BOD
Gas Hazards
MCQB
Field Advisory
BOD
Marine Chemist BOD
As of August 2022
| Michael Schmidt Past Chair July 2022/July 2024 | Philip Giles Chair July 2022/July 2024 | Geoffery Jenny Chair Elect July 2022/July 2024 |
| Lucas Kuebler Pacific July 2022/April 2024 | Bryan Berna Pacific July 2019/April 2023 | Brian Axelrad Gulf July 2022/April 2024 |
| Toby Turcotte Gulf July 2019/April 2023 | Brent Cambell Atlantic July 2022/April 2024 | Austin Montanti Atlantic July 2019/April 2023 |
| Jeff Hanson Pacific Alt Term starts July 2024 | Bob Albert Atlantic Alt Term starts July 2024 | Gary Snell Gulf Alt Term starts July 2024 |
| Donald Raffo Secretary/Treasurer |
*Each section shall meet annually and elect one executive committee delegate to serve a two (2) year term. Each section must also elect an alternate who will automatically move the officer position when current delegate terms expire. Sectional delegates shall be members elected by the respective Sections and shall be considered members of the Executive Committee on April 30th of the year elected.
Gas Hazards
NFPA Technical Committee on Gas Hazards
Scope: The Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on the prevention of fire and explosion of flammable vapors in compartments or in spaces on board vessels and within shipyards and on the conditions that must exist in those compartments or spaces in order that workers can safely enter them and perform work.
Principals
| James R. Thornton Chair Newport News Shipbuilding 68 Oakville Road Hampton, VA 23669 Alternate: John R. Ward, Jr. | Robert V. Albert Principal US Department of the Navy NAVSEA Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Code 106.11, Bldg. 44 Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000 US Department of the Navy | John T. Bell Principal Marine Inspection Services Inc. PO Box 1289 Channel View, TX 77530-1289 Marine Chemist Association, Inc. Coastal Segment Alternate: John C. Edgar |
| Thomas Cinko Principal Honeywell Analytics PO Box 5311 Annapolis, MD 21403 | Jason A. Fox Principal MSA 1000 Cranberry Woods Drive Cranberry Township, PA 16068 International Safety Equipment Association | Jeremy Fuchs Principal US Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Room N-3610 Washington DC, DC 20210 Alternate: Amy A. Wangdahl |
| Thomas Garrett Principal Marine Associates LLC 4002 Canter Court Valrico, FL 33596 | John Goering Principal US Department of Transportation US Maritime Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 | Thomas T. Govey Principal Marathon Petroleum Logistics 101 12th Street Catlettsburg, KY 41129 American Petroleum Institute Alternate: Edward M. Hawthorne |
| Gregory G. Grondin Principal Downeast Laboratories Inc. 166 Maquoit Road Brunswick, ME 04011-7473 Marine Chemist Association, Inc. Inland Section Alternate: James P. Bruff | Patrick O. Killeen Principal VT Marine 601 Bayou Casotte Parkway Pascagoula, MS 39581-9600 Shipbuilders Council of America | Sean Kline Principal Chamber of Shipping of America 1730 Rhode Island Avenue, NW Suite 702 Washington, DC 20036-3115 Alternate: Joseph J. Cox |
| Jason Lake Principal The American Equity Underwriters, Inc. (AEU) 824 W. Washington Boulevard Fort Wayne, IN 46802 | Joshua Morgan LaVire Principal American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) 1701 City Plaza Drive Spring, TX 77389 Alternate: Bradley Achorn | Patrick J. Maguire Principal Marsh Risk Consulting 8 Keith Drive Orinda, CA 94563-3667 |
| Philip Myers Principal PEMY Consulting LLC PO Box 23842 Pleasant Hill, CA 94553 | Carolyn Onye Principal United States Coast Guard USCG – Commandant CG-1131 2703 MLK Jr. Avenue SE Washington DC, DC 20593-7907 | Donald V. Raffo Principal General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corporation Department 342 75 Eastern Point Road Groton, CT 06340 |
| John W. Sansing Principal Kirby Inland Marine, LP 16402-1/2 DeZavala Channelview, TX 77530 American Waterways Operators Alternate: James Fewell | Dallas Smith Principal Liberian Registry 7630 Superior Drive Nederland, TX 77627 | Nicholas A. Woessner Principal National Grid 18 Oxford Road Norwood, MA 02062 |
Alternatives
| Bradley Achorn Alternate American Bureau Of Shipping (ABS) 300 S. Pine Island Road Plantation, FL 33324 Principal: Joshua Morgan LaVire | James P. Bruff Alternate Atlantic Coast Marine Chemist 1423 Rolling Glen Drive #A Boothwyn, PA 19061-2839 Marine Chemist Association, Inc. Inland Segment Principal: Gregory G. Grondin | Joseph J. Cox Alternate Chamber of Shipping of America 9607 Crosspointe Drive Fairfax Station, VA 22039 Principal: Sean Kline |
| John C. Edgar Alternate Edgar Environmental, Inc. 34122 White Osprey Drive, N Lillian, AL 36549 Marine Chemist Association, Inc. Coastal Segment Principal: John T. Bell | James Fewell Alternate Kirby Inland Marine 18350 Market Street Channelview, TX 77530 Principal: John W. Sansing | Edward M. Hawthorne Alternate DFW Dynamics 2012 Fairway Bend Drive Haslet, TX 76052-2804 American Petroleum Institute Principal: Thomas T. Govey |
| Amy A. Wangdahl Alternate US Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-3609 Washington, DC 20210 Principal: Jeremy Fuchs | John R. Ward, Jr. Alternate Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding 4101 Washington Avenue Newport News , VA 23607-2734 Principal: James R. Thornton | Lawrence Russell Staff Liaison National Fire Protection Association One Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA 02169-7471 |
MCQB
Marine Chemist Qualification Board Members as of August 2022
Scope: Scope and Purpose (see Appendix B for complete Regulations). Appointed by the NFPA Board of Directors, the Marine Chemist Qualification Board (MCQB) shall:
- Establish the Rules for the Certification and Recertification of Marine Chemists, which shall be adopted by the NFPA Board of Directors.
- Act on applications for certification and recertification as a Marine Chemist or registration as a trainee.
- Suspend, cancel or revoke a certificate in accordance with the Rules.
- Renew certificates based upon satisfactory compliance with the requirements of the Rules and the MCQB.
Voting Members
| Bernard Diaz, Chairman Southwest Shipyard, LP 18310 Market Street Channelview, TX 77530 (1st Term Expires 6/24) | Joshua E. Marshall Met-Chem, Inc. P.O. Box 61420 N. Charleston, SC 29419-1420 (2nd Term Expires 6/24) | Bradley Whitney, CSP The American Equity Underwriters, Inc. 11 North Water Street, 32nd Floor Mobile, AL 36602 (1st Term Expires 1/26) |
| Jason A. Adams, CSP Inland Marine Service, Inc. P.O. Box 598 Hebron, KY 41048 (1st Term Expires 1/26) | John R. Ward, Jr. Huntington Ingalls Industries / Newport News Shipbuilding 4101 Washington Avenue Department 027, Building 73-1 Newport News, VA 23607 (2nd Term Expires 6/24) |
Non-Voting Members
| Brian A. Axelrad (Alternate to J. Ward) Marine Chemists of Louisiana P. O. Box 9064 Bridge City, LA 70096 (2nd Term Expires 6/24) | Jeremy Fuchs U. S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration Office of Maritime and Agriculture 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room N-3621 Washington, DC 20210 (Term Indefinite) | Amy A. Wangdahl, CSP (Alternate to J. Fuchs) U. S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration Office of Maritime and Agriculture 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room N-3621 Washington, DC 20210 (Term Indefinite) |
| Carolyn Wachuku Onye, MS, CIH U.S. Department of Homeland Security Commandant (CG-113) Office of Safety and Environmental Health U. S. Coast Guard Stop 7907 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE Washington, DC 20593-7907 (Term Indefinite) | Shawn Smith, MA, MEng, CSP Office of the Assistant of the Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations & Environment) 1000 Navy Pentagon, Room 5E157 Washington, DC 20350-1000 (Term Indefinite) |
Field Advisory
NFPA Marine Field Service Advisory Committee
Scope: This Committee is established to advise and assist the President of the Association in the administra-tion of the Marine Field Service and to facilitate communication between the sponsoring elements of the maritime industry and the management of the Association. The Committee will consult with the President in the selection and appointment of staff personnel assigned to the Service, will provide advisory assistance to the President in its administration, and will receive periodic reports thereof.
| Lamar Labauve, Chairman Delta Lab and Gas Testing, Inc. 10703 Lindsay Lane Denham Springs, LA 70726 | Edward F. Wilmot Great American Insurance Companies 65 Broadway New York, NY 10006 | Lawrence Russell (non-voting), Executive Secretary National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471 |
| James E. Tighe American Waterways Operators 502 Pebbleshire Drive Houston, Texas 77062 | Joseph J. Cox Chamber of Shipping of America 1730 M Street, NW, Suite 407 Washington, DC 20036 | Donald V Raffo Marine Chemist Association, Inc. 76 Farmholme Road Stonington, CT 06378 |
| Bradley M. Achorn American Bureau of Shipping 16855 Northchase Drive Houston, TX 77060 | Suzanne Lemieux American Petroleum Institute 1220 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 USA | Davis L. Gaddy Shipbuilders Council of America 20 F Street, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001 |
