Caleb joined the NFSA in 2017 as the Manager of Special Projects and has led efforts in technological and process improvement within the organization. He currently serves as the Director of Membership and is grateful for the opportunity to advance the mission of NFSA and spend time with members of the association. He resides in Lexington, KY with his wife, Shannon and four children.

Roland is a NICET Level III Fire Protection Engineering Technician. He serves on numerous technical committees for both NFPA (including NFPA 13 Correlating and Installation Criteria, NFPA 13R/13D Residential Committee, NFPA 24 Private fire service mains and NFPA 22, Water tanks for fire protection) and AWWA Committees and is the former chair of the AWWA Fire Protection Committee. Roland has been involved in the layout and installation of thousands of fire sprinkler systems ranging from single-family homes to large commercial projects and is experienced in the varied steps needed to successfully bring a fire sprinkler system from the design phase to completion.

Frank Ellis has been NJ State Coordinator of NFSA since 2017. Prior to this, he spent over 11 years serving as a Lieutenant with the Emergency Services Department of Rutgers University. He has been a volunteer firefighter since 1991. The first 27 years was with the Deptford Fire Department, serving as Battalion Chief for seven of those years, and spent 4 years as a volunteer firefighter with the Winslow Township Fire Department. He is an active member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), serving locally on the Board of Directors of the Delaware Valley-Philadelphia chapter as Fire Service Liaison and nationally as co-chair of the Fire Service Subcommittee.

Terin Hopkins Terin is currently the Public Fire Protection Specialist in Codes, Standards, Public Fire Protection and Training Department, for the National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA), headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. Terin has 34 years in public safety, beginning his public safety career in 1981 as a Volunteer Firefighter/EMT and then serving 25 years with the Prince George’s County Maryland Fire/EMS Department, retiring in 2009. He then went to work for the Howard County Department of Fire Rescue Service, Office of the Fire Marshal. In 2018 he was hired as the Mid-Atlantic Field Service Coordinator with NFSA. Terin is currently the Public Fire Protection Specialist at NFSA and represents NFSA on several technical committees including, NFPA 1 Fire Code, NFPA 14 Standard for the Installation of Standpipes and Hose Systems, UL 47 Standpipe Equipment Technical Committee and the eight fire service training standards covered by NFPA 13E Recommended Practice for Fire Department Operations in Properties Protected by Sprinkler and Standpipe Systems.

Jeffrey M. Hugo, CBO, is the Vice President of Codes, Standards, Public Fire Protection, Learning and Development for the National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA). His departments represent the mission of the NFSA, “To protect lives and property from fire through the wide-spread acceptance of the fire sprinkler concept” with the development and update of model codes, installation and maintenance standards, training, and education. Jeff has been with the NFSA since 2005 and serves on several NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) technical and ICC (International Code Council) committees. Jeff contributes to research, informal interpretations of codes, exam development, training, and regularly contributes building code related articles to publications such as NFSM (National Fire Sprinkler Magazine), Fire Protection Contractor and other industry newsletters. Jeff resides in Michigan; he is a Michigan registered Building Official, Building Inspector, and Plan Reviewer since 1995.

Vickie Pritchett became involved in the fire service in 1997. Vickie served on the Board of Directors for the Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department from 1998-2013, and was awarded lifetime membership into PVVFD in December of 2013. Vickie served as the Community Development Liaison for the Town of Pleasant View and Executive Director of the Joint Economic & Community Development Board of Cheatham County at the time she began her service to the local volunteer fire department. During this time she was instrumental in bringing fire service officials, builders and developers, and elected officials together. This coordination resulted in a zero square foot fire sprinkler ordinance for the town in 2001, and county-wide in 2006. Vickie’s dedication to the improvement of quality of life, passion for the community, and her ability to bring people together makes her the “spark plug” and advocate of fire sprinkler requirements at the local, state, and federal level. She has presented across the state of Tennessee and the nation. She has worked in Washington D.C. to promote fire protection issues and to highlight the differences that can be made by fire sprinklers and the legislation that requires them. Vickie is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and received her MBA from Vanderbilt’s Owen School of Management. She is a VCOS Symposium committee member, Board Member of the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition, Board member of the IAFC Fire & Life Safety Section, Board Member of Common Voices, and is a member of both NFPA and ICC. Vickie currently serves as Vice President of Advocacy & Outreach of the National Fire Sprinkler Association.