Schedule: AFSA44 Attendee Registration

Wednesday, October 15, 2025
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Private Event Leadership Conference (Invitation Only) Chesapeake A-C
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM	Registration Open Exhibit Hall C Foyer
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Seminar AFFF-SFFF Conversion Updates - Recent Lessons Learned Chesapeake F Updates Jeremy Souza, P.E., CFPS, PMSFPE - Code Red Consultants			Seminar Increasing Profits Through Better Design Maryland Ballroom 3 Design/Project Management Duane Johnson, P.E., SET - Diamondback Fire Protection, LLC			Seminar Automated Storage Warehouse Protection Chesapeake G-I Storage Mark Hopkins, P.E., FSFPE - Summit Fire National Consulting Brandon Ingram, P.E. - Summit Fire & Security, LLC Amanda Kimball - Fire Protection Research Foundation			Seminar Interfacing Fire Sprinkler Systems to the Fire Alarm Chesapeake A-C Sprinkler Tech Thomas Parrish, CFPS, SET, PSP, GROL - TELGIAN Corporation
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Spotlight Session AFSA44 New Attendee Orientation Chesapeake D-E
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Seminar Bid Less, Win More Maryland Ballroom 3 Business Matt Verderamo - Well Built Construction Consulting			Seminar AFSA Design Training Project Chesapeake F Design/Project Management			Seminar The Hazard of Open-Top Combustible Containers and New Guidelines for Their Protection Chesapeake G-I Storage Weston C. Baker, Jr. - FM Global			Seminar Enhancing Your Workforce with Educational Opportunities at UMD Chesapeake J-L Business William Koffel, P.E., FSFPE, SASHE - University of Maryland Jack Medovich - Summit Fire & Security, LLC
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Seminar Women in the Industry Chesapeake A-C Business Linda Biernacki - AFSA & Fire Tech Systems Meaghen Wills - AFSA Schuylkill Chapter Meda Merritt, CAE - AFSA Jacqueline Wilmot, P.E. - Brooks Safety Solutions Lisa DiRienzo - Impact Fire Services, Inc.
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM	Seminar Women in the Industry Mixer Chesapeake A-C Business Linda Biernacki - AFSA & Fire Tech Systems Meaghen Wills - AFSA Schuylkill Chapter Meda Merritt, CAE - AFSA Jacqueline Wilmot, P.E. - Brooks Safety Solutions Lisa DiRienzo - Impact Fire Services, Inc.
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Special Event Opening Party Harbor Social / Garden Atrium Special Event
Thursday, October 16, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Networking Meal Networking Grab & Go Breakfast Maryland AC/1-3
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration Open Exhibit Hall C Foyer
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Spotlight Session Level Up Your Membership: Engage with Your AFSA Chapter Chesapeake G-I Business Meda Merritt, CAE - AFSA Jessica Cox - AFSA Florida Chapter Jeff Lewis, SET - VSC Fire & Security, Inc. Ellen Ballard - Louisiana Fire Sprinkler Assn. Danielle Fowler - Potter Electric Signal Company		Seminar Evolution of Data Center Fire Protection Chesapeake D-F Special Occupancies Shaun Kramer - The Viking Corporation			Seminar Forward Flow Testing of Backflow Preventers? Chesapeake A-C ITM Keith Heckler, MEng, PE - U.S. Fire Administration		Seminar Suppression Research from FPRF Chesapeake 4-6 Updates Amanda Kimball - Fire Protection Research Foundation			Seminar The Last Six Feet Chesapeake 1-3 Sprinkler Tech Tom Savage - ASC Engineered Solutions
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM	Seminar Component Action: The “Other” NFPA 25 Tables Chesapeake A-C ITM Jason Webb - Potter Electric Signal Company		Seminar Electrical Requirements for Fire Pumps Chesapeake 1-3 Sprinkler Tech John Denhardt, P.E., ET, CWBSP, FSFPE - AFSA			Seminar Tips For Being A Next Generation Leader Chesapeake G-I Business Matt Verderamo - Well Built Construction Consulting		Seminar NFPA 420 Updates Chesapeake 4-6 Updates Johnathan Carl, CET - Victaulic Louis Guerrazzi, PMSFPE - Victaulic			Seminar Fire Protection Challenges for Li-Ion Batteries Chesapeake D-F Special Occupancies Scott Golly, P.E. - Jensen Hughes
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Seminar Introduction to BIM Chesapeake 1-3 Design/Project Management Samuel Harbert - Driven Fire Consultants Jared Van Gammeren, ET - Driven Fire Consultants		Seminar Retrofitting Sprinklers in Historic Properties Chesapeake D-F Special Occupancies Mark Hopkins, P.E., FSFPE - Summit Fire National Consulting Don Hopkins, P.E. - Hopkins Fire			Seminar Emerging Technologies for the Fire Sprinkler Industry Chesapeake 4-6 Sprinkler Tech Micah Davis, SET - Ferguson Fire & Fabrication Justin Hassell - Ferguson Fire & Fabrication		Seminar Field Sprinkler Testing Statistics and ITM in NFPA 25 Chesapeake A-C ITM Kerry Bell - UL Solutions Terry Victor, SET - Risk Suppression Partners LLC			Seminar History of the Sprinkler Industry Chesapeake G-I Business George DiMatteo - DiMatteo Consulting Michael Meehan - VSC Fire & Security, Inc. Manny Silva, P.E. - Johnson Controls, Inc.
