Chad Zielinski - President

Chad is an 11 year veteran of the Kenosha Fire Department, and is currently a firefighter / paramedic assigned to Station 7 on the A shift.

He graduated from Carthage College in 1994 and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration.

Chad and his wife, Jacki, have two children, Jessica, 17, and Nicholas, 13.

Chad has been President of Kenosha Firefighters CARE since the organization got off the ground in 2007. He says that it’s simply in a firefighter’s nature to want to help people. Chad feels that CARE is the vehicle that Kenosha firefighters can use to go the extra mile and help people in need “after the call”.

Chad can be reached by email at chadzielinski@hotmail.com or by phone at (262)909-0111.

Vice President

Dale Howser

Dale has been a Firefighter with the Kenoshe Fire Department for 9 years, and currently is assigned to Station 3 on the "B" shift.

Dale also holds an Associates Degree in Fire Science. He and his wife live in Caledonia with their daughter who is 3.

Dale is one of the founding members of Kenosha Firefighters CARE organization and believed in creating the organization to help give back to the community. Dale knows first hand what the donations that have been given over the past 3 years have done to help those in need and helped in creating some of the fundraisers to do so.

Dale can be reached by email at doogihowser@gmail.com or by phone at 262-620-7329

Ryan McNeely

With CARE since the beginning

Yrs. Of Service - 6.5 years with KFD

5 years prior teaching high school at Burlington High School and Tremper High School

BA  in Secondary Education and Social Studies Broad Field

Phone: (262) 945-1352

Daniel Radandt

Dan is a member of the Kenosha Fire Department and a founding member of the Kenosha Firefighters CARE organization.  Dan has the vision that helping other in a time of need has a great emotional impact on the community and those who value giving back to the community know that Kenosha Firefighters' CARE is an organization that supports all levels of charity with no limits on its ability to help those in need.

Dan is a father to 2 children - Joshua and Amanda.  He has 8 (soon to be 9) grandchildren - Christopher, Elijah, Sam, Ben, Abby, Zoe, Lydia and Noah who was lost at birth in 2006.

Dan enjoys playing hockey in his spare time and educating young minds in the technical college system - Gateway.

Dan can be reached at dradandt@kenosha.org or on his cell phone at 262-945-5389.

David Marifern

Brian is a 17 1/2 year veteran of the Kenosha Fire Dept.and is currently assigned to station 4 on the C shift.

He and his wife Mary have two sons( Bryce 8  and Matthew 7 )and reside in the Town of Wheatland.

Brian has been a member of Kenosha firefighters Care since it's inception and is in full support of it and it's mission.

Brian can be reached at bsekey@kenosha.org or at home at 262-537-3116

Brian Sekey

Scott Krueger  

Scott has been a Firefighter with the Kenosha Fire Department for 3 1/2 years, and is currently assigned to Station 4 on the "B" shift.  Scott also holds a degree in Criminal Justice.  He and his wife live in Kenosha with their 3 children ages 12, 9, and 6.  

Scott is a member of the Kenosha Firefighters CARE organization because he believes in its mission and wants to make a difference in the community.  Scott wants to reach out and help those in need, and believes that the CARE organization is dedicated in doing that. 

Scott has seen first-hand how the donations given by CARE have made an impact in the community.   

Scott Krueger can be reached by email at sf.krueger@hotmail.com or by phone (262) 909-8411.

Jeff Johnson

Joe Sielski

Station 5, C Shift

Work: 262.653.7215, jsielski@kenosha.org

Personal: 262.945.2279, josephsielski@gmail.com

Years of service: 1 on KFD (6 total, including 5 with Somers)

Rank: Firefighter/Paramedic

Personal info: Bagpiper with Kenosha Area Pipes and Drums, hockey with the Firedogs

I joined the CARE Board because I wanted to get more involved with the community. Kenosha Firefighters CARE has a superb reputation and I feel that there is a lot of good things that we can accomplish. I am excited for the opportunity to contribute to this great organization and look forward to working alongside my peers.