State Coordinators are appointed by the General President of the International Association of Fire Fighters based on recommendations from the respective IAFF District Vice-Presidents. State Coordinators are responsible for assisting their District Event Coordinator in organizing events within his/her district/state and communicating those events to the IAFF-MG Committee, the IAFF Executive Board and membership.
IAFF-MG State Coordinators
District 01 (New Jersey, New York)
New York ~ Barry Matthews
White Plains, NY [Local 1586]
District 02
(Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska)
Iowa~ Steve Carey
Oelwein, IA [Local 66]
Kansas~ Ed Lynn
Kansas City, KS [Local 64]
Missouri ~ Michael Czerniewski
Eastern Missouri, MO [Local 2665]
Nebraska~ Eldon Mannschreck
Syracuse, NE [Local 644]
District 03
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont)
Connecticut ~ Kevin CooneyManchester, CT [Local 1579]E-Mail Kevin Cooney
Western Massachusetts ~ Richard BrohmanWare, MA [Local 0648]E-Mail Richard Brohman Eastern Massachusetts ~ Dan LaVacheWatertown, MA [Local 1347]E-Mail Dan LaVache Maine ~ Sheldon GregoriePortland, Maine [Local 740]E-Mail Sheldon Gregorie New Hampshire ~ Vacant Vermont ~ Christopher Dube Widler, VT [Local 2905]E-Mail Christopher Dube Rhode Island ~ Ernest GabouryLocal 1651E-Mail Ernest Gaboury
District 04
(Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia)
Delaware ~ Vacant
District of Columbia ~ Vacant
Maryland ~ Keith Gilbert
Montgomery County, MD [Local 1664]
Pennsylvania ~ Dale Hightree
Greenville, PA [Local 1976]
Virginia ~ Kim Schoppa
Springfield, VA [Local 2068]
West Virginia ~ Andrew Laskody
Star City, WV [Local 313]
District 05
(Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin)
Minnesota ~ Don Drusch
Saint Anthony, MN [Local 3486
North/South Dakota ~ Vacant
Wisconsin ~ Phil Jacobs
Kenosha, WI [Local 414]
District 06
(Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territory, Saskatchewan, Yukon)
Alberta ~ Tim Jones
Edmonton, AB Canada [Local 209]
British Columbia~ Shane Lapierre
Prince George [Local 1372]
Northwest Territory ~ Vacant
Saskatchewan ~ Vacant
Yukon ~ Vacant
District 07
(Alaska, Idaho, Montana and Washington)
Alaska~ Vacant
Idaho ~ John R. Filler
IAFF Local 4626
Middleton , Idaho
Montana – Tim McGlothlin
IAFF Local 600
Miles City, Mt.
Washington~ Mark Jones
IAFF Local 1747
Kent Washington
District 08
(Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio)
Illinois~ Adam Wampler
IAFF Local 523
Ottawa, IL
Indiana ~ Jim Parks
La Porte, IN [Local 363]
Kentucky ~ Mark Blankenship
Lexington, KY [Local 526]
Michigan ~ Gary Molengraff
Howell, MI [Local 759]
Ohio ~ Jeff Moore
Lorain, OH [Local 1361]
District 09
(Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming)
Colorado ~ Bill Moeder
Littleton, CO [Local 858]
Nevada ~Angelo Aragon
Las Vegas, NV [Local 1285]
Oregon ~ John Wooten
Pendleton, OR [Local 2296]
E-Mail John Wooten
Utah ~ Shaun Kinney
Salt Lake City, UT [Local 1696]
Wyoming ~ Roger Peterson
Cheyenne, WY [Local 279]
District 10
(Arizona, California, Hawaii and New Mexico)
Arizona ~ Dave Bowman
Phoenix, AZ [Local 3878]
California ~ John Hopkins
Rancho Murieta, CA [Local 522]
Hawaii ~ Vacant
New Mexico ~ Vacant
District 11
(Canal Zone, Okalahoma, Texas)
Canal Zone ~ Vacant
Oklahoma ~ Billy Hubbard
Grove, OK [OK State Association]
Texas ~ Steve Keller
Carrollton, TX [Local 2182]
District 12
(Caribbean Area, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina)
Caribbean Area ~ Vacant
Florida ~ Paul DeYoung
Pembroke Pines, FL [Local 1102]
Georgia ~ Joe Cody
Indialantic, FL [Local 22 (Retired)]
North/South Carolina ~ Bobby Riddle
Sanford, NC [Local 3861]
District 13 (Manitoba and Ontario)
Manitoba ~ Vacant
Ontario ~ Dan Dancey
Windsor, ON [IAFF Local 455]
District 14
(Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee)
Alabama ~ Richard Clark
Madison, AL [Local 1295]
Arkansas ~ Vacant
Louisiana ~ B.W. Morgan
Independence, LA [Local 557]
Mississippi ~ Joe Collins
Meridian, MS [Local 52]
Tennessee ~ Chistopher M. Polk
Nashville, TN [Local 140]
District 15
(New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec)
New Brunswick ~ Vacant
Newfoundland ~ Vacant
Nova Scotia ~ Matt Parker
Dartmouth N.S., Canada [Local 268]
Prince Edward Island ~ Vacant
Quebec ~ Vacant
District 16
(All federal fire fighters of the United States and Canada)
Canada ~ Vacant
North East [US] ~ Michael Melhorn
Kittery, ME [Local F-123]
North West [US] ~ Taska Elin
Keyport, WA [Local F-282 ]E-Mail Taska Elin 
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