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Erik Litzenberg is the owner and lead consultant for Liderazgo Consulting, which focuses on government, leadership, and team building, and serves as the Fire Chief in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Erik is also a Wildland Fire Advisor for the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), serving as a primary member and Chair of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group Executive Board.

Erik served the majority of his career in the City of Santa Fe Fire Department, completing his time in the City as Fire Chief and City Manager before returning to the Santa Fe County Fire Department, where his career began. Over 25 years of service, he has also worked for New Mexico State Forestry, served on multiple Incident Management Teams, and, for many years, owned Santa Fe Wildfire, which provided resources for large-scale incident management and response. Erik is the past Chair of the IAFC Wildland Fire Policy Committee and a past principal member of the Wildland Fire Leadership Council.

Erik holds an MPA from the University of New Mexico (UNM), an MS in security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a PhD in sports administration from UNM, where his research focused on organizational culture and leadership, as well as physiology and performance. Erik lives in Santa Fe with his wife and kids and enjoys participating in triathlons as a route to maintain physical and emotional health.

Hon. Joan M. Mooney is a former U.S. Senate-confirmed federal executive with more than three decades of experience resourcing and advancing public-sector innovation at scale. Most recently, she served in one of the highest leadership roles at the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), where she oversaw IT, infrastructure investments, natural resources revenue, sustainability, climate adaptation, public safety, and wildfire mitigation portfolios. As DOI's designated co-chair of the National Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission, she helped advance more than 100 consensus-based, nonpartisan wildfire recommendations that are currently moving through Congress. She also served as the Department's first Chief AI Officer, advocating for the rapid and responsible adoption of advanced technologies to improve risk management, operational performance, and decision-making, including across complex land and fire systems.

Joan also previously served as Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she helped double the agency's budget through sustained nonpartisan engagement. Joan has specialized in translating technical, policy, and budget complexities into actionable strategies, working closely with Congress, federal agencies, philanthropy, and the private sector to secure resources and deploy innovations that strengthen wildfire preparedness, response, and long-term resilience.

Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell is a prominent figure in fire safety and emergency response, serving as the U.S. Fire Administrator from October 2021 to January 2025. Under her leadership, the U.S. Fire Administration implemented groundbreaking initiatives, such as the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS), which revolutionized national emergency response analytics by replacing a legacy data system in place for nearly five decades. As U.S. Fire Administrator, she co-chaired the Commission on Wildfire Mitigation and Management, established by the bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act, which delivered 148 wildfire-related recommendations to Congress in 2023. Her tenure is further marked by her role as the visionary creator and chair of the Inaugural World Fire Congress, held in May 2024, which brought together top fire officials from across the globe to foster international dialogue and collaboration on fire safety issues. Lori’s foresight and ability to secure federal funding have been instrumental in delivering high-quality outcomes for this project.

David A. Sampson is the president and CEO of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), a role he has held since 2007. APCIA is the primary national trade association for home, auto, and business insurers, with a legacy dating back 150 years. David is also the president of the Independent Statistical Service, Inc. (ISS), a wholly owned subsidiary of APCIA and one of the industry's largest and most trusted statistical agents. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and previously served on the Board of the Biden-Harris Administration's Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission.

Before joining the industry, David served in the George W. Bush Administration in two presidential-appointed and Senate-confirmed positions, including as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce from 2005 to 2007, where he was a member of President Bush's Management Council. Previously, he served in the Governor George W. Bush Administration as Chair of the Texas Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness and Vice Chair of the Texas Strategic Economic Development Planning Commission. David also led the Arlington, Texas, Chamber of Commerce as the President and CEO.

David graduated from Lipscomb University, where he serves as a distinguished professor of public policy. He earned his doctorate at Abilene Christian University. He completed the Program for Senior Executives at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1999. He and his wife Karen have two grown sons. Sampson serves on the vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Gainesville, Texas, and is an executive committee member of the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association.