Dan Kramer serves as the Executive Director of the State Firefighters and Fire Marshals Association of Texas and is an 18-year public servant. Kramer has served as both a volunteer firefighter and a career firefighter. He holds a Master of Public Administration from Sam Houston State University and a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences in emergency management administration from West Texas A&M University. Kramer is a Texas A&M Fire Service Chief Executive Officer program graduate and designated Certified Fire Executive through the Texas Fire Chiefs Association. He was appointed to serve on the Hazardous Materials Committee for the International Association of Fire Chiefs. Kramer is an educator for San Antonio College and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX). He is pursuing his Ph.D. in fire and emergency management from Oklahoma State University. As a professor, he hopes to improve the fire service through his research and pursuit of educating the next generation of government leaders. Kramer is also a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps.