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Rhoda Mae Kerr, a fourth generation firefighter with almost 25 years of experience
is currently serving as the Fire Chief with the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
A New Jersey native, Kerr taught until 1983 after graduating from William
Paterson University with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and health.
Once she left the classroom, Kerr entrenched herself in firefighting, earning
an associate’s degree in fire technology in 1986 and a master’s degree in
public administration in 1993 and joining several local, state and national
fire professional associations. She is a graduate of the National Fire
Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program and attended Harvard University’s
program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government in 2001.
Chief Kerr currently serves as the Chair for the Human Relations Committee of
the International Association of Fire Chiefs, as the Past President of the National
Society of Executive Fire Officers, a support group for the National Fire
Academy and is a board member for Greater Arkansas Chapter of the American Red
Cross and Just Communities of Central Arkansas. She is a member of the Arkansas Women Executives, the Arkansas Womens Leadership Forum, Arkansas State Fire Chief’s Association and Rotary International.
In her free time she is an avid sports enthusiast – playing golf, tennis, rides
bicycles, skis and any other sport that comes along.
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Rhoda Mae Kerr
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