District Staff
Fire Chief - Jesse Peri
jperi@stinsonbeachfire.org
Jesse is a lifelong resident of Stinson Beach. He attended Tamalpias High School and graduated with honors from the University of Michigan. He pursued technical education in public safety at Santa Rosa Jr College and the UCLA Center for Prehospital Care.
Professionally, Jesse started his career as a volunteer for Stinson Beach Fire under Chief Kenny Stevens. He gained further experience as an ocean lifeguard for the National Park Service and worked as a Firefighter Paramedic for the Marin County Fire Department. Jesse is passionate about education and has played a significant role in establishing and revitalizing programs like the Stinson Beach Junior Lifeguard Program and the UCLA Center for Prehospital Care Paramedic Skills Program.
Jesse now resides on