Executive Staff

A diverse team of talented leaders who provide vision and strategic direction to support all of CAL FIRE and its mission

Joe Tyler

Director/Fire Chief

Anale Burlew

Chief Deputy Director, Operations

Daniel Berlant

State Fire Marshal

Kerry Garcia

Chief Deputy Director, Administration

Nick Schuler

Deputy Director, Communications/Incident Awareness

Christine McMorrow

Deputy Director, Strategic Communications

Christy White

Deputy Director, Management Services

Mike van Loben Sels

Southern Region Chief

Vickie Sakamoto

Assistant State Fire Marshal

Kelly Welchans

Chief Legal Counsel

George Morris III

Northern Region Chief

Serena Ortega

Deputy Director, Equal Employment Opportunity Program

Scott Gregory

Deputy Director of Technology

Matthew Sully

Deputy Director, Cooperative Fire Protection

Jake Sjolund

Deputy Director, Fire Protection Programs

Monte Manson

Deputy Director, Professional Standards Program

Windy C. Bouldin

Deputy Director, Office of Program Accountability

Frank Bigelow

Deputy Director of Community Wildfire Preparedness & Mitigation and Fire Engineering & Investigations Division

Monika Giebitz

Deputy Director, Legislation

Helen Lopez

Deputy Director, Tribal Affairs Program