and the department. One example I'll share is that Mary was selected as the 2020 Mesa Woman of the Year. Keep in mind that Mesa is a city of 1/2 million people. It was not a City or government sponsored award, it was a city-wide award for Citizen of the Year - and only one man and one woman are selected. Under her leadership, the Mesa Fire and Medical Department has become a "Gold Standard" example of success in Integrated Community Health Care. She has transitioned Mesa into it's own separate 9-1-1 communications and dispatch center serving not only Mesa, but their automatic aid partners as well. Mary also played an important role with other partners who worked successfully to secure a dedicated public safety sales tax. In her spare time, Chief Cameli has been the President of the Arizona Fire Chiefs Association (AFCA); Vice Chair of the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) Executive Board; and is a member of the Board of the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE). I fi nd myself inspired by Mary Cameli, and as you can probably tell, Sher and I love her dearly. She is truly a fi re service treasure! One example I’ll share is that Mary was selected as the 2020 Mesa Woman of the Year. Keep in mind that Mesa is a city of half a million people. It was not a city or government sponsored award, it was a citywide award for Citizen of the Year, and only one man and one woman are selected. Under her leadership, the Mesa Fire and Medical Department has become a “gold standard” example of success in integrated community health care. She has transitioned Mesa into its own separate 9-1-1 communications and dispatch center serving not only Mesa, but their automatic aid partners as well. Mary also played an important role with other partners who worked successfully to secure a dedicated public safety sales tax. In her spare time, she has been the president of the Arizona Fire Chiefs Association (AFCA); vice chair of the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) Executive Board; and is a board member of the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE). I find myself inspired by Fire Chief Mary Cameli, and as you can probably tell, Sher and I love her dearly. She is truly a fire service treasure! “I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass.” Maya Angelou "Feminism isn't about making women stronger. Women are already strong, it's about changing the way the world perceives that strength." Gloria Steinem
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