Hazardous Materials and Weapons of Mass Destruction Training
Advisory Board

Chairperson

Donald Stewart, MD
Director of the Fairfax County Public Safety Occupational Health Center
Dr. Stewart's bio

IAFF General President

Harold A. Schaitberger, General President, International Association of Fire Fighters
President Schaitberger's bio

IAFF State and Local Presidents

Robert K. Carver, President, IAFF State Association A0008, Florida Professional Fire Fighters
President Carver's bio

Steve Cassidy, President, IAFF Local 94, Uniformed Fire Fighters Association of New York
President Cassidy's bio

Jeffrey A. Caynon, President, IAFF Local 341, Houston Professional Fire Fighters
President Caynon's bio

John Niemiec, President, IAFF Local 2068, Fairfax County Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics
President Niemiec's bio

Lou Paulson, President, IAFF State Association A0005, California Professional Fire Fighters 
President Paulson's bio

Thomas E. Ryan, Jr., President, IAFF Local 2, Chicago Professional Fire Fighters
President Ryan's bio

 
Technical Members

Steven M. Becker, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Dept. of Environmental Health Sciences,
University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health
Dr. Becker's bio

Jerry Chandler, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health
Dr. Chandler's bio

Judy Jarrell, M.A., Ed.D., Professor, Dept. of Environmental Health, Director, Continuing Education, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine
Dr. Jarrell's bio 

Ernie Mitchell, Past President, International Association of Fire Chiefs
President Mitchell's bio

Thomas Hales, MD, MPH, Senior Medical Epidemiologist, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control
Dr. Hales' bio