AMerican board of first responder behavioral healthcare (frbh)
FRBH Board of Directors, Leadership, and Advisory Council
Jeffrey Patterson
Chair of the Board
Kevin Sligh Sr.
Vice Chair of the Board
Elisa Kirkhorn
Director-at-Large
James Simon
Treasurer of the Board
Chiquita Cooper
Secretary of the Board
James Small
National Advisory Council (Emergency Medical Services)
Keely Heyman
National Advisory Council (Public Safety Communications)
I. David Daniels
National Advisory Council (Fire Service)
Eric Milstein
National Advisory Council (Corrections)
Eric Rhodes
National Advisory Council (Law Enforcement)
Michael Zamperini
National Advisory Council (Industrial & Systems Engineering)
Christopher Brown
National Advisory Council (Occupational Safety & Health)
Tamara Telles
National Advisory Council (Public Health)
Kalim Wigfall
Executive Director
Veronica Morrow
Director of Stakeholder Engagement
Teri Kelly
Director of External Affairs
Bobby Watkins
Director of Business Operations
Joel Williams
Director of Field Operations
Lissette Powell
Director of Training & Education
Regina Durso
Director of Framework Integrity
Jenny Jackson
Director of Innovation & Evaluation
Lucretia Boazman
Director of Compliance
Governance
The American Board of First Responder Behavioral Healthcare governance framework is designed to preserve the independence, impartiality, and institutional integrity on which a national standard depends.
Governance Principles
FRBH governance is founded on the following principles:
• Institutional independence
• Integrity of the National Standard
• Fiduciary oversight and accountability
• Clearly defined institutional authority
• Management of conflicts of interest
• Transparency of process
• Public trust
These principles govern decision-making and institutional stewardship across all FRBH functions.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is the governing and fiduciary authority of FRBH. It provides strategic oversight, approves governance and organizational policy, safeguards institutional independence, and serves as steward of the National Standard.
The Board serves as the standards adoption authority during the provisional period.
The chief executive is not a member of the Board and participates at the Board’s invitation. Directors serve defined terms under documented governance policy.
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National Advisory Council
The National Advisory Council provides multidisciplinary subject-matter expertise supporting the development, maintenance, and continued refinement of the National Standard. Members represent public safety professions and related disciplines and serve in a non-voting advisory capacity.
The Council operates separately from fiduciary governance and executive administration. Members are subject to FRBH conflict-of-interest requirements.
Council members review and provide comment on the National Standard as part of the standards-development process. The nature and scope of that participation are documented within the Standard.
Executive Administration
Executive Administration is responsible for institutional operations and for implementation of policy adopted by the Board of Directors. Its responsibilities include institutional administration, publication and maintenance of the National Standard, and administration of the National Technical Assistance Center.
Executive Administration holds no authority over the content of the National Standard beyond publication of the text adopted by the Board.
Separation of Functions
FRBH maintains defined separation among standards development, implementation support, fiduciary governance, executive administration, and advisory functions. Authority for each is assigned to a distinct institutional body.
Individuals serving within one institutional function are restricted from participating in another where a conflict of interest could impair independence, objectivity, or impartiality.
Conformity Assessment
FRBH does not perform conformity assessment, certification, or accreditation against the National Standard and does not operate or intend to establish such a program. Organizations determine their own conformity through self-assessment in accordance with Chapter 3 of the Standard.
This separation is structural. The institution that establishes the requirements does not determine which organizations have met them and holds no financial interest in that determination.
The Standard permits future independent assessment under requirements established in advance to protect independence and prevent conflicts of interest. No independent assessment program currently operates against the National Standard.
Conflict of Interest and Impartiality
The National Standard establishes several commitments governing FRBH's relationship with organizations that implement it.
The Standard is published without charge. Implementation and conformity do not depend on a fee or the purchase of any service from FRBH or any other party.
FRBH does not sell implementation services. It does not provide organizational readiness, consulting, training, or advisory services to organizations implementing the Standard. General implementation guidance is available without charge and on the same terms to every organization
.Requirements governing disclosure, conflicts of interest, participation balance, and funding independence are addressed under Impartiality and Conflict of Interest.
Standards Development Status
Version 3.0 is published as a Provisional Field-Test Edition. It is available for voluntary implementation and field learning while FRBH continues the standards-development process toward a future Consensus Edition.
