NSEFO Executive Board
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William L. Bingham
President
Chief Bingham has been involved with Fire and Emergency Medical Services for 34 years beginning his career with the Galena Illinois Fire Department (1975), and is a second-generation firefighter. He has been a Paramedic since 1978. Chief Bingham rose through the ranks with the Sunrise Fire Rescue Department, has served as a Chief Fire Officer since 1988, and has been Chief of the City of Boynton Beach Fire Rescue Department since June of 1997. He holds Associate Degrees in Fire Science Technology and Emergency Medical Services, a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Florida Atlantic University, and a Master’s Degree in Management with Graduate Certificates in Public Management and in Human Resource Management from St Thomas University, Miami, FL. He is a 1995 graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program (EFOP) in Emmitsburg, Maryland. In July 2007, Chief Bingham participated in the Senior Executive Institute Program conducted by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville VA, and in July 2007 and was selected as a Fellow to the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University in June 2008.
The International Association of Fire Chief’s awarded Chief Bingham the Chief Fire Officer Designation (CFOD) in August 2002. He was presented with the Florida’s Fire Chief of the Year Award for 2002 by Governor Jeb Bush. Chief Bingham is an adjunct faculty member at Nova Southeastern University and Palm Beach Community College. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors with the West Palm Beach Division of the American Heart Association.
Chief Bingham is a member of the International Association of Fire Chief’s (IAFC); the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Alumni Association; the International Society of Fire Service Instructors (IFSFI); the international Fire Marshals Association; the National Fire Protection Association (NPFA); the Florida Fire Chief’s Association; the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), and the Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM). He is President of the National Society of Executive Fire Officers (NSEFO), and serves as the organization’s representative to the Congressional Fire Service Institute (CFSI) and the National Advisory Council (NAS); and is serving his third term as the President of the Palm Beach County Fire Chief’s Association.
Chief Bingham represents the International Fire Marshal’s Association on NFPA 1710, Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire Departments. He has authored several articles and has had the following articles published in Fire Engineering Magazine; Labor Management Cooperation in the Fire Service, Sexual Harassment: Understanding and Managing the Issue, and Participation in the Pursuit of Excellence.
Chief Bingham has been a guest speaker at the Fire Department Instructor’s Conference (FDIC), Indianapolis, Indiana, the 2004 National Society of Executive Fire Officers (NSEFO) annual conference in St. Simon’s Island Georgia, and the Florida Fire Rescue East (FRE) Conference in Jacksonville, Florida. He served on a Labor Management Cooperation Panel Presentation in January 2008 at FFCA’s Fire Rescue East. Chief Bingham developed the program curriculum for the Emergency Services Leadership Institute, an organizational management program sponsored by the Florida Fire and Emergency Services Foundation in partnership with the Florida Fire Chief’s Association and the University of Florida. This program. introduced in April 2003, continues to be offered annually to Chief Fire Officers throughout Florida. He has consulted in the areas of Human Resource Management, Promotional Assessment Programs, Interest-Based Bargaining, and Developing an Effective Labor Management Relationship.
Chief Bingham lives in Boynton Beach, Florida. He is married to Aishah Abdul-Aziz and is the proud father of three daughters.
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Patrick Kelly
Vice President
Patrick Kelly has been part of the fire service since 1974 starting his career in Baltimore County, Maryland in 1974. After retiring as a Battalion Chief in 2000 he was selected as the first Commissioner of Emergency Service for Westchester County, NY managing a department responsible for countywide Fire & EMS training, Haz Mat and Cause & Origin response, countywide 911 Communications and Emergency Management. During the events of 9/11/01 Patrick was responsible to help manage resources responding into NY City to assist FDNY and NY City Emergency Management respond to and recover from the attacks on the World Trade Centers. In February of 2005 Chief Kelly accepted the Fire Chief position in DeLand, Florida, a city of 26,000 people in Central Florida. On November 11, 2008 Chief Kelly was appointed as Fire Chief for the Tucson Arizona Fire Department. This is a large metropolitan fire department with 750 employees covering a city of over 500,000 citizens within approximately 200 square miles in southern Arizona.
Chief Kelly is a 2003 graduate of the EFO program and holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Loyola College in Maryland. In 2008 he was awarded his CFO and MIFireE designations.
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Jo-Ann Lorber
Treasurer
Jo-Ann Lorber is a Captain in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Bureau for the City of Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Department, Florida. She has been with Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue since January 1996. Captain Lorber holds Associates’ degrees in Liberal Arts and Fire Science Technology, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Management from Florida Atlantic University, and a Master’s degree in Public Administration with a graduate certificate in Human Resource Management from Florida Atlantic University. Captain Lorber is a 2006 graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program (EFOP) and was an Outstanding Applied Research Award winner in 2004 for her paper on Drowning…The Silent Killer of Children. Jo-Ann has been awarded Chief Fire Officer Designation (CFOD) this past January and just became a member of the Institute of Fire Engineers (MIFireE). Additionally, she is a member of the Broward County Regional EMS Council, the International Fire Chief’s Association (IAFC), Florida Fire Chiefs Association, Florida Executive Fire Officers Association, the American Society of Public Administrators (ASPA) and the Florida Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association (FFMIA).
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Tim Curtis
Secretary
Timothy (Tim) Curtis is the Assistant Fire Chief for the City of Beloit, Wisconsin supervising personnel issues, fire and rescue services, and special operations. Tim started his fire service career in 1980 with the City of South Beloit joining the City of Beloit Fire Department in 1988. Tim worked his way up through the ranks from Journeyman Firefighter to his current position. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin- Madison's Paramedic Program, Tim has an Associate Science Degree majoring in Fire Science from Blackhawk Technical College, a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Concordia University Wisconsin majoring in Management and Communication, a Master Science Degree from Grand Canyon University majoring in Executive Fire Service Leadership, is a graduate of the United States Fire Administration's Executive Fire Officer Program, and the University of Wisconsin- Madison's Certified Public Manager Program. In July 2007 Tim was awarded the Chief Fire Officer (CFO) designation from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International and is a "Member" of the Institution of Fire Engineers (MIFireE). Locally, Tim was the Charter President of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Division 104 for Rock County, is currently the Vice Chair of the Rock County Local Emergency Planning Commission, a member of the Rock County Terror-Core Committee, the Rock County Hazardous Material Response Committee, and is an adjunct faculty member for Concordia University Wisconsin.
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H.J. (Bud) Phillips
Eastern Director
Bud Phillips had a childhood dream to be a firefighter. In 1968 he was appointed as a firefighter for the Ridge Road Fire District in Greece, New York. He was the districts first training officer and was instrumental in the formation of the Monroe County Hazardous Materials Response Team in 1984. He was the team commander for almost twenty years. Bud graduated from Monroe Community College with a degree in Fire Protection Technology. In 1989 he became one of the first fire officers in New York State to complete and gain the distinguished title of Executive Fire Officer from the National Fire Academy by completing the Executive Fire Officers Program. Emergency Training Bud has had extensive training in weapons of mass destruction and was one of the original fire officers to travel to Anniston, Alabama for live agent training. Post 9-11 he responded to more than 400 calls from residents and businesses for concerns with white powder during the anthrax scares. In January of 2001 Bud was appointed Chief of the Ridge Road Fire District. When he began working for the district they had an annual call volume of 300 calls, today the district responds to more than 7000 calls a year. In 2003 the chief took a bold step and began to lead his department to become the first Internationally Accredited Fire Department in New York State. In August, 2005, after more than two years of organizational assessment and change, the District was awarded with the distinction of being the first Internationally Accredited Fire Department in NYS and only the 100th department in the country to achieve this distinguished achievement. In 2006 Chief Phillips achieved another International Accreditation milestone by being awarded with the "Chief Fire Officer Designation" (CFOD). Chief Phillips was also presented with the 2006 "Career Fire Chief" of the year award from the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs. In 1988 Bud formed a consulting firm to assist businesses and emergency service organizations with the organizational and response plans issues. As of 2006, he has traveled to Mexico and to Canada as well as around the country assisting with organizations needs. Bud is a member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs, the National Fire Protection Association, the New York State Fire Marshals Association, the National Society of Executive Fire Officers, the Monroe County Fire Chiefs Association, the Monroe County Fire Marshals Association and the Firemans Association of the State of New York. Bud lives in Greece with his wife Georgann. He is the father of four grown daughters and a son, Bud Jr., who is also a firefighter following in his dads footsteps.
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Gary Curmode
Missouri Valley Director
Gary Curmode is a 32 year veteran of the fire service, beginning his career with the City of Wichita. In 1995 he became the Chief of Sedgwick County (Kansas) Fire District 1. Under his leadership, the Sedgwick County Fire District 1 received accreditation from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International in August, 2003.
Chief Curmode is a 1991 graduate of the Executive Fire Officer Program. He received his Chief Fire Officer Designation in 2001 and serves as a CFAI peer reviewer and assessor. In December, 2003, he was appointed a member of the Commission on Chief Fire Officers Board representing career departments.
