Labor Relations Advisory Committee

Committee Officers

David Oliver
David Oliver
Oliver Fire Protection & Security

Chair
King Of Prussia
PA

Fred Barall
Fred Barall
National Fire Sprinkler Association

Secretary
Simpsonville
MD

Lance Gunnells
Lance Gunnells
National Fire Sprinkler Association

Staff
Linthicum Heights
MD

Shane Ray
Shane Ray
National Fire Sprinkler Association

Staff
Linthicum Heights
MD

Shane Ray currently serves as President of the National Fire Sprinkler Association, an association established in 1905 to be the voice of the fire sprinkler industry. Shane is committed to promoting the mission of protecting lives and property through the widespread acceptance of the fire sprinkler concept. Shane has been in this role for 6 years but has served NFSA for over 10 years. Shane has been blessed to serve over 25 years in the fire service, working his way through the ranks of career and volunteer organizations serving from firefighter to chief. He served 13 years as Fire Chief and he served six years as the mayor in his hometown of Pleasant View, Tennessee. He also held the position of Superintendent of the South Carolina Fire Academy and as South Carolina State Fire Marshal. Shane Ray is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, the University of Maryland’s Leadership Development Program, and the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program. President Ray has been directly involved in Association for over 30 years from a volunteer board member and staff member, to professional staff at various levels from entry to President/CEO. President Ray currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Congressional Fire Services Institute and remains very active at the local, state, and federal levels involving legislative and regulatory issues impacting the fire service and fire protection.

Jon Ackley
Jon Ackley
Dalmatian Fire - Corporate

Vice Chair
Indianapolis
IN

Committee Members

Jim Boulanger
Jim Boulanger
Patriot Fire Protection, Inc. - Corporate

Member
Fife
WA

Stephen Comunale
Stephen Comunale
S.A. Comunale Company, Inc. - Corporate

Member
Barberton
OH

Martin Corcoran
Martin Corcoran
Wolverine Fire Protection Company - Corporate

Member
Mount Morris
MI

John DeLuca
John DeLuca
SRI Fire Sprinkler LLC - Corporate

Member
Albany
NY

Ted Hanson
Ted Hanson
Cosco Fire Protection - Corporate

Member
Fresno
CA

Peter J. Hulin
Peter J. Hulin
Superior Automatic Sprinkler Company

Member
Fremont
CA

James Lewis
James Lewis
American Fire Sprinkler Corporation - Corporate

Member
Shawnee
KS

Kent Mezaros
Kent Mezaros
Quick Response Fire Protection, Inc.

Member
Freehold
NJ

Harold Nothhaft II
Harold Nothhaft II
L. Nothhaft & Son, Inc.

Member
Denver
CO

Zarko Ognjenovic
Zarko Ognjenovic
Milton J. Wood Fire Protection - Corporate

Member
Jacksonville
FL

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Steve Ulmer
Steve Ulmer
APi Group, Inc.

Member
Amherst
NY

Robert Vincent
Robert Vincent
Shambaugh & Son - Corporate

Member
Fort Wayne
IN