NFPA Journal - July/August 2020 - 6

NFPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS
Amy R. Acton, Chair
The Phoenix Society for
Burn Survivors, Inc.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
James Pauley, President
President and CEO, NFPA
Quincy, Massachusetts
Russell B. Leavitt, First Vice Chair
Telgian Corp.
Tempe, Arizona

First Word

R. David Paulison, Second Vice Chair
Global Emergency Solutions
Davie, Florida

by Jim Pauley

NFPA President

John D. Bonney, Secretary
Alendi Consulting Ltd.
Ropley, United Kingdom
Donald R. Cook, Assistant Secretary
Shelby County Department of
Development Services
Pelham, Alabama
Roger W. Montembeault, Treasurer
The Montembeault Group, Inc.
Tampa, Florida
Kwame Cooper, Assistant Treasurer
Los Angeles Fire Department, retired
Los Angeles, California

Pushing Forward
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for those in code enforcement, building and
life safety, and the trades. [For more on RVI,
see "Are You Seeing This?" on page 40.]
In addition to codes and standards development, we are pursuing opportunities for
advancing safety through training and certification, outreach and advocacy, top-notch
research, and rich, related content. We are
delivering this information in new and
more digitally focused ways.

*Sally P. Everett, Assistant Secretary
Secretary of the Corporation, NFPA
Quincy, Massachusetts
*Paul DeFronzo, Staff Officer
Chief Financial Officer, NFPA
Quincy, Massachusetts
Terms Expire 2021
Brion Callori
FM Global
Johnston, Rhode Island
Martha Connors
Digital Media & Marketing Consultant
Newton, Massachusetts
Reginald D. Freeman
Hartford Fire Department
Hartford, Connecticut
William J. Fries
Department of Defense
Washington, DC
Louis Paulson
California Professional Firefighters
Walnut Creek, California

In these times of
uncertainty, know that
we are working hard to
serve your needs.

Finally, we are making progress in our
communication of the NFPA Fire & Life
Safety Ecosystem™, the essential framework
that will enhance global fire and life safety.
The NFPA Fire & Life Safety Policy Institute will soon release an assessment tool
to help individuals and entities determine
their place in the ecosystem, a critical step
to help them identify their roles, fill gaps,
and strengthen their connections to related
aspects of the ecosystem.
In these times of uncertainty, please know
we are working hard to serve your needs and
develop the information you need to do your
jobs. We wish you good health and safety.

Michael Wallace
West Palm Beach, Florida
Terms Expire 2022
Hatem Kheir
Kheir Group
Cairo, Egypt
Patrick J. Morrison
International Association
of Fire Fighters
Washington, DC
Teresa L. Deloach Reed
Oakland Fire Department, retired
Oakland, California
Stacy N. Welch
Marriott International
Bethesda, Maryland
Term Expires 2023
Dr. Denis Onieal
US Fire Administration,
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, retired
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

*Not a board member

NFPA

ou've heard me say over
the past few years that NFPA
is striving to be more global,
more connected, and more
digital. As a mission-based
organization, it is incumbent upon us to
provide you with the tools you need to
ensure that people and property everywhere
are protected from harm. That's why we
have focused on several projects that will
help us apply these exciting new approaches
with greater intensity, and allow us to
deliver information to you in the ways you
need it and want it.
We recently hired regional representatives
to oversee planning and support in two especially active parts of the world. Anas Alzaid,
based in Saudi Arabia, will oversee efforts
in the Middle East and North Africa, and
Jaime Gutierrez, based in Mexico, will provide
Latin America with the support it needs to
expand the impact of NFPA in fire and life
safety expertise. Both representatives will
collaborate with public and private entities to
assess local safety concerns, cultivate strong
alliances, implement strategies with new and
existing stakeholders, and represent NFPA in
regulatory, legislative, and technical circles. 
We are pushing forward with new standards that meet the evolving needs of users,
including an exciting effort underway to
develop the first standard for remote virtual
inspection, or RVI. NFPA 915, Standard for
Remote Inspections, is in the early stages of
development and can't come soon enough

Keith E. Williams,
Immediate Past Chair
Underwriters Laboratories, retired
Northbrook, Illinois

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