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Our Team

Robert Tutterow

Robert Tutterow

President

Robert Tutterow (retired Charlotte Fire Department), the only founder who is still active, is the current President.

Sally Young

Sally Young

Treasurer/Registrar

Sally Young, retired Fire Planner for the Charlotte Fire Department, became involved in 1993. She has been the treasurer/registrar since 1996.

Jessica Pickett

Jessica Pickett

Executive Director

Jessica Pickett joined F.I.E.R.O. in January 2018 as the Marketing/Planning Director and then was named Executive Director in 2020. She has worked from the White House to the firehouse. Jessica is a retired All Hazards Lieutenant with the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department and served as a Deputy Emergency Manager for Montgomery County (PA). She has a vast background in emergency services and has her own consulting company, RPM Solutions Group, Inc.

Don COllins

Don Collins

Board Member, Awards Program Director

Don Collins joined F.I.E.R.O. soon after it was founded and has been a board member for over 20 years. Don has been an integral part of the Fire Station Design Symposium: he has been a speaker at every Fire Station Design Symposium and has headed up the Awards competition from its inception.

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Jeff Harkey

Vice President

Jeff is a North Carolina native and attended the North Carolina State University College of Design. He has been a registered Architect since 1992. In 2022, Jeff became a Partner in a new venture: MESH Overlay Design. Their current projects include the Championship events for the PGA, including the Ryder Cup and PGA Championship and the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Jeff’s other passion has always been the fire service. He serves as a consultant to both the North Carolina and South Carolina State Firefighters’ Associations, concentrating on their annual educational conference and expos. 

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Natasha Nau

Board Member

Natasha Nau, founder of RightNauConsulting LLC, joined F.I.E.R.O. in 2023. Natasha currently serves as the Finance Manager in CT. She started her local government career in 2013 and has served in various capacities across five states - VA, AZ, DE, PA & CT - including ass the Deputy Commissoner of Finance for the Philadelphia Fire Department. Natasha is a life-long volunteer firefighter at Long Ridge Fire Company.

Blake Redden

Blake Redden

Board Member, Awards Juror

Blake Redden, a Battalion Chief with the Charlotte Fire Department, became involved with F.I.E.R.O. based on his experience with the Fire Station Design Symposium. Battalion Chief Redden has been involved since 2006.

Kevin Roche

Kevin Roche

Board Member

Kevin Roche retired after 24 years as a paper pusher for the Phoenix Fire Department in 2014. He worked mostly in Logistics while with Phoenix and is now a partner in FACETS Consulting.

Marni Schmid

Marni Schmid

NFPA Liaison

Marni Schmid has been with F.I.E.R.O. since 2009 and she currently serves as the NFPA liaison, serving as Robert's alternate and Secretary of the 1850 Technical Committee. Marni owns her own consulting firm Fortunes-Collide.

Rob Main

Rob Main

Staff Member/Photographer

Rob Main retired as a Fire Captain from the Honolulu Fire Department and has been involved with F.I.E.R.O. since 2015, presenting on various topics. In 2018, he began assisting with the chronicling of F.I.E.R.O. Symposium Events.

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