Category: CPSE News

The Center for Public Safety Excellence® announces the upcoming retirement of Debbie Sobotka, Chief Operating Officer, and the hiring of Kyle Gaffaney as Chief Finance and Administration Officer and Jason Wells, CFO as Chief...

Peer Assessor Training Quality Improvement Workshops On Demand Training On Demand resources Webinars Resource Documents   At the Center for Public Safety Excellence® (CPSE®) we are excited to bring you the latest learning...

The Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) appoints Ms. Giselle Rodriguez-Villanueva to the Commission on Fire Accreditation International representing a city or county manager overseeing an accredited agency. Giselle...

The Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) appoints Fire Chief Kristopher Blume, CFO, to the Commission on Fire Accreditation International as the Fire Chief Overseeing a CFAI Accredited Agency Serving Populations Greater...

The Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) appoints Rob Frampton, CFO to the Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC) representing CFOs who are agency heads protecting populations of less than 50,000. Rob Frampton...

The CPSE appoints Ms. Heather M. McGuire to the Board of Directors representing city managers that oversee a CFAI accredited agency. Heather McGuire has served as City Administrator for St. Charles, Illinois since 2021,...

CPSE appoints Fire Chief Michael Cunningham, Ph.D., CFO, to the Commission on Professional Credentialing representing CFOs who are agency heads protecting populations 250,000+. Michael Cunningham, Ph.D. serves as Fire Chief of...

The Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) mourns the loss of one of our earliest champions. Chief Brian R. Dean, CFO, EFO, Assistant Fire Chief, (Ret.), passed away on November 20, 2025. “Brian brought great curiosity and...

Jessica Handoko is a Senior Data Analyst with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department in Virginia, where she has served since April 2022 as part of the department’s Data Analytics Strategy Management Division (DASM). Prior...

Download RFP Deadline and Requirements Scope of Work Qualifications Payment Schedule Effective Date Confidentiality Request for Proposals  Outsourced Legal Services Center for Public Safety Excellence Date of Release: September...

In August 2025, the Commission on Professional Credentialing® (CPC®) surpassed 4,000 credentialed professionals. At 4,006 designations, this is the highest number of credentialed professionals CPC has ever awarded. Formed in...