Seminar and Exhibition Committee

Committee Officers

Sean Heskett
Sean Heskett
Potter Electric Signal Company

Chair
St. Louis
MO

Committee Members

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

Member
Fife
WA

John Kauffman
John Kauffman
Kauffman Company

Member
Houston
TX

Bob Knose
Bob Knose
Ferguson Fire & Fabrication - Corporate

Member
West Chester
OH

Jim McHugh
Jim McHugh
AGF Manufacturing Inc.

Member
Malvern
PA

www.agfmfg.com

Kent Mezaros
Kent Mezaros
Quick Response Fire Protection, Inc.

Member
Freehold
NJ

Darren Palmieri
Darren Palmieri
Viking Group, Inc.

Member
Chalfont
PA

https://www.vikinggroupinc.com/

Vickie Pritchett
Vickie Pritchett
National Fire Sprinkler Association

Member
Waverly
TN

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.

Phil Schechinger
Phil Schechinger
ASC Engineered Solutions

Member
Edina
MN

Susan Schierwagen
Susan Schierwagen
Victaulic

Member
Easton
PA