DISCIPLINARY ACTION CHECKLIST - IAFC

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
Donna Aversa is a partner in Leonard & Felker, P.L.C., a law firm based in
Tucson, Arizona. Her practice is focused on working with fire districts regarding a
wide variety of issues including: policy development, implementation and training;
employment issues; litigation; and government regulation and compliance. She is
a regular instructor at the semi-annual Arizona Fire District Association
conferences where she provides training to fire boards, chief officers, and
company officers. Donna spent over ten years as an adjunct faculty member at
the Tucson campus of the University of Phoenix teaching graduate and
undergraduate classes in business law, employment law and ethics. Donna was
a presenter at the International Association of Fire Chiefs’ 2008 FRI.
Brenda Tranchina is the President of Human Resource Strategies, LLC, an
Arizona-based consulting firm specializing in HR management in the fire service.
Understanding that the employment world of the fire service has unique
challenges, Brenda has focused her business in the past 15+ years on partnering
with fire departments to better protect and manage their most important assets:
their employees. An integral part of her practice involves HR policy development,
employee and management training, development and administration of
promotional assessment centers, EEO investigations, employment law
compliance, and coaching/counseling on employee relations matters. Certified
as a Senior Professional in Human Resource (SPHR), Brenda is a regular
instructor at the semi-annual Arizona Fire District Association conferences, a
past instructor at Fire Rescue West, Arizona Fire Chief’s Association, and the
California Special District Institute.
Brenda Tranchina, SPHR
Donna Aversa, Esq.
President
Partner
Human Resource Strategies, LLC
Leonard & Felker, P.L.C.
419 W. Dream Weaver Drive 7440 N. Oracle Road
Tucson, AZ 85737 Tucson, AZ 85704
(520) 297-9351 (520) 742-0440
brendahrs@aol.com
dmaversa@slfpc.com
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