Carlsbad Firefighters Association

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Local 3730 Organizational Chart

2025 Executive Board Leadership & Oversight

● President: Todd Holmes (C)
● Vice President: Brandon Birse (A)
● Secretary: Drew Bessant (C)
● Treasurer: Nick McDonald (C)
● Director: Taylor Larsen (C)
● Director: Eric Brown (A)
● Director: Matt Branley (C)

Committees & Teams Political Action Committee (PAC) Advocacy & Government Relations

● Chair: Jordan Garcia
● Robert Hollander
● Maco Tello
● Matt Branley

Negotiations Team Contract & Labor Negotiations

● Lead: Taylor Larsen
● Matt Bilby
● Logan Mezan
● Ryan Hetzler

Events (OPP) Community & Internal Event Coordination

● Drew Bessant
● Robert Hollander
● John DeYoung
● Brandon Willis
● Jake Hardy

CFA Union Store (Swag) Merchandise & Branding

● Drew Bessant
● Brandon Willis
● Jason McManus

Carlsbad Firefighters Charities Philanthropy & Community Support (not yet established)

● Robert Hollander
● Justin Volpe – Street Fair Lead

Sub-JAC Committee Joint Apprenticeship Oversight

● Todd Holmes
● Nick McDonald
● Kyle Nelson

Health and Safety Committee Member Wellness & Risk Reduction

● Jordan Garcia – PPE
● Kyle Lloyd – NFPA 1582 / Cancer Prevention
● Kyle Nelson – Work Comp
● Paul Vracar - Peer Support

Communications / Social Media Internal and External Messaging

● Jordan Garcia Strategic

Plan Committee Long-Term Planning & Oversight

● Todd Holmes

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