Brene Duggins is a fire and life safety educator and the digital content specialist for Pinecroft Sedgefield Fire District in Greensboro, NC. During her 22 years as a volunteer in the fire service, she has shared her passion for technology and education in state of North Carolina, across the United States, and into Canada, teaching fire service personnel to enhance their own programs through the integration of technology. During COVID, she started Ms. D's Virtual PD, which is a virtual professional development training program that combines live training sessions and on-demand training opportunities for public school personnel and fire service personnel. Brene is the 1st vice-chair of the North Carolina Fire and Life Safety Educator Association State Council. She was the 2022 NFPA Educator of the Year. Her day job is as the media coordinator at Oak Grove High School in Davidson County, NC.