Connecticut State Firefighters Association (CSFA) Officers

Executive Committee

• Glenn Clark (Thomaston), President – email the President
• Timothy S. Wall (North Farms), 1st Vice-President – email the 1st Vice-President
• Karin Halstead (Sandy Hook), 2nd Vice-President – email the 2nd Vice-President
• Gerald V. Schaffer (Mansfield Center), Secretary – email the Secretary
• William Coffey (Danbury), Treasurer – email the Treasurer
• Reverend Kevin Donovan (Wolcott) Chaplain
• Reverend Mark Byers (Thomaston) Chaplain
• Past-President Theodore Schroll, Jr. (Wethersfield), Assistant Secretary
• Charles Coakley (Danbury), Assistant Treasurer

CSFA County Vice-Presidents

• John Plofkin (Trumbull),  Fairfield County
• Gary Ruggiero, Hartford County
• James Koser (Litchfield), Litchfield County
• Burt Hale (Middletown), Middlesex County
• Michael Eheman, New Haven County
• Timothy Jencks (Taftville), New London County
• Alex Moore, Tolland County
• Lloyd Niles, Windham County

CSFA Legislative Committee (also includes all CSFA County Vice-Presidents)

• Past-President Lewis Clark, (Morris) Chairman
• Past-President John Carew (West Haven), Legislative Consultant – email the Legislative Consultant
• Past-President Frank “Fritz” Hilbert (Mystic)
• Past-President James O’Neil (Thomaston)
• Ronald Stolz (Yantic)
• David Hardt (Watertown)
• All County Vice Presidents

CSFA Audit Committee

• Past-President James O’Neil (Thomaston), Chairman
• Past-President Frank “Fritz” Hilbert (Mystic)
• President Glenn Clark (Thomaston)
• George Thompson, Jr. (Storrs)

CFSA Convention Advisory Committee

• Kenneth Mitchell (Ansonia), Chairman
• Francis Jones III (Shelton)
• Joseph Navin (Mashantucket)
• Mike Kelleher (Derby)
• Jeff Rudzavice (Watertown)

CSFA Representative to the E.M.S. Advisory Committee

• Past-President Robert Guthrie (West Haven)

CSFA Commission on Fire Prevention and Control

• Past-President Frank “Fritz” Hilbert (Mystic)
• Past-President Charles M. Stankye III (Derby)

CSFA Merit Awards Committee

• Past-President Charles M. Stankye III (Derby), Chairman
• Past-President Paul McAllister (Danbury)
• Past-President James Wilkinson (Milford)
• Past-President James O’Neil (Thomaston)
• Treasurer William Coffey (Danbury)
• County Vice-President James Koser (Litchfield)
• David Bunnell (Middlebury)
• Charles Doback (Naugatuck)

CSFA Credentials Committee

• Past-President Vaughn Dumas (Orange), Chairman
• Past-President Ted Schroll, Jr. (Wethersfield)
• John Kupernik (Windsor Locks)
• Ronald Stolz (Yantic)
• Steve McMahon (Avon)
• David Bunnell (Northfield)
• Jennifer Atkins (North Haven)
• Matthew Belval (Thomaston)

CSFA Memorial Committee

• Past-President Ernest Herrick (Storrs), Chairman Emeritus
• Paul Walsh (New Britain, Co-Chairman, Artist
• Edward J. Urbansky (Sikorsky), Co-Chairman
• Gerald V. Schaffer (Mansfield), Secretary
• William Coffey (Danbury), Treasurer
• President Glenn Clark (Thomaston)
• Past-President John Carew (West Haven)
• Jeffrey Morrissette (Windsor Locks)
• Jamie DiPace (Avon)
• Edward P. Urbansky, Jr. (Glastonbury)
• 1st Vice-President Timothy Wall (Wallingford)
• Robert Reis (Ashford)
• John Walsh (Willimantic)
• Kevin Cooney (South Windsor)
• Hal Grout (East Hartford)
• James Trzaski (South District-Middletown)
• Tim Pelton (Cheshire)
• Kenneth Beliveau (East Granby)

Follow this link to the Connecticut Firefighters Memorial website.

CSFA Representatives to the Anthony Flanagan Memorial Scholarship Committee

• Past-President Stephan D. Brown, Sr. (Windsor Locks)
• Past-President Thomas Murphy (Southington)

CSFA Representatives to the National Volunteer Fire Council

• Past-President Robert Guthrie (West Haven), Delegate
• Past-President Lewis Clark (Morris), Alternate

CSFA Recruitment and Retention Committee

• 1st Vice-President Timothy S. Wall (Wallingford), Chairman

CSFA Hall of Fame Committee

• 2nd Vice President Karin Halstead (Sandy Hook), Co-Chairman
• Past-President Lewis Clark (Morris), Co-Chairman
• William Davin (Monroe)
• County Vice President John Plofkin (Trumbull)
• James Tzraski (Middletown)

CSFA Hall of Fame Selection Committee

• Past-President Lewis Clark (Morris), Chairman
• Past-President Fritz Hilbert (Mystic)
• Past-President Scott Potter (Thomaston)
• William Davin (Monroe)
• Ed Evers (Litchfield)

Education Committee

• Glenn Clark, President, Connecticut State Firefighters Assn.
• Jeffrey Morrisette, State Fire Administrator, Connecticut Fire Academy
• P.J. Norwood, Director of Training, Connecticut Fire Academy
• Charles Stankye III, Commission on Fire Prevention & Control
• Andres Cooke – Chairman, Middlesex County Fire School
• 1st Vice-President Timothy Wall – Vice Chairman, Connecticut State Firefighters Assn.
• William Coffey – Treasurer, Connecticut State Firefighters Assn.
• Scott Bisson, Fairfield Regional Fire School
• Denis McCarthy, Fairfield Regional Fire School
• Nick Wallick, Eastern Connecticut Fire School
• Leslie Shull, Jr., Eastern Connecticut Fire School
• James Baldis, Hartford County Regional Fire School
• Craig Stegmaier, Hartford County Regional Fire School
• Richard Winn, Litchfield County Regional Fire School
• John Fields, Litchfield County Regional Fire School
• Fred Dudek, Middlesex County Fire School
• John Alston, Jr., New Haven Regional Fire Academy
• Chris Zyskowski, New Haven Regional Fire Academy
• Nick DeAngelo, Stamford Fire Department Regional School
• Joe Dombrowski, Stamford Fire Department Regional School
• James Vincent, Valley Fire Chiefs Regional Fire School
• Kenneth Mitchell, Valley Fire Chiefs Regional Fire School
• Scott Poulton, Wolcott State Fire School
• Craig Henderson, Wolcott State Fire School

CSFA Website Committee

• Ian Shackleton (Allingtown / Short Beach), Webmaster – email the webmaster
• 1st Vice-president Timothy S. Wall (North Farms)
• 2nd Vice-President Karin Halstead (Sandy Hook)
• Secretary Gerald V. Schaffer (Mansfield Center)
• Edward J. Urbansky (Sikorsky)

Other CSFA Standing Committees can be and are appointed on an as-needed basis.

Links related to CSFA Standing Committees:

State Commission on Fire Prevention and Control

The Connecticut Joint Council of Fire Service Organizations

State EMS Advisory Committee

Andrew Flanagan Memorial Scholarship Committee

National Volunteer Fire Council

For more information on membership or more general information about The Connecticut State Firefighters Association, please visit the CSFA homepage.

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Call or write the Connecticut State Firefighters Association:

The Connecticut State Firefighters Association (CSFA)
P.O. Box 9
Mansfield Center, CT 06250
(860) 423-5799 (phone/fax)