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Networking Meal Networking Meal Lunch 1 Maryland AC/1-3
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Seminar Need Employees: High School CTE is Your Answer! Chesapeake G-I Business Mac Beaton - Henrico County Public Schools Beverly Cocke, M.Ed. - Henrico County Public Schools Jeff Lewis, SET - VSC Fire & Security, Inc.		Seminar Changing How We Classify System Conditions, NFPA 25, 2023 Ed. Chesapeake A-C ITM Russell Leavitt, CFPS, SET - Telgian Corporation			Seminar The Cut and Dry of Dry Sprinklers Chesapeake 1-3 Dry Systems Louis Guerrazzi, PMSFPE - Victaulic		Seminar Navigating Disagreements in Code Development Chesapeake 4-6 Updates Tracey Bellamy, P.E., CFPS, CWBSP - Telgian Engineering and Consulting Jason Webb - Potter Electric Signal Company			Seminar Fire Protection for Distilleries Chesapeake 7-9 Special Occupancies Michael Reardon, P.E. - Reardon Fire Consulting
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Seminar Updates and Challenges in Parking Structures Chesapeake 7-9 Special Occupancies Melisa Rodriguez, P.E., SET - JCI		Seminar The Signs of NFPA 25 Chesapeake A-C ITM Terry Victor, SET - Risk Suppression Partners LLC			Seminar The What & Why of 2025 NFPA Codes & Standards Updates Regarding Fire Protection Air Supplies Chesapeake 4-6 Updates Ray Fremont, Jr. - General Air Products, Inc.		Seminar Extended Coverage, Beyond Ordinary Chesapeake 1-3 Sprinkler Tech Brandon Telford, CFPS - The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc.			Seminar AFSA & NFPA Advancing the Fire and Life Safety Ecosystem Chesapeake G-I Business Kevin Hall, M.Eng., P.E., ET, CWBSP, PMSFPE - AFSA Lorraine Carli - NFPA
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Seminar Proposed Updates to NFPA 13, 2028 Ed. Chesapeake 4-6 Updates Kevin Hall, M.Eng., P.E., ET, CWBSP, PMSFPE - AFSA		Seminar Protection of Aircraft Hangars Chesapeake 7-9 Special Occupancies Jim Milke, PhD, FSFPE - University of Maryland Jack Poole, P.E., FSFPE - Poole Fire Protection			Seminar Paths to Progress: Powerhouse Sales - Focused Professionals in the Industry Chesapeake G-I Business Dave English - General Air Products, Inc. Travis Hitzeman - Ferguson Fire & Fabrication Phil Schechinger - Viking Group, Inc. Madison Wolf - Victaulic		Seminar NFPA 25 Inspection Reports: Questions to Include & Questions to Avoid Chesapeake A-C ITM Terry Victor, SET - Risk Suppression Partners LLC			Seminar Tech Top Five Chesapeake 1-3 Sprinkler Tech Cary Webber, CFPS - The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc.
