Regions

Director of US Regions

Paul N. Trumpore, Sr.
Paul is a 1993 graduate of Johnson University. He began working in Crisis Response in 1990 and became a member of the Federation of Fire Chaplains in June 1991. Paul became the Southeast Regional Director in 2000 and the Director of Regions in 2021. He manages the chaplain program for the City of Knoxville Fire Department and is a division head over Public Fire Education as a Captain.

Paul is a founding member and Executive Director of the Tennessee Federation of Fire Chaplains. He established the Tennessee Line-of-Duty Death Response Team in 2001, which has served over 65 families. He also serves as Secretary and Registrar to the Tennessee Fallen Firefighter Memorial Foundation and coordinates the Tennessee Disaster Mental Health Strike Team.

Paul is the minister of Sullivan Road Christian Church and lives in Knoxville with his wife Ann. They have six children, five grandchildren, and have fostered fourteen children.

Email: pntrumpore@aol.com
Phone: (865) 573-0009

GREAT LAKES

Director - Pete Shaffer
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin
Email: pastor@nauvoogmc.org
Phone: (740) 370-5490

NEW ENGLAND

Director - Jared Blake
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Email: ffemtjblake@gmail.com
Phone: (207) 329-2273

MID-ATLANTIC

Director - Paul Hammaker
Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia
Email: jandphammaker@aol.com
Phone: (724) 887-0477

Associate Director - Chaplain Cooper
Email: tc04236@yahoo.com
Phone: (410) 845-8305

MIDWEST

Director - Floyd Ferguson
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
Email: fafO844@gmail.com
Phone: (816) 261-1900

Associate Director - Edgar Hatcher
Email: edhat@earthlink.net
Phone: (618) 207-9487

NORTHWEST

Director - Joel Peterson
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
Email: cfd831@gmail.com
Phone: (971) 570-0103

Associate Director - Gino Palomino
Email: chaplaingino@gmail.com
Phone: (509) 209-1108

SOUTH CENTRAL

Director - Charles (Chuck) McDade
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Email: chaplainchuckmcdade@gmail.com
Phone: (405) 831-7518

Associate Director - Keith Smith
Email: kwsmith46@sbcglobal.net
Phone: (817) 480-5618

SOUTHEAST

Director - Gwen Noe
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Email: gwennoe@gmail.com
Phone: (615) 479-3954

Associate Director - Mark Goodman
Email: chaplainfd@gmail.com
Phone: (239) 405-1737

SOUTHWEST

Director - Tim Cheatwood
Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah
Email: angtcc1121@yahoo.com
Phone: (909) 560-4216

Canada & International

Director - Gordon Kouwenberg
Email: kouwenberg@shaw.ca
Phone: (250) 920-8083

Associate Director - Ray Parker (Canada)
Email: rspx866@telus.net
Phone: (250) 299-4373