Chief W. Keith Brower, Jr.
Chief W. Keith Brower, Jr. has been a Special Projects Consultant for the Foundation since June 2019. His primary role is to represent the Foundation on the Vision 20/20 Steering Committee however he is also responsible for developing content and training to increase awareness for Life Safety Initiatives #14 and #15. In 2020, Chief Brower […]
Thomas Harbour
Chief Ron Kanterman
Ron Kanterman is a 46-year fire service veteran and worked at the Chief level for the past 30 years in 3 commands in New Jersey and Connecticut. He is currently the Manager of Fire and Life Safety at the Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York City and is the principal of Gold Horn Associates, […]
Caitlin McGuire
Caitlin McGuire joined the Foundation’s Fire Service Programs team on February 1, 2021, as the new Events Management and Special Projects consultant. She has an extensive background in grant writing, grant management, conference planning, and program management in the nonprofit world. Caitlin earned a Bachelor’s Degree from George Mason University, is the daughter of a […]
JoEllen Kelly
JoEllen Kelly, Ph.D. is a project manager for the Everyone Goes Home® program. Her areas of oversight cover several of the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives (FLSI), including Behavioral Health (13), the Research Agenda (7), Occupational Medicine (6), and Risk Management (3). She is the administrator of the Vulnerability Assessment Program (VAP), and editor/author of […]
Rick Best
Rick Best is a nationally recognized leader in firefighter health and safety. He has more than 25 years of experience in fire service training, program development, and public speaking, and currently serves as the Chief Training Officer for the Eastland Fairfield Career and Technologies Center Fire Programs and as the Everyone Goes Home<sup>®</sup> Advocate Program […]
Dave Statter
Dave Statter is a communications consultant with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Dave has been involved with NFFF since 1996 when he began hosting the Memorial Weekend telecasts. Dave’s wife Hillary Howard of WTOP Radio has shared the hosting duties since 1999. Starting in 2010 Dave also became the executive producer of the telecasts and […]
Amy Tippett
Amy Tippett has been a consultant for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation since 2013 working on special projects and social media. She has more than 20 years of non-profit experience working for the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and The Nature Conservancy. She lives with her husband and her Bluetick […]
Sonya Roth
Sonya Roth joined the Foundation in 2012 as the Event Coordinator and Travel Manager. She coordinates travel on behalf of the Foundation and serves as the liaison between our firefighter community and travel agency. As Event Coordinator, she negotiates contracts with hotels and manages meeting, lodging and banquet needs. Her prior experience includes a position […]
Joe Minogue
Joe Minogue is active with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) where he serves as the Liaison to FDNY and the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors. He is a New York State NFFF Lead Advocate in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Joe currently is the Stair Climb coordinator for the National Stair Climb in New York […]
Vickie Taylor
Vickie Taylor is a licensed clinical social worker who has served as the behavioral health consultant and the coordinator of the Family Day activities for the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend since the Foundation was created in 1992. In addition, she is an instructor for the Taking Care of Our Own® training program. She lives […]
John Proels
John Proels started working with the Foundation in 2007. He serves as the National Coordinator for the Local Assistance State Team (LAST) Project, which was created by the Foundation to provide immediate assistance to departments that experience a line-of-duty death. John served with the Prince George’s County Fire Department, working his way up through the […]
