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NCPERS Executive Board Officers

Daniel Fortuna, Second Vice President
Chicago, Illinois

Mel Aaronson Daniel Fortuna is a 30-year member of the Chicago Fire Fighters Union, IAFF Local 2. Dan has been an active member of the Chicago Fire Department since 1978. Dan Fortuna is currently serving as the State of Illinois First District Vice President of the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois (AFFI). Dan is proud to have served three terms on the Executive Board of the Chicago Fire Fighters Union (CFFU), Local 2 as the Director of Public Relations. Dan resurrected the once stale department and turned it into a vital, thriving component of the Local. Dan has worked very diligently for a number of Illinois Charitable Organizations and with the Association Fire Fighters of Illinois to raise funds. Dan served on the transition team of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. In 2005, Governor Blagojevich appointed Dan to serve as a member of the Firefighters Medal of Honor Committee. In addition, he serves as a board member on the Illinois Firefighter Memorial Foundation Committee, a position to which he was appointed by the Illinois State Fire Marshall. Dan has been an elected Executive Board member of NCPERS for the past 5 years. He serves as a member of the Budget, Marketing and By-Laws Committees.



Board Officers

President - Pat McElligott, Tacoma, Washington

First Vice President - Mel Aaronson, New York, New York

Secretary - Tina Fazendine, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Treasurer - Richard Wachsman, Dallas, Texas

Immediate Past President - Elmer J. Khal, Cleveland, Ohio