That process includes public comment, stakeholder and labor participation, formal consensus procedures, field validation, and continued development of the evidence base supporting the Standard.
FRBH will publish updates as that work progresses.
Public Accountability
FRBH publishes the membership of its Board of Directors and National Advisory Council. Its annual Form 990 information returns are publicly available.
Substantive revisions to the National Standard are published with the rationale for each change, allowing organizations that have adopted an earlier edition to understand how the revision affects their implementation and conformity.
Governance Documents
Governance Policy (PDF) · Conflict of Interest Policy (PDF) · Impartiality Policy (PDF) · Board Charter (PDF)
Impartiality & Conflict of Interest PolicyThe American Board of First Responder Behavioral Healthcare governance framework is designed to preserve the independence, impartiality, and institutional integrity on which a national standard depends.
Governance Principles
FRBH governance is founded on the following principles:
• Institutional independence
• Integrity of the National Standard
• Fiduciary oversight and accountability
• Clearly defined institutional authority
• Management of conflicts of interest
• Transparency of process
• Public trust
These principles govern decision-making and institutional stewardship across all FRBH functions.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is the governing and fiduciary authority of FRBH. It provides strategic oversight, approves governance and organizational policy, safeguards institutional independence, and serves as steward of the National Standard.
The Board serves as the standards adoption authority during the provisional period.
The chief executive is not a member of the Board and participates at the Board’s invitation. Directors serve defined terms under documented governance policy.
VIEW LEADERSHIP →
National Advisory Council
The National Advisory Council provides multidisciplinary subject-matter expertise supporting the development, maintenance, and continued refinement of the National Standard. Members represent public safety professions and related disciplines and serve in a non-voting advisory capacity.
The Council operates separately from fiduciary governance and executive administration. Members are subject to FRBH conflict-of-interest requirements.
Council members review and provide comment on the National Standard as part of the standards-development process. The nature and scope of that participation are documented within the Standard.
Executive Administration
Executive Administration is responsible for institutional operations and for implementation of policy adopted by the Board of Directors. Its responsibilities include institutional administration, publication and maintenance of the National Standard, and administration of the National Technical Assistance Center.
Executive Administration holds no authority over the content of the National Standard beyond publication of the text adopted by the Board.
Separation of Functions
FRBH maintains defined separation among standards development, implementation support, fiduciary governance, executive administration, and advisory functions. Authority for each is assigned to a distinct institutional body.
Individuals serving within one institutional function are restricted from participating in another where a conflict of interest could impair independence, objectivity, or impartiality.
Conformity Assessment
FRBH does not perform conformity assessment, certification, or accreditation against the National Standard and does not operate or intend to establish such a program. Organizations determine their own conformity through self-assessment in accordance with Chapter 3 of the Standard.
This separation is structural. The institution that establishes the requirements does not determine which organizations have met them and holds no financial interest in that determination.
The Standard permits future independent assessment under requirements established in advance to protect independence and prevent conflicts of interest. No independent assessment program currently operates against the National Standard.
Conflict of Interest and Impartiality
The National Standard establishes several commitments governing FRBH's relationship with organizations that implement it.
The Standard is published without charge. Implementation and conformity do not depend on a fee or the purchase of any service from FRBH or any other party.
FRBH does not sell implementation services. It does not provide organizational readiness, consulting, training, or advisory services to organizations implementing the Standard. General implementation guidance is available without charge and on the same terms to every organization
.Requirements governing disclosure, conflicts of interest, participation balance, and funding independence are addressed under Impartiality and Conflict of Interest.
Standards Development Status
Version 3.0 is published as a Provisional Field-Test Edition. It is available for voluntary implementation and field learning while FRBH continues the standards-development process toward a future Consensus Edition.
That process includes public comment, stakeholder and labor participation, formal consensus procedures, field validation, and continued development of the evidence base supporting the Standard.
FRBH will publish updates as that work progresses.
Public Accountability
FRBH publishes the membership of its Board of Directors and National Advisory Council. Its annual Form 990 information returns are publicly available.
Substantive revisions to the National Standard are published with the rationale for each change, allowing organizations that have adopted an earlier edition to understand how the revision affects their implementation and conformity.
Governance Documents
Governance Policy (PDF) · Conflict of Interest Policy (PDF) · Impartiality Policy (PDF) · Board Charter (PDF)