Our Staff
Charles Jaster
Chief Financial Officer Charles Jaster joined the Foundation staff in September 2005 and serves as Chief Financial Officer. After graduating from college and passing the ...
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Rebecca Nusbaum
Director of Development As a child, Rebecca Nusbaum was a “firehouse brat,” spending countless hours at the Walkersville Volunteer Fire Company with her dad who ...
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Susan Proels
Director of Marketing Susan Proels joined the Foundation in October 2015 and serves as the Director of Marketing. She works, in conjunction with the entire ...
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Ed Klima
Managing Director, First Responder Center for Excellence for Reducing Line of Duty Deaths and Injuries
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Chief John Tippett
John Tippett joined the Foundation in April 2018 as the Director of Fire Service Programs, after a 44-year career in the fire service.
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Kelly Lynch
Kelly Lynch joined the Foundation as Director of Marketing & Communications in June 2022 after working with NFFF as a creative consultant for several years. ...
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