The Board of Directors of the NBFSPQ is comprised of one representative of each of the five Fire Service Organizations that sponsor the National Professional Qualifications System.  They are charged with the task of setting policy and oversight of the system.  

Chairman Of the Board	M. H. Jim Estepp [e-mail]
	President & CEO
	Greater Prince George's Business Roundtable
	www.bizroundtable.org
	Representing: International Association of Fire Chiefs
Vice Chairman	Stephen P. Austin  [e-mail]
	State Farm Insurance
	Public Affairs Liaison
	Representing: International Association of Arson Investigators
Secretary Treasurer	Anthony R. O'Neill [e-mail]
	Consultant
	At Large Member
Member	James A. Burns  [e-mail]
	State Fire Administrator
	New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control
	Representing: National Association of State Fire Marshals
Member	Seldon "Butch" Weedon  [e-mail]
	Director
	Montana State University Fire Training School
	Representing: North American Fire Training Directors
Member	Gary O. Tokle [e-mail]
	Assistant Vice President
	Public Fire Protection Division
	NFPA
	Representing: National Fire Protection Association
Advisory Committee Chair	Thomas B. Sturtevant [e-mail]
	Texas -ESTI
	1595 Nuclear Science Rd.
	College Station, TX 77843-8000
	979.458.1821
Ex-Officio Member	Fredrick W. Piechota Jr. [e-mail]
	PO Box 205
	Monson, MA 01057
	413-267-5140