Dan manages the West Coast for the Galleri Multi-Cancer Early Detection test within the firefighter community. GRAIL

Marcus Laurinaitis played football on a full scholarship at Minnesota State University Mankato where he was recruited by WCW and All Japan Pro Wresting which turned into career that took him around the world as the tag team “The Wrecking Crew” for over a decade. Additionally, he earned a degree in Advertising Design from...

Matt VonSteuben was hired full-time with Spokane Fire 9 in 2006 and was elected to an open executive board position in 2007.  He has served on the executive board with L-2916 for all but a couple of years since 2007.  He has either served as a lead negotiator or on the negotiation team in...

Chief Morris started his 33-year fire service career as a reserve firefighter/EMT in 1990, serving the City of Boulder City, Nevada.  Morris then became a firefighter/paramedic in the City of Henderson, Nevada, where he spent 22 years rising through the ranks – from firefighter to battalion chief to deputy chief – before his eventual...

Bryan Copeland has been a member of IAFF Local 1488 West Pierce since 2008, President since 2018, E-Board member for 14 years. Prior to West Pierce, he served as Secretary for IAFF Local 315 Hoquiam for four years.

Jim Walkowski, Chief, Spokane Co. FD 9 & 10, began in the fire service in 1985.  His career progressed through the ranks of Firefighter, Lieutenant, and Chief Fire Officer.  Jim is currently the Fire Chief at Spokane County Fire District # 9.  He serves on numerous teams and committees representing the Washington Fire Chiefs...

Michael Boltz, Deputy Chief of Operations, West Pierce Fire & Rescue has worked for the department for 26 years, serving in suppression as a Paramedic, Rescue Technician, Academy Instructor, and Captain before being promoted to AC of Operations in 2018. He has received his Master’s Degree in Communication and Leadership Studies from Gonzaga University.

Mike Cooper served as a Lieutenant in the Shoreline Fire Department for 26 years before retiring in 2006.  He was active in Local 1760, serving on the executive board for 20 years and holding the position of President for 15.   Cooper served four terms in the Washington State House of Representatives, where he worked...

Mike has been practicing law since 1978 and is the founding partner of Tedesco Law Group. He started his legal career working as a civil rights enforcement attorney with the Oregon Department of Justice. He began practicing labor law exclusively in 1980 and has represented labor unions for more than 35 years.  Mike has...

Doug Palmer is a workers compensation attorney with 23 years of experience.  His first 10 years of practice was representing employers. In 2010, he moved to Vancouver and began exclusively representing injured workers.  Doug has represented injured workers all the way to the Washington State Supreme court.  Hamrick Palmer Johansen has four attorneys ready...