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Eddie Buchanan
Thursday, June 20: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Pre-Conference Seminar:
Leading With Attitude &
Structural Tactics With Limited Staffing
Eddie Buchanan began his fire service career in 1982 and is a division chief with Hanover Fire & EMS in Richmond, VA. He is the past president of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors and author of the Volunteer Training Officer's Handbook from Pennwell Publishing. He serves on the advisory boards for FDIC and Fire Engineering Magazine and serves on the NFPA Technical Committee on Fire Services Training. He is currently the chair of National Advisory Committee for the Congressional Fire Services Institute.
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Shelly DeLisle, M.S.
Thursday, June 20: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Pre-Conference Seminar:
Understanding Your Department's Culture: Using an OCAI (Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument) in the Fire Service &
Triumviri Nocturni to Modern Day Firefighting: Best Practices for Leadership Training & Officer Development
Shelly has 18 years of experience in the fire service having served as an officer in both volunteer and full time capacities. After graduating from Marquette University with a B.A. in Interpersonal Communications, Shelly left for West Africa where she began what would become a 24 year commitment to humanitarian aid work. After returning, she worked as a trainer and disaster responder with the Red Cross and as a corporate trainer with the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee before beginning her career in the fire service with the North Prairie Volunteer Fire Department where she rose to the rank of Health & Safety Captain before being hired as the first female firefighter in Wauwatosa.
In the Wauwatosa Fire Department, Shelly became a paramedic/firefighter, helped found the car seat installation program, assisted in charity events, and researched projects and SOGs for the chief staff. Eventually rising to the rank of Lieutenant, she currently serves on two state level committees through the P.F.F.W. and has written articles on management and leadership for several fire journals in Wisconsin and other states.
In addition to the fire service, Shelly is active in disaster response serving as the Recruitment & Training Officer for Response Systems, Inc., an organization that provides preparation training to hospitals and government agencies across the U.S. as well as responding as staff augmentation in the event of disaster. Shelly has deployed for Hurricanes Andrew, Gustav, and Katrina most recently providing staff support to the Louisiana Governor's Office for Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness during Hurricane Isaac.
Shelly holds a Master of Science degree in Organizational Development & Leadership from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia where she performed evidence based and peer supported research for her final thesis "Triumviri Nocturni to Modern Day Firefighting: Best Practices for Leadership Training and Officer Development in the Fire Service." She is currently a lecturer for UW-Oshkosh; preparing and presenting the Wisconsin Chief Officer Program module on Intentional & Authentic Oral Communication.
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Drs. Tim & Victoria McGrath
Friday, June 21:: 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Fundamentals of Strategic Planning Workshop
Dr. Tim McGrath is President of McGrath Consulting Group, Inc. a public safety & human resource consulting firm with clients in 17 states and the United Arab Emeritus. He has over 33 years of experience in the fire/EMS service and 16 years as a consultant.
Dr. McGrath began his career as a volunteer firefighter and became a career firefighter/paramedic rising to the rank of Fire Chief. He holds a Doctorate degree in Management; dual Masters degree in Public Administration & Management; Bachelor degree in Education; & Associate degree in Fire Science.
Dr. Victoria McGrath is CEO of McGrath Consulting Group, Inc. She has over 19 years in the field of human resource. Dr. Victoria McGrath's experience has been both in the public and private sectors and oversees clients' activities involving all facets of human resource systems.
Dr. McGrath is an adjunct professor at the Doctorate and Masters level for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and at the Masters level at Northwestern University. Her Doctoral degree focused on local municipal government and its efforts in quality initiatives. She holds a Masters degree in management and a dual Bachelors degree in Business and Labor Relations.
Tim and Victoria (or both) have been speakers for the Illinois Fire Chiefs, Wisconsin Fire Chiefs, Indiana Fire Chiefs, St. Clair County Homeland Security & Emergency Management Michigan, and Northern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy.
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Chief Peter O'Leary
Friday, June 21 :: 1:15pm – 2:45pm
You, Me and the Media
Fire Chief Peter O'Leary is a 33-year fire service veteran and holds a bachelor's of science degree from Southern Illinois University, a Master of Public Administration from Illinois Institute of Technology and is a graduate for the National Fire Academy's Executive Fire Officer Program. O'Leary had held various positions throughout his fire service career in Illinois, New Hampshire and is currently in Fond du Lac.
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Chad Doran
Friday, June 21 :: 1:15pm – 2:45pm
You, Me and the Media
Chad Doran is a general assignment reporter for FOX 11 and works out of the Valley office. Chad has worked in Madison, Wisconsin, and Davenport, Iowa. Most recently he worked at NBC-26 here in Green Bay.
Originally from Shawano, Wisconsin, Chad earned his degree from UW-Oshkosh and started his career as a sports photographer covering the Green Bay Packers. As a news photographer Chad won several awards during his time working in Davenport, Iowa.
Chad is a diehard fan of the Green Bay Packers and loves the chance to get out and hit the golf course a few times every summer. He enjoys fishing and spending time outdoors. Most importantly, Chad enjoys time with his wife and three beautiful children.
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Emily Matesic
Friday, June 21 :: 1:15pm – 2:45pm
You, Me and the Media
Emily is a general assignment reporter from WBAY in Green Bay. Originally from Wexford, PA (a suburb of Pittsburgh), and came to WBAY in 2005. Emily is an avid sports fan and a former college soccer player and still plays today. Emily really enjoys cooking and traveling and of course telling the stories of Northeast WI residents.
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Kevin Lemke
Friday, June 21 :: 1:30pm – 3:00pm
Wisconsin Statewide Traffic Incident Management Enhancement (TIME) Program Overview
Kevin Lemke is the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's Traffic Incident Management Enhancement (TIME) Program Manager. Lemke serves as a trainer and liaison to public safety responders based on his extensive law enforcement background, including working with the Wisconsin TIME program. He is based out of the Bureau of Traffic Operations in the Statewide Traffic Operations Center in Milwaukee.
Utilizing his 34 years of Wisconsin law enforcement and first responder experience, Lemke's goal is to increase participation in the Wisconsin TIME program and advance the incident management program to the next level. Lemke focuses the bulk of his efforts on practical applications of WisDOT's Emergency Traffic Control & Scene Management Guidelines. Lemke provides analysis of serious traffic incidents through debriefings and after?action reviews to identify best practices and areas of improvement that can be introduced into the TIME meetings and training he facilitates. Lemke also shares his knowledge base concerning interoperable communications between first responders.
Before joining the Bureau of Traffic Operations, Lemke spent 32 years with the Fond du Lac City Police Department where he served as Deputy Chief since 2010 before retiring from the department in January 2013.
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Deputy Chief Glenn Leidel
Friday, June 21 :: 3:00pm – 5:00pm
General Session – 7-1-2012 Fatal Apartment Fire After Action Fire Tactical Debrief
Presently in his thirty-fifth year, Glenn Leidel began his Fire Service career with the Troy Center (WI) Volunteer Fire Department in 1978, attaining the rank of Training Officer. He also became an EMT- Basic with the Tri-Troy Ambulance Service, becoming President of that organization in 1979. He also served as a First Responder for the Town of Troy, concurrent with his involvement with the Troy Center Fire Department. In 1981, a change in his fulltime job required a move to the Merton, Wisconsin area. Leidel joined the Merton Volunteer Fire Department, rising through the ranks from Sergeant and Training Officer to Acting Chief in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1988. He also served as an EMT-Basic with the Hartland Fire Department Ambulance Service and as a Merton First Responder. Glenn was also active in the Waukesha County Chapter of the American Red Cross as a Board member and CPR and First Aid Instructor. In 1988, he became the full-time Deputy Fire Chief of the City of Oconomowoc (WI) Fire Department in a traditional Fire Department Command Structure. A reorganization of the Department to a Public Safety Department in 1990 created a promotion to Deputy Chief of Operations. Still another reorganization of the Department lead to his being again named Deputy Chief. In this role he is responsible for all aspects of Fire Department operations and administration, but reports to the Director of Public Safety. Privileged to be working with a dedicated group of 55 members, he is also responsible for the operation of the Oconomowoc Ambulance Service, a separate user fee supported Ambulance Service, currently operating at the EMT-IV Tech level. Working closely with Lake Country Fire and Rescue, the Department is providing Paramedic Intercept level care to the community. Plans are to move to full Paramedic service within the next two years.
