Board of directors

katie.gordon@campignite.com

KATIE GORDON

PRINCE GEORGE FIRE RESCUE

FIREFIGHTER

Katie has been a career Firefighter with Prince George Fire Rescue since 2015. She is the first female suppression member to be hired with her department. She serves on a number of specialty teams, is a Burnfund rep, BCPFFA Women’s advisory subcommittee member and an EMR Instructor for the Justice Institute of British Columbia. Katie has been involved with Camp Ignite since 2019 and is inspired by the amazing diverse group of women. Katie is excited to be on the Board of Directors and looks forward to promoting diversity in the fire service for the next generations. 

krista.minar@campignite.com

KRISTA MINAR

MERRIT FIRE RESCUE

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR | LIEUTENANT

Krista fell in love with the fire service as a volunteer firefighter in Jasper, Alberta. A year later, she joined Merritt Fire Rescue Department as a paid-on-call firefighter; before also becoming an emergency management coordinator with both fire life safety education and wildfire mitigation included in her portfolio. Krista is currently the 1st VP of the Fire Prevention Officers Association of British Columbia.

lisa.axelson@campignite.com 

LISA AXELSON

RETIRED

FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER 

Lisa started in the fire Service in fall of 2001 as a Paid-on Call fire Fighter after a visit to her local fire hall in Chilliwack with her son. Fire Fighting was not a vocation that she thought was possible and the hall tour introduced her to a fantastic career. She was hired in the Fire Prevention Division 5 years later. Twenty years later and recently retired she wants to encourage more women to explore what the fire service has to offer. Lisa is still active instructing for the Justice Institutes of BC’s Fire Officer Programs and holds the position of First Vice President of the Fire Prevention Officer Association of BC.