Meet the
Incredible
Speakers
Dr. Candace Ashby
BATTALION CHIEF
Indianapolis Fire Department
Battalion Chief
Chris Barron
FIRE CHIEF
Travis County Emergency Services District No. 5
Chris Biggerstaff
FIRE CHIEF
Plano Fire Rescue
Daniel DeYear
DEPUTY CHIEF
Dallas Fire Rescue (Ret.)
Keith Hopkins
FIRE CHIEF
Mesquite Fire Department
Digital Designer
Russ Howard
LIEUTENANT – SPECIAL OPERATIONS
Austin Fire Department
Gordon Lohmeyer
ASSISTANT AGENCY DIRECTOR
TEEX
Adam Parkhurst
DRIVER / ENGINEER / PARAMEDIC
Euless Fire Department
Joshua Pullen
DIVISION CHIEF OF ADMINISTRATION
San Bernardino County Fire Protection District
Michael Rainey
DECISION SCIENCE LEAD, PRESIDENT
Michael Rainey and Associates
Tony Ray
CO-OWNER / FACILITATOR
Experiential Development Resources, LLC
CAPTAIN
College Station Fire Department
INSTRUCTOR/COORDINATOR
TEEX
Joseph Simmons
BATTALION CHIEF
Plano Fire Rescue
Jerry Bittner
DEPUTY CHIEF (RET.)
The Woodlands FD
DIRECTOR OF SALES / CHIEF KNOWLEDGE OFFICER
1st Response Family Clinic
Desiree Bittner
CEO / OWNER
1st Response Family Clinic
Joseph Brace
DISTRICT CHIEF
Houston Fire Department
Mark Campise
ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF – EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
Sugar Land Fire Department
Samson “Mufasa” DeSessa
FIRE CHIEF
Naval Air Station Fort Worth Fire & Emergency Services
Chance Freeman
DIRECTOR
Texas HHS Disaster Behavioral Health Services
Tony Haden
FIRE CHIEF
Travis County Emergency Services District No. 8 – Pedernales Fire Department
Kerry Henderson
BATTALION CHIEF
James City County FD
HM Leadership Concepts / The Heat of Command Podcast
Roy Hunter
COO
Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corps
Simone Lee Joannou
TRAINING COORDINATOR
University of Texas Health Science Center of Houston
Kyle Matousek
LIEUTENANT
HM Leadership Concepts / The Heat of Command Podcast
Alisa McDonald
LPC
TEEX
Tanner Morgan
CAPTAIN / EMT-P
Grand Prairie Fire Department
Jeff Morris
FIRE CHIEF
City of Portland Fire Department
Wendy Norris
CEO
Texas LODD Task Force
Kenneth Prillaman
DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Texas Fire Chiefs Association
James Purdom
CAPTAIN
Grand Prairie Fire Department
Brandon Wade
FIRE CHIEF
Corpus Christi Fire Department
Dudley Wait
CHIEF OF EMS
Fort Bend County EMS
Mike Wisko
AGENCY CHIEF
Texas Commission on Fire Protection