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Spotlight Session The K-Factor Podcast Presents: Hot Takes Under Fire Chesapeake D-F
Friday, October 17, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Networking Meal Networking Grab & Go Breakfast 2 Maryland AC/1-3
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM	Registration Open Exhibit Hall C Foyer
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Seminar Modern Labor: An Update on the Current Labor Relations Environment Chesapeake J-L Business Brendan Fitzgerald - Littler	Seminar Address a Leaking System Without Total Pipe Replacement Chesapeake A-C Dry Systems Mathias Young - Engineered Corrosion Solutions			Seminar Antifreeze in Fire Sprinkler Systems Chesapeake D-F Hydraulics Jeff Hebenstreit - UL Solutions		Seminar Is it Engineering or System Layout? Chesapeake 1-3 AHJ Tracey Bellamy, P.E., CFPS, CWBSP - Telgian Engineering and Consulting Russell Leavitt, CFPS, SET - Telgian Corporation		Seminar Good Listing Processes and Jobsite Organization Chesapeake G-I Design/Project Management Samuel Harbert - Driven Fire Consultants			Seminar What's Going on With NFPA 200? Chesapeake 7-9 Updates Victoria Valentine, P.E., FSFPE - AFSA
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM	Seminar Incorporating Pressure Regulating Devices in Hydraulic Calcs Chesapeake D-F Hydraulics Travis Mack	Seminar Proposed Updates to NFPA 14 and NFPA 20 Chesapeake 7-9 Updates John Denhardt, P.E., ET, CWBSP, FSFPE - AFSA			Seminar Operations Excellence: Own It, Transform it, Achieve it Chesapeake J-L Business Randy Mongiovi - Mongiovi & Son Fire Protection		Seminar Partnering with a Fire Protection Engineer Chesapeake G-I Design/Project Management Duane Johnson, P.E., SET - Diamondback Fire Protection, LLC		Seminar Fire Service Demand Tariff Chesapeake 1-3 AHJ John Waters, CFPS (ret.), EFO, MA, MS - Upper Merion Fire and Rescue Services			Seminar Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Fire Protection Chesapeake A-C Sprinkler Tech Drew Slocum - Inspect Point
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Seminar Get Your Hands Dirty - Big Profits from Small Business Chesapeake G-I Business Jason Gill, SET - Crews & Gregory Fire Sprinklers	Seminar An AHJ Guide for Inspection and Testing Sprinkler Systems Chesapeake 1-3 AHJ Steven Scandaliato, CFPS, RME, SET - SDG, LLC			Seminar Cost Benefits of Nitrogen Filled Dry Systems Chesapeake A-C Dry Systems Alan Johnston, BSME - Hydratec, Inc.		Seminar Introduction to Field Labor Management Chesapeake J-L Design/Project Management Bob Caputo, CFPS - AFSA		Seminar Updates to NFPA 25, 2026 Ed. Chesapeake 7-9 Updates Joshua McDonald, P.E., MSET, CFPS, CWBSP, WBITM - AFSA Eric Andresen, WBITM - AFSA			Seminar 7 Habits of a Highly Effective Fire Sprinkler Designer Chesapeake D-F Design/Project Management Micah Davis, SET - Ferguson Fire & Fabrication Russ Slaby - Ferguson Fire & Fabrication
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Discussion Manufacturer's & Suppliers Council Meeting Chesapeake 10-12
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Networking Meal Networking Meal Lunch 2 Maryland AC/1-3
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM	Featured Program General Session Maryland BD/4-6
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Special Event Exhibitor Appreciation Event (Exhibitors Only) Prince George Exhibit Hall AB
3:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Special Event Exhibit Grand Opening Reception Prince George Exhibit Hall AB
Saturday, October 18, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Networking Meal Networking Grab & Go Breakfast 3 Maryland AC/1-3
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Registration Open Exhibit Hall C Foyer
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Seminar Estimating and Bidding: Best Practices Chesapeake 1-3 Business Bob Caputo, CFPS - AFSA				Seminar Ask the Experts, Part 1 Chesapeake D-F Updates Kerry Bell - UL Solutions Louis Guerrazzi, PMSFPE - Victaulic Shaun Kramer - The Viking Corporation Melisa Rodriguez, P.E., SET - JCI Weston C. Baker, Jr. - FM Global Tracey Bellamy, P.E., CFPS, CWBSP - Telgian Engineering and Consulting George Nicola, CFPS - The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc. Duane Johnson, P.E., SET - Diamondback Fire Protection, LLC Amanda Kimball - Fire Protection Research Foundation				Seminar How Employees Become Business Managers Chesapeake A-C Business Randal Stutzman - Randal Stutzman Advisors, LLC
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Seminar Ask the Experts, Part 2 Chesapeake D-F Updates Weston C. Baker, Jr. - FM Global Kerry Bell - UL Solutions Tracey Bellamy, P.E., CFPS, CWBSP - Telgian Engineering and Consulting Louis Guerrazzi, PMSFPE - Victaulic Shaun Kramer - The Viking Corporation Melisa Rodriguez, P.E., SET - JCI George Nicola, CFPS - The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc. Duane Johnson, P.E., SET - Diamondback Fire Protection, LLC Amanda Kimball - Fire Protection Research Foundation				Seminar Practical Strategies for Professional Growth Utilizing LinkedIn Chesapeake 1-3 Business James Mongeau, Jr. - Detectors Group, Inc.				Seminar Is Employee Ownership a Better Fit for Your Company? Chesapeake A-C Business Randal Stutzman - Randal Stutzman Advisors, LLC
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Networking Meal Networking Meal Lunch 3 Maryland AC/1-3
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Special Event Exhibition & National Apprentice Competition Finals Prince George Exhibit Hall AB
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Special Event Awards Party River View Ballroom