About Us
The International Firestop Council (IFC) is a nonprofit association of manufacturers, distributors, installers, inspectors and other key stakeholders interested in passive fire protection materials and systems in North America and abroad.
With over thirty years members’ experience, a constant stream of innovation and over ten thousand tested systems, we are THE source of firestop expertise.
What We Do
The IFC provides impartial and broad-based education, information, resources, affiliation, and procedures regarding firestop system selection, performance, installation and inspection to the construction and code-enforcement communities.
Meet The Team
IFC Officers
Tim Mattox
President
Senior Engineering Manager, Specified Technologies, Inc. (STI)
Samantha Peterson
Vice President
Advanced Application Engineering Specialist, 3M
Mike Kerrison
Treasurer | Duct Committee Chair
Global Application Engineering Manager – Fire Protection, Alkegen
James Stahl, Jr.
Immediate Past President
Vice President & General Manager, Engineering and Emerging Businesses at Specified Technologies, Inc. (STI)
IFC Committee Chairs
Edward Goldhammer, P.E.
Code Action Committee Chair
Director of Codes and Standards, Hilti North America
Pat Tesche
3rd Party Inspectors Committee Chair
President, Global Fire Protection Group, LLC
Angie Ogino
Perimeter Fire Containment Committee Chair
Senior Technical Services Leader, Thermafiber/Owens Corning
Matthew Fisher
Expansion Joints Committee Chair
Senior Product Manager, inpro Architectural Products
John Zalepka
Communications Committee Chair
Senior Manager of Engagement and Programs, Specified Technologies, Inc. (STI)
IFC International Chapters
Sajid Raza
Middle East Chapter, Chair
CEO, Butler Engineering (ME) & Butler Engineering Int’l Ltd (UK)
Hani Adnan
Middle East Chapter, Co-Chair
Head of Codes & Approvals – Middle East, Turkiye, Africa, Hilti
Jonathan Lopez
Latin America Chapter
Codes & Approvals Manager, Hilti Latin America
IFC Team
Aaron Johnson
Executive Director
John Valiulis
Technical Director
Tony Crimi, P.Eng., MASc.
Code Consultant
Deborah Warner
Executive Assistant
