Nathaniel J. Melby, Ph.D., MBA, CFO, MIFireE, is a 20-year veteran of the fire service and chief for the Campbell (WI) Fire Department. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs Association and is the president of the La Crosse County Fire Officers Association. Melby is a recipient of the Chief Fire Officer designation from the Center for Public Safety Excellence and the member grade designation from the Institution of Fire Engineers. A Wisconsin Technical College System Fire Service training state representative and a fire instructor for Western Technical College, he has developed and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in management and technology at multiple universities and has a full-time career in the energy industry as a technology executive. Melby has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, an M.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and a Ph.D. from Nova Southeastern University.