Leidel was a charter member of the Lake Area Mutual Aid Fire Departments Hazardous Materials Response Team, serving as Team Leader and a Level "A" HAZMAT Technician until the teams dissolution in 2005. He is also a Charter member of the Waukesha County Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team, functioning as co-leader of the Team and a Peer Support member. Leidel is a past President of the Waukesha County Fire Chief's Association and is also active in the Wisconsin Fire Chief's Education Association.
Leidel and his wife of 37 years, Linda, live in her childhood hometown of Oconomowoc. They are active as Praise Team members in their local Church. Their two adult daughters, son-in-law and three grandchildren also reside in Oconomowoc.
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Adam May
Friday, June 21 :: 3:00pm – 5:00pm
General Session – 7-1-2012 Fatal Apartment Fire After Action Fire Tactical Debrief
Adam's passion for emergency services began while enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He was a Marine Combat Instructor of Water Survival and taught many different agencies survival and medical skills. After his enlistment period ended he returned home to pursue his career as a firefighter. He attended Waukesha County Technical College and Fox Valley Technical College and obtained his Associates Degree in Fire Protection. During this time he was a volunteer Firefighter/EMT-IV Tech with Stone Bank Fire Department, and he also re-enlisted in the Air National Guard and served as an Airport Rescue Firefighter for the Milwaukee 128th ANG. He has deployed overseas twice to combat zones. In 2003, Adam was hired full-time by the Oconomowoc Fire Department. He has continued his education and experience by taking Bachelor's Degree classes from Southern Illinois University and earned extra fire certifications through the Air Force.
Adam is currently employed as a Firefighter/Paramedic for the Oconomowoc Fire Department and an Assistant Chief for the 128th Air National Guard. His additional duties include Training Officer, Lead Fire Inspector and certified Fire Department Incident Safety Officer.
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Nancy Pirkey, Esq.
Saturday, June 22 :: 8:00am – 9:30am
General Session – FLSA: The Basics & Beyond
Nancy Pirkey works with public and private sector clients on all aspects of labor and employment issues facing employers today. She serves as chief negotiator at the bargaining table, defends employers in grievance arbitration, interest arbitration, unemployment compensation and employment discrimination cases and represents employers before state and federal agencies. She regularly provides advice on a full range of labor and employment topics including contract administration, discipline and discharge, family and medical leave laws (FMLA), employment discrimination and harassment, reasonable accommodation and light duty issues, wage and hour issues, personnel policies, employee handbooks, recruitment and hiring and other employment issues.
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Peter Silva, Jr.
Saturday, June 22 :: 10:00am – 11:30am
Protect your Firefighters and Department: Is Your Department SPS 330 Compliant?
Pete has been a member of the fire service for 29 years and has been the Education Director for the last two. He served as a firefighter in the U.S. Air Force for seven years, the last three as an instructor at the United States Military Firefighting Academy. He also spent 19 years at the City of Kenosha Fire Department where he held the positions of Firefighter, Apparatus Operator, Division Chief of Training, and Interim Battalion Chief.
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April Hammond
Saturday, June 22 :: 10:00am – 11:30am
Protect your Firefighters and Department: Is Your Department SPS 330 Compliant?
April is currently an Occupational Safety Inspector for the State of Wisconsin – Department of Safety and Professional Services and has been in the position for the last 5 years. She has also been a Volunteer Firefighter for the past 12 years. April has a degree in Criminal Justice, several certifications with the Fire Service, and EMT. Additional past employment is in Law Enforcement and as a Wildland Firefighter for US Fish and Wildlife.
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Chief Rob Ugaste
Saturday, June 22 :: 10:30am – 12:00pm
Accreditation Workshop
Rob Ugaste is the Fire Chief for the City of Wauwatosa (pop. 47,000) located just west of Milwaukee. The Wauwatosa Fire Department (WFD) has 106 personnel and runs 5600 calls per year out of three stations. The 13 square mile community is home to the Regional Medical Center, Mayfair Mall, Briggs and Stratton, Harley Davidson Research and Development, and Brenntag. In addition to Froedert (Level One Adult Trauma Center) and Children's (Level One Pediatric Trauma Center) Hospitals, the Heart Hospital, Wheaton Franciscan Hospital, Aurora Psychiatric Hospital, and the Milwaukee County Mental Health Hospital are also found in Wauwatosa. Due to the large influx of visitors the daytime population exceeds 100,000.
