Term Ends: 2025

Christy Rodgers
Member Entity: Kentucky Fire Commission
Term Ends: 2025

Brandon Erickson
Member Entity: CAL FIRE, Office of State Fire Marshal
Term Ends: 2026

Gary Howard
Member Entity: Iowa Fire Service Training Bureau
Term Ends: 2026

Greg Palmer
Member Entity: North Carolina Fire Commission, Office of State Fire Marshal
Term Ends: 2026

Bill Slosson
Member Entity: Washington State Patrol - Fire Protection Bureau
Term Ends: 2027

Zeyad Sagr
Member Entity: Arab Fire Safety and Security Academy
Board Term Ends: 2027

Bernie MacKinnon
Public Board Member
Position Term Ends: 2025

The Certificate Assembly Board of Governors (CABOG) consists of eleven members elected from Certificate Assembly represented entities and one member elected from the general public.

The functions of the Certificate Assembly Board of Governors are to:

• Consider and approve policy statements and operational guidelines submitted by committees of the Board or members of the Assembly.
• Clarify and carry out established policies.
• Encourage the professional development of the fire and emergency services internationally.
• Review appeals.
• Meet prior to the scheduled regular meeting of the Assembly.
• Establish a forum and dialogue between accredited entities that will encourage reciprocity between entities.
• Ensure the accreditation process is done on a valid and credible basis.
• Act upon all accreditation applications and site visit reports.
• Act on recommendations of committees.

For more information about the Certificate Assembly Board of Governors, see Article 10 of the IFSAC Bylaws.

Council of Governors

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Last Updated: Wednesday, 05 June 2024 09:07

COG Members

John Cunningham, COG Chair and CABOG/CA Chair
Member Entity: Nova Scotia Fire Service Professional Qualifications Board

E. Rob Freese III, COG Vice-Chair and DABOG/DA Chair
Member Entity: Bucks County Community College, Pennsylvania

Joel Billings
Representing: Degree Assembly
Member Entity: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Term Ends: 2025 (appointed to fill vacancy until election in 2026)

Greg Palmer
Representing: Certificate Assembly
Member Entity: North Carolina Fire and Rescue Commission
Position Term Ends: 2025

David Jolly
Representing: Certificate Assembly
Member Entity: Virginia Department of Fire Programs
Position Term Ends: 2026

Casey Hall
Representing: Degree Assembly
Member Entity: Kentucky Community and Technical College System
Position Term Ends: 2026

Tara Youngblood
Representing: Certificate Assembly
Member Entity: Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training
Position Term Ends: 2027

Josh Crisp
Representing: Degree Assembly
Member Entity: Gaston College, North Carolina
Term Ends: 2027

Public Members

Bernie MacKinnon, CABOG Public Member

William Klein, DABOG Public Member

IFSAC Administration - Non-voting Member

Eldonna Sadler
IFSAC Manager

IFSAC Parliamentarian - Non-Voting Member

Mollie Clakley

The IFSAC Council of Governors (COG) consists of twelve members. Voting members of the COG include individuals elected from each assembly of IFSAC, the public member from each board, and the chair of each board. One member of the Administration Office and the IFSAC parliamentarian serve as non-voting members. The responsibilities of the Council of Governors are to:

• Approve strategic initiatives and goals.
• Ensure the mission of the organization is carried out.
• Deal with issues that are common to the assemblies.
• Resolve disputes between assemblies, boards, and committees.
• Work with OSU on employee issues with regard to hiring, termination, promotion, pay increases, and performance evaluations.
• Approve and provide oversight of the budget.
• Provide direction and assistance to Administration.
• Serve as a final forum for appeals.
• Oversee committees of the Council.
• Consider and approve polidy statements and operational guidelines submitted by committees of the Council or members of the Congress.
• Ensure compliance with any recognized national or international standards of accrediting bodies, and where conflict may exist between accreditation standards, evaluate and approve specific standards for use by the Congress in measuing itself.
• Promote the organization.
• Take a position and express an opinion on behalf of the organization on issues relevant to the mission.
• Approve internal evaluation instruments by the Congress, separate and apart from specific instruments used by the separate assemblies.
• Work with Administration concerning financial and long-range planning.
• Approve fee schedules.

For more information about the Council of Governors, see Article 01 of the IFSAC Bylaws.

About IFSAC

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The International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) is a not-for-profit, peer-driven, self-governing system of both fire service certifying entities and higher education fire-related degree programs. IFSAC's mission is to plan and administer a high-quality, uniformly delivered accreditation system with an international scope.

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