Roxanne Bercik, Treasurer

Assistant Chief, Los Angeles, California

Roxanne V. Bercik is an Assistant Chief with the Los Angeles Fire Department. She was previously assigned as the Division 2 Commander and was responsible for an area encompassing one-third the City of Los Angeles including West Los Angeles, South Los Angeles, Fairfax, Port of Los Angeles, and LAX International Airport. Roxanne directly supervised five Battalion Commanders and approximately 380 personnel and was responsible for all emergency activities and administrative duties within that area. Currently, Roxanne has been reassigned to the Fire Chiefs office and is working on some special projects including radio interoperability.

Roxanne began her career in the Fire Service in 1984 and has held the ranks of Firefighter, Inspector, Captain, Battalion Chief, and Assistant Chief. She has authored numerous articles for fire service magazines and is a member of the editorial board for International Journal of Leadership and Management in the Fire Service. She is also a commissioner for the Certification of Fire Officer Designation (CFOD). Additionally, she is a member of the IAFC – Human Relations Committee and sits on the IFSTA Terrorism/WMD Committee.

Roxanne is currently completing the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy and was awarded the Harvard Fellowship in 2003. She has a BA in Economics from University of California – Santa Barbara along with a MS in Public Administration from California State University- Los Angeles.