Rob started his career in as a volunteer in Lake Forest, IL and then spent the next 30 years with the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District (LRFPD). During his career with LRFPD, he served as a Paramedic (25 years) and was promoted to first Lieutenant, then Captain, Assistant Chief, and finally Deputy Chief of Administration. One of the projects Rob managed for this organization was the fire service accreditation process where he served as Accreditation Manager. LRFPD was unanimously voted Accredited Status by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) in August of 2010 becoming only 1 of 148 organizations in the world to achieve that status.
Rob Ugaste is currently; an Assistant Team Leader for the Southeast Wisconsin Incident Management Team, Chair of the Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs Committee on Accreditation, and serves as the Public Sector Chair of the Tosa Area Preparedness Partnership (TAPP). He is also; the Milwaukee County Fire Chiefs' Liaison to Waukesha County Fire Chiefs, the Milwaukee County Fire Chiefs' Representative to EMS Research Council, and the Emergency Management Coordinator for the City of Wauwatosa.
Rob has a Masters in Fire Service Leadership, a Bachelors in Public Safety Administration, and an Associates in Fire Science. He is also a member of the Institution of Fire Engineers (MIFireE) and a Hazardous Materials Technician. Chief Ugaste has also achieved the status of; Illinois Fire Officer III, Chief Fire Officer (CFO), Executive Fire Officer (EFO), and Accreditation Peer Assessor.
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Chief Mark Puknaitis
Saturday, June 22 :: 10:30am – 12:00pm
Accreditation Workshop
Mark Puknaitis has been the Fire Chief for the City of Naperville Illinois since 2008. His current responsibilities include the management of a 30 million dollar budget for the fifth largest fire department in the State of Illinois and the direct authority of 202 fire department personnel among ten fire stations covering a 40 square mile area. Mark is a 27 year veteran of the fire service. Upon starting his career with the Oak Park Fire Department in 1986, and was selected as the Naperville Fire Chief in 2008.
Chief Puknaitis has been instrumental in accreditation forums over the past 15 years. He currently serves as President of the Great Lakes Fire Accreditation Managers (GLFAM) which was formed in 1997 for the purpose of providing assistance and mentoring for fire agencies pursuing accreditation. Chief Puknaitis is Chairman of the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association Accreditation Committee and the 2009 recipient of the coveted Ray Picard Award as selected by the Center for Public Safety Excellence Board of Directors and Commissioners.
Chief Puknaitis has earned an Associates Degree in Fire Science from Triton Community College, a Bachelors Degree in Fire Service Management from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Northern Illinois University. Chief Puknaitis is a graduate of the Executive Fire Officer Program (EFOP) from the National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, Maryland.
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Chief Steven Hook
Saturday, June 22 :: 10:30am – 12:00pm
Accreditation Workshop
Steve Hook has been the Fire Chief in West Allis since 1998. He has over 30 years of experience with the West Allis Fire Department, and has worked in a variety of ranks including equipment operator, paramedic and company officer.
He led the department to accreditation by the Commission on Fire Accreditation, International in 2003, and reaccreditation in 2008. He achieved Chief Fire Officer Designation in 2005, and recertification in 2008 and 2011. He currently serves as a peer reviewer for the Commission on Public Safety Excellence. He is a member of the Institute of Fire Engineers, has served as president of the Milwaukee County Association of Fire Chiefs, and is a member of the Wisconsin Fire Chiefs' Education Association's curriculum committee.
Chief Hook is a member of Milwaukee Area Technical College's Fire and EMS advisory committee and serves as the Milwaukee County EMS Council's Operations committee chairman. He also serves as vice chair of the State of Wisconsin Engineering Board and he's the West Allis Rotary Club's Board of Directors' International Services chairman.
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Chief Ed Janke
Saturday, June 22 :: 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Managing the Fire We Never Thought Would Happen with Assistance from an Incident Management Team
Chief Ed Janke began his public safety career in 1983 and has been a firefighter since 1991. He currently serves as the Director of Public Safety for the Village of Howard. The Howard Fire Department is an ISO Class 3, full service combination department providing a range of traditional and non-traditional emergency and community services. A Chief Officer since 2004, he has served as company officer and training officer.
Ed is a former Associate Dean of Public Safety with the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) in Green Bay, WI. A career law enforcement officer, he ultimately held the rank of Chief Deputy at the Brown County Sheriff's Department prior to retiring. While at the Sheriff's Department, he also commanded the Emergency Response Unit, which is comprised of the Tactical Unit, Field Force and the Bomb Squad.
A graduate of the National Fire Academy's Executive Fire Officer Program and also a graduate of the FBI National Academy, he holds an M.S. in Organizational Management. Ed is a Certified Fire Officer, Engineer/Aerial Operator and Fire Instructor. He instructs all levels of Incident Command courses including Command and General Staff, as well as position specific instruction. He also instructs management related topics including leadership, organizational assessment, risk management, and strategic planning.
Ed is also a law enforcement instructor. He holds State of Wisconsin Unified Tactical Instructor ratings in Professional Communications, Firearms, Defense and Arrest Tactics and Emergency Vehicle Operations. He is a Wisconsin Department of Justice, Training and Standards Instructor-Trainer for Vehicle Contacts Instruction. Ed is an Instructor-Trainer for explosive related terrorism courses as well as SWAT Command, SWAT Operator Counter-Terrorism, Force Protection as well as Counter Terrorism courses related to biological and chemical weapons.
Ed serves on the Wisconsin NIMS Advisory Group and the Brown County Fire Investigation Task Force Board of Directors. He has served as the President of Brown County MABAS Division 112 since 2007 and is the Coordinator for the MABAS Division 112 IMT. Ed was appointed as Vice President of MABAS Wisconsin in 2009 and has been President of MABAS Wisconsin since 2011.
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Chaplain Bill Wanger
Saturday, June 22 :: 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Effects of Stress in the Fire Service: We Need to Take Care of Our Own
Chaplain Bill Wagner has been a fire and police chaplain for more than 20 years with the city and town of Beloit Police and Fire Departments. Prior to his retirement from parish ministry, Rev. Wagner served congregations in both the preaching and teaching ministry for nearly 40 years. He is team coordinator for the Stateline CISM Team. He is a member and instructor for the Federation of Fire Chaplains and a Fellow certified member of the International Conference of Police Chaplains. Wagner is a recipient of the Jack A Price Award for Excellency in Chaplaincy and has the Wisconsin International Conference of Police Chaplains award in his name presented annually. He is also a member of the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialist and the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation where he is also an instructor. Wagner is presently the chaplain for the Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs Association.
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Brian Shul
Saturday, June 22 :: 2:45pm – 5:00pm
Closing Keynote – The Other Side of the Rainbow
Brian Shul was born in Quantico, VA in 1948. He graduated from East Carolina University with a degree in History and Anthropology in 1970.
After 20 years as an Air Force fighter pilot, Brian Shul today is an accomplished author, speaker, and photographer.
He flew 212 close air support missions in Viet Nam before his aircraft was shot down. Severely burned in the crash he was given little chance of survival. He spent one year in hospitals and endured 15 reconstructive surgeries. After countless hours of physical therapy, Brian surprised his doctors and returned to flying jet aircraft.
Amazingly he went on to become an airshow demonstration pilot in the A-10, instructed at the Air Force's TOPGUN School, and culminated his Air Force career with selection to fly our nation's premier spy plane, the SR-71. Only 93 Air Force pilots ever flew the SR-71, still the fastest aircraft ever built. Brian flew the Blackbird for 4 years and was the pilot who provided key photos to President Reagan of Libyan terrorist camps during the Libyan Crisis in 1986.
Brian retired from the Air Force in 1990, and pursued his writing interests. He was the first SR-71 pilot ever to write a book about flying that Top Secret plane, illustrated with his own photography. He has written four other aviation books, for which he did all the flying, writing, and photography, and is the only man in America to have flown extensively with both the Air Force Thunderbirds and Navy Blue Angels as a photo journalist. Brian's SR-71 book won Aviation Book of the Year honors and has become the single most popular book on that aircraft worldwide.
Brian's remarkable comeback story has motivated audiences nationwide as today he is in high demand as a keynote speaker. He is a National Spirit of Freedom Award winner, only the 28th recipient of the prestigious Chrystal Eagle award for his unique contributions toward preserving aviation history, and just last year was inducted into the Air Force Hall of Fame.
Brian is the owner of Gallery One in Marysville, CA, where his highly acclaimed nature photography is on display.
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