Bullying’s Impact on Health and Wellness

Dave is a career Fire Chief in Durham, New Hampshire on the campus of the University of New Hampshire, has served on the SHSS Board since 2021, and is a lifetime member of the Stratham Volunteer Fire Department. Dave has contributed to the SHSS with his work on the IAFC Bullying Behavior Prevention Taskforce since 2017 and chaired the Taskforce since 2019. Dave is credentialed as a Chief Fire Officer by the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE), a graduate of the NFA Executive Fire Officer Program, an Incident Safety Officer, and holds bachelor’s degrees in business administration and Civil Engineering and a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of New Hampshire. He is an instructor for the NH Fire Academy and a nationally recognized leadership speaker. https://www.ci.durham.nh.us/fire

Katherine T. Ridenhour is a 30-year member of the fire service, retiring as a Battalion Chief from the Aurora (CO) Fire Rescue, CO as well as 5 years with her hometown fire department. Katherine has an extensive teaching background including national conferences, metro and volunteer departments and the DoD. She is long time member of the IAFC Bullying Prevention Task Force. Katherine is a passionate advocate for consistent, competent and confident leadership on and off the fireground.