IABPFF, INC.

Past IABPFF President (7th)

Chair of IABPFF Public Education Committee (2008 – 2012)

Awarded Cleveland Division of Fire – Fire Chief’s Award (2008)

Appointed to Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Citizens Advisory Board (2008); name change to Citzens Advisory Committee (2024)

Base Cleveland Veterans Committee (2007 – 2012)

Board of Directors for Fire 20/20 (2006 to the 2012)

Instructor for Fire Fighter Training Academy at Cuyahoga Community College (2005 – 2012)

Appointed Fire Chief for the Village of Woodmere (2012 -2022)

Appointed Acting Chief of the Highland Hills Fire Department (2004 – 2008)

Appointed national spokesperson for USFA Campaign to Reduce Fire Deaths Among African-American Babies and Toddler (2004)

Appointed to the Cleveland Municipal School/Cuyahoga Community College Firefighter Training Program (2004 – 2012)

Awarded Cleveland Division of Fire – Fire Department Officer of the Year (2003)

Elected president of the International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters (2002, re-elected in 2004 and 2006)

Appointment to the Highland Hills Fire Department at the rank of Assistant Chief (2000 – 2004)

Appointed to Firefighter’s ABCs – Advisory Board (2009)

Appointed to University Circle, Inc. Future Connections – Advisory Committee (2009 – 2012)

Appointed to Vision 20/20 Steering Committee (2009 – 2012)

Professional Membership:

International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters (Lifetime member)

National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People

National Association of Negro Women Male Supporter (Lifetime member)

American Legion (Lifetime member)

Ecclesiastes Lodge # 120

Awards Received:

Awards of Valor – Cleveland Fire Department, City of Cleveland, Rotary Club, State of Ohio, International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters, and Firehouse Magazine.

Awards of Community Service – Case Elementary School, Painesville NAACP, Morning Star Missionary Baptist church, Bethel Seventh Day Adventist church, American Red Cross, City of Cleveland Minority Recruitment Task Force, and Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition.

Outstanding Service – International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters, City of Cleveland Employee of the Month, Vanguards of Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award, Cleveland Division of Fire Officer of the Year and Fire Chief’s Award.

Community Activities Cleveland Municipal School District High School Public Safety Academy, American Red Cross, Department of Public Safety Recruitment Task Force, Base Cleveland Veterans Committee, Vanguards of Cleveland Operation Bright Future Smoke Detector Campaign, and IABPFF Stop Fire Campaign