2024 Conference Faculty

Christina Baxter CEO Emergency Response TIPS/Hazard3 Melbourne Beach, FL

Chris Bednarek Deputy Chief South Chicago Heights FD S Chicago Heights, IL

Brett Bigger Sr. Trainer – HazMatIQ/Noble Supply Boston, MA

William Cullen Principal – GoldShield TEAM Franklin Township, NJ

John Day Category Sales Manager – CBRN LION Dayton, OH

Rick Emery President, Emery & Associates, Inc. Vernon Hills, IL

Timothy Ferretti President Ferretti Salvage and Recycling Fox Lake, IL

Toby Frost Battalion Chief Lafayette Fire Department Romney, IN

Chris Greene Captain (Ret) Seattle Fire Dept. Energy Hazard Training for Responders Camano Island, WA

Bethany Hand Assistant Commissioner Chicago Fire Department Chicago, IL

Chris Hawley Senior Instructor – FBN Training Havre de Grace, MD

Dshawn Herrera Dangerous Goods Officer CN Rail Northville, MI

Jerry Janick Fire Chief City of LaSalle LaSalle, IL

Erik Kambarian Chief Illinois Department of Labor/IL OSHA Springfield, IL

Scott Karcher Hazmat Manager CSX Railroad

Frank Lipski President, Sims-U-Share Highland, IL

Michael Maas Captain (Ret) Menominee FD Menominee FD, MI

Andy Maguire On Scene Coordinator U.S. EPA Region 5 Des Plaines, IL

George Marinoff Lieutenant Chicago Fire Dept Chicago, IL

Doug Mayer Business Development Specialist, Fire Services Blackline Safety Calgary, Alberta

Eddie Murphy Emergency Response Liaison US DOT PHMSA Washington, DC

Lee Nelson Director, Ambipar Pueblo, CO

Michael Parsons Training Director , FarrWest Schertz, TX

Mark Reynold Deputy Chief Plainfield Fire Protection District Plainfield, IL

Frank Roberts Training Specialist First Line Technology Fredericksburg, VA

Paul Rogers Principal ESRG Glen Head, NY

Glen Rudner Consultant/Instructor GDR Consulting Decatur, TX

Paul Ruesch On Scene Coordinator U.S. EPA Region 5 Chicago, IL

Scott Russell Owner/ Training Coordinator The Meter Guys Elkton, MD

Doug Schick Hazardous Materials Coordinator Chicago Fire Department Chicago, IL

Brian Shanks Hazmat Manager NS Railroad

Gary Sharp Senior Director of Training Safeware/Hazard3 Lanham, MD

Keith Silverman Principal, GoldShield TEAM Manahawkin, NJ

Luke Sloan Sales Director, Proengin Fredericksburg, VA

Dan Warchol Lieutenant Baltimore County FD Baltimore, MD

Darrell Wiseman Captain (Ret) Phoenix FD Phoenix, AZ

Jeffrey Zientek President, HIRT LLC Phoenix, AZ

Mark Zilch Commander of Homeland Security Chicago Fire Department Chicago, IL