ODP - Executive Chief Officer Schedule

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Wednesday, August 12, 2026
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
ECO-101: Entering the Public Policy Arena: The Chief’s Guide to Effective Advocacy
Location: Convention Center - 2503AB
Speaker: Bob Horton, PhD, MPA – Oregon State University
Speaker: John Butler – Fairfax County (VA) Fire & Rescue
Executive Chief Officer 1
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
ECO-201: Career Crushers: Knock Off the Nonsense
Location: Convention Center - 2502B
Speaker: Andrew Novak – Kansas City Kansas Fire Department
Speaker: Chad Womble
Executive Chief Officer 2
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
ECO-301: What Helps Us Can Also Hurt Us: Sustainability, Green Products, and the Changing Fire Ground
Location: Convention Center - 2502A
Speaker: Bryan Norris, MBA, EFO, CFO – San Antonio Fire Department (Retired)
Speaker: Mike Clements, MPA, EFO, CFO – Cy-Fair Fire Department
Executive Chief Officer 3
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
ECO-102: Ethical Decision Making
Location: Convention Center - 2502B
Speaker: Dave Povlitz – Arlington County Fire Department
Executive Chief Officer 1
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
ECO-202: Ethical and Inclusive Leadership
Location: Convention Center - 2503AB
Speaker: Matthew Caward, MBA, CFO, CTO, FO, MO, CFI-3, MIFireE – Grand Island Fire Dept.
Executive Chief Officer 2
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
ECO-302: Public Health Integration & Pandemic Preparedness
Location: Convention Center - 2502A
Speaker: KC Fire Department
Executive Chief Officer 3
Thursday, August 13, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT
ECO-103: Crisis Communication & Media Relations
Location: Convention Center - 2503AB
Speaker: Ashley McDonald, CPC-PIO, EPIO, MPIO – Emergency Management Association of Tennessee
Executive Chief Officer 1
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT
ECO-203: Strategic Partnerships & Philanthropy
Location: Convention Center - 2502B
Speaker: Kevin Sofen – IAFC
Executive Chief Officer 2
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT
ECO-303: Command Presence Beyond the Incident: Leading Through High-Profile Public Adversity
Location: Convention Center - 2502A
Speaker: Tim Sendelbach, MA, CFO, CTO – TES2 - Training & Education Services
Executive Chief Officer 3
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
ECO-104: Response Planning: If the Planning is Incorrect, You will Never be Successful.
Location: Convention Center - 2503AB
Speaker: Randall W. Hanifen, Ph.D, CFO,FIFireE – West Chester Fire-Rescue
Executive Chief Officer 1
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
ECO-204: Government and Legislative Affairs
Location: Convention Center - 2502B
Speaker: Ken LaSala, Jr. – International Association of Fire Chiefs
Executive Chief Officer 2
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
ECO-304: Wildfire Innovation for the All-Hazards Fire Service
Location: Convention Center - 2502A
Speaker: Mark Novak – IAFC
Speaker: Chris Anthony – FireWERX
Speaker: Mike Zupko – Wildland Fire Leadership Council
Executive Chief Officer 3
Friday, August 14, 2026
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM CT
ECO-105: Cybersecurity & Data Protection
Location: Convention Center - 2503AB
Presenter: Dan Munsey
Executive Chief Officer 1
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM CT
ECO-205: The Disaster Generation: Why We Need Interdisciplinary Collaboration & Mutual Aid More Than Ever
Location: Convention Center - 2502B
Speaker: Mark Novak – IAFC
Speaker: Mariana Ruiz-Temple – Oregon State Fire Marshal
Executive Chief Officer 2
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM CT
ECO-305: Mental Health Advocacy and Support
Location: Convention Center - 2502A
Speaker: Nathan Stoermer, DSocSci, EFO, CFO, NRP – Greensburg Fire Department
Executive Chief Officer 3
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT
ECO-106: Facility & Infrastructure Management
Location: Convention Center - 2503AB
Preconference Speaker: Alison N. Covey, MBA, MSML – City of Fresno, Fire Department
Executive Chief Officer 1
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT
ECO-206: Crisis Management and Complex Incident Coordination
Location: Convention Center - 2502B
Speaker: Rob Reardon, EFO, CFO – Duxbury Fire Department
Executive Chief Officer 2
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT
ECO-306: Data Analytics and Predictive Modeling
Location: Convention Center - 2502A
Speaker: Craig Wenschenk – UL Research Institutes FSRI
Executive Chief Officer 3