Andy Quarnstrom retired as the Champaign Fire Chief after having been a Champaign Firefighter since 1997. He also served over 10 years as the City of Champaign Township Supervisor and has volunteered for numerous local non-profits throughout the community.

President

Andy Quarnstrom

Jason Rector started at CFD in 2008 and currently serves as a Deputy Chief. He resides in Champaign with his wife Lisa and three children.

Butch Dalhaus was born and raised in Champaign County and currently resides in St Joseph with his wife of 43 years (Sheryl). They have 2 children and three grandkids they enjoy chasing around to their various activities. He has been involved with multiple charities for most of his adult life. The Champaign County volunteer firefighters organization is one of his main passions and actively supports them. He very much appreciates the work first responders provide in keeping our communities safe.

Vice President

Jason Rector

Treasurer

J.P. Childers

Secretary

Levi Lustfeldt

Board of Directors

 Levi Lustfeldt serves as the Secretary of the Benevolent Fund and a founding member. Levi has been with the Champaign Fire Department since 2009 and currently serves as a Lieutenant. He has also been a part of the L1260 charities committee for 14 years and enjoys giving back to the community. Levi resides on a farm with his wife and child.

Karen has lived in the Champaign area for most of her life and worked with Illini Radio Group in sales, marketing and management for over 30 years. She has served on the board and worked with many local non-profits and is currently a CU One to One Mentor for Unit 4. She has 3 sons, two of them first responders including a son who is a Champaign Firefighter.

Marissa Siero

Stephen McConkey

Mike Ashby

Karen Cochrane

Butch Dalhaus

JP Childers has spent over 31 years in the fire service, with 21 of those spent at Champaign. He currently is a Battalion Chief. He and his wife Andrea have two children. He got involved with the Benevolent Fund to help support first responders in their time of need and help reduce their suffering in a real, material way.

Stephen McConkey was born and raised in Champaign. He has been with CFD since 2008, currently serving as a Captain. Stephen is passionate about helping his community and has been involved with many charitable organizations.