Board of Directors
Pennsylvania Fire & Emergency Services Institute
Executive Board 2023
President – Steve Bair Secretary – Dave Michaels
Vice President – Chad Deardorff Treasurer – Anthony Deaven
Mr. Steven Bair Mr. Anthony Deaven
Lower Allen EMS
Phone: 814-424-4355
Email: stevebair@comcast.net Phone: 717-269-5844
Email: tdeaven@latwp.org
Mr. Chad Deardorff
Director, Emergency Management Mr. David Michaels
Central Region & VFIS
Director, Prehospital Services Phone: 717-741-7931
Office Phone: 717-812-3007 Cell Phone: 717-968-6511
Cell Phone: 717-891-2228 Email: dmichaels@vfis.com
Email: cdeardorff3@wellspan.org
Mr. Thomas O’Donnell Mr. Ed Mann
Norristown Fire Department Provident Agency
Phone: 610-476-3050 Phone: 717-480-8847
Email: todonnell@norristown.org Email:emann@providentins.com
Mr. Frank Zangari Mr. Jerry Brant
Phone: 570-640-2458 Phone: 814-381-8317
Email: fjm45@verizon.net Email:jbrant.decoplan@verizon.net
Mr. Robert Brooks Mr. Jared Renshaw
Phone: 484-357-4955 Phone: 610-678-1332
Email: Rbrooks@ppffa.org Cell Phone: 760-590-382
Email: jared.renshaw@westernberksfire.org
Mr. William C. Rigby IV
Commissioner, City of Chester
Phone: 610-447-7765
Email: wrigby@chesterfire.net
Statewide Advisory Board Chairman
Mr. Frank J. Zangari
213 C Street
Girardville PA 17935
Phone: 610-562-6045
Executive Director
Jerry Ozog
Pennsylvania Fire & Emergency Services Institute
Harrisburg PA 17101
Phone: 717-497-5306
Email: jozog@pfesi.org
Administrative Assistant
Penny Biter
Pennsylvania Fire & Emergency Services Institute
P.O. Box 126436
Harrisburg PA 17112
Phone: 717-236-5995
Email: pbiter@pfesi.org
Emeritus Members
William Hamilton
William Jenaway
Lee Fulton
Chet Henry
Louis Klein
Barry Balliet
Ken Stewart
Dave Wyrwas
Statewide Advisory Board Chairmen
1991 – 1993 Tom Savage
1993 – 1994 Ernie Rojahn
1994 – 1995 Don Konkle
1995 – 1996 Ken Stewart
1996 – 1997 Walt Wise
1997 – 1998 Mike Heffron
1998 – 1999 Norm Bowser
1999 – 2000 Tom Quinn
2000 – 2002 Bob Timko
2002 – 2004 Duane Trautman
2004 – 2006 Vince Difilippo
2006 – 2008 Charles Belgie
2008 – 2010 Charles Belgie
2010 – 2012 George (Beau) Crowding
2012 – 2014 Frank Zangari
2014 – 2016 Frank Zangari
2016 – 2018 Frank Zangari
2018 – Present Frank Zangari
Institute Past Presidents
Mr. Chet Henry
Mr. William F. Jenaway
Mr. William Hamilton
Mr. Louis Klein
Mr. Donald Konkle – 1996 – 2009
Mr. David Wyrwas – 2009 – 2012
Brian Connely – 2012 – 2016
Mike Whitzel – 2016 – 2017
Brian Connely – 2017 -2019