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Jim Trainor
New England Director
James M. (Jim) Trainor is a 35-year veteran of the fire service and is currently the Fire Chief of the City of Meriden, CT, Department of Fire and Emergency Services. Before becoming the Fire Chief in Meriden he was the Assistant Fire Chief of the Waterbury, CT, Fire Department, where he served for 32 years. Chief Trainor holds a Bachelors Degree in Fire Science from Charter Oak State College, and a Master Degree in Executive Fire Officer Leadership from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ. He is a graduate of the Executive Fire Officer Program (EFO) in 1996 and holds his Chief Fire Officer (CFO) designation from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International, is a member of the CT Career Fire Chief's Association, and the CT Association of Fire Chiefs. In addition to being a member of the Board of Directors of the National Society of Executive Fire Officers (NSEFO), Chief Trainor is the current 2nd Vice President of the New England Association of Fire Chiefs. A member of Rotary International, Chief Trainor is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Meriden Salvation Army and the Meriden/Wallingford United Way.
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Phillip L. Paige
Western Director
Phil Paige serves as Deputy Fire Chief and Fire Marshal for the Redding Fire Department in Northern California. After 24 years of service with Woodinville Fire and Life Safety District in the Seattle metropolitan area, Phil and his wife Kelly headed south in the summer of 2004. He served for four years as administrative Deputy Chief with the Vista Fire Department in the San Diego area. In July of 2008, he moved north and joined the Redding Fire Department. His current responsibilities include overseeing the Administrative and Fire Prevention Divisions. The Redding Fire Department serves about 94,000 people with eight fire stations. Chief Paige holds a Masters degree in Public Administration (MPA), a Bachelors degree in Business Administration, and an Associate degree in Fire Science. He is a graduate of the Executive Fire Officer (EFO) Program at the National Fire Academy, and has completed the Harvard University Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government. He recently received the Chief Fire Officer Designation (CFOD) from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI).
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Steve Moreno, III
Southeastern Director
Stephen R.M. Moreno III, Tarpon Springs Fire Chief, is a 27-year veteran of the Fire Service. His career began as a college student dispatcher in an early student assistance programs sponsored by the United States Congress that was designed to assist local governments in filling their needs. Upon completion of his college degree, Moreno was employed full time by the Brunswick Fire Department in Brunswick, Georgia. During the course of his 14-year career with that department, he was promoted through the ranks to the position of Deputy Chief. In the summer of 1993, he was appointed Chief of the City of Americus, Georgia, Fire Rescue Division. During his career with the City of Americus, the department lowered its Insurance Services Office rating 2 levels, resulting in lower insurance premiums to Americus' citizens. Moreno is a 1980 graduate of Brunswick College, and a 2002 graduate of the National Fire Academy's Executive Fire Officer Program. He participates on review committees for the curriculum development for the International Fire Service Training Association, most recently serving on the committee developing the second edition of IFSTA's Chief Officer Series. From 1989 until 2002,he served the Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs in every position in the organization, including two terms as president, and four terms as secretary treasurer. He is a member of the Pinellas County Fire Chiefs Association, the Florida Fire Chiefs Association, and the Southeastern and International Association of Fire Chiefs. He also currently serves as the Secretary Treasurer for the National Association of Executive Fire Officers.
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Donald Dominick
Great Lakes Director
Chief Donald A. Dominick has been in the fire service for 30 years. He began his career with the Novi Fire Department in Novi, Mi. He served as a firefighter and staff lieutenant, and also as the departments training and safety officer. He has an associate’s degree in fire science, a bachelor’s degree in public administration and is a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program (EFOP). Chief Dominick is the Wisconsin State Lead Advocate for the National Fallen Firefighters Everyone Goes Home Initiatives. Chief Dominick is a contributing author for the IAFC and NFPA Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills Textbook. He works with organizations including the Wisconsin Chapter of the National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc. MDA and St. Baldricks Foundation. Currently, he is the Fire Chief for Onalaska Fire Department in Onalaska, WI. and also is the Emergency Management Director for the City of Onalaska.
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Rhoda Mae Kerr
Southwestern Director
Rhoda Mae Kerr is a fourth-generation firefighter with 26 years experience in the field. She is currently the Fire Chief of the Austin Fire Department and most recently served in that same position with the city of Little Rock, Arkansas; she was also Assistant Fire Chief at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Chief Kerr brings a Master’s in Public Administration, Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education and Health, an Associate’s degree in Fire Science Technology, and a certification from the Harvard University program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government. Prior to entering the fire service, Chief Kerr was a coach and physical education teacher at the high school level for 12 years.
Chief Kerr heads the Human Relations Committee of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, is Southwest Director of the National Society of Executive Fire Officers, and is actively involved in Rotary, along with other community and professional organizations, including the Central Texas chapter of the American Red Cross and the Austin Area Urban League. She is also a member of the Texas Fire Chief’s Association and the Capital Area Fire Chief’s Association. She is an avid sports enthusiast, enjoying cycling, golf, tennis, and skiing.
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