Meet Our Previous Wildfire Technology Expert Speakers

2026 Speakers


Chief Nick Schuler
Chief Nick Schuler
Deputy Director
CAL FIRE
Ian McCubbin
Ian McCubbin
Project Manager and Systems Engineer
NASA
Chief Scott Gregory
Chief Scott Gregory
Deputy Director
CAL FIRE
Sean Allen
Sean Allen
Chief, Forest Logistics & Support
Florida Forest Service
Chief Dan Munsey
Chief Dan Munsey
Fire Chief
San Bernardino Fire Department
Chief Kevin Fetterman
Chief Kevin Fetterman
Division Chief, Command and Emergency Planning Division
Orange County Fire Authority
Jamie Barnes
Jamie Barnes
Forestry, Fire and State Lands Director
Utah Department of Natural Resources
Phillip Selegue
Staff Chief Intelligence
CAL FIRE
Sarah Fisher
Sarah Fisher
National Director of Fire and Aviation Management
US Forest Service (Subject to Final Approvals)
Lisa Lien-Mager
Lisa Lien-Mager
Deputy Secretary for Forest and Wildfire Resilience
California Natural Resources Agency
Chief David Scheurich
Chief David Scheurich
Staff Chief – Cooperative Fire Protection
CAL FIRE
Dustin Miller
Dustin Miller
Director
Idaho Department of Lands
Chief Brian Marshall
Chief Brian Marshall
Fire and Rescue Chief
Cal OES
Kris Kirkland
Kris Kirkland
Chief Pilot
Nevada Department of Forestry
Chief Mike Morgan
Chief Mike Morgan
Director
Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control
Tom Cwik
Tom Cwik
Chief Technology Officer
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Peyton Bennett
Peyton Bennett
UAS Operations Manager
Florida Forest Service
Chuck Macfarland
Chuck Macfarland
Chief of Air Operations
City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Dept
Johnny Sabo
Johnny Sabo
NA
Georgia Forestry Commission
Michael Norton
Michael Norton
Director General, Northern Forestry Center
Canadian Forest Service
Dan McKeague
Dan McKeague
Director, Field Services & Innovation Center, National Technology & Development
US Forest Service (Subject to Final Approvals)

2026 Conference Chair


Kim Zagaris
Kim Zagaris
Wildfire Policy and Technology Director
Western Fire Chiefs Association