Accreditation Manager
Houston Fire Department
Houston, Texas
Leonard N. Chan is the accreditation manager/management analyst for Houston Fire Department and previously filled a similar role with Cedar Park Fire Department. He currently chairs the Texas Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) Consortium and serves as a Level 1 peer assessor. He also participates as a principal member for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards committee for fire service analysts. He was recently a candidate for the Texas House of Representatives and an adjunct instructor for the University of Houston's Master of Public Administration program. Prior to the fire service, Chan served on staff of the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission.
After graduating magna cum laude from Rice University with a Bachelor of Arts in political science, history, and religious students, Chan completed the Master of Public Administration program at the University of Houston. He has assumed leadership roles in alumni associations for both alma maters. His distinctions include Fort Bend County Women’s Center Youth Volunteer of the Year (2002), Fort Bend Independent School District Area Superintendent Award (2002), Edgar Odell Lovett Service Award (2007), Cedar Park Fire Department’s Distinguished Service Award (2014), Cedar Park Fire Department Distinguished Service Ribbon (2018), and Rice University’s Builder’s Award (2018).
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Thursday, August 25, 2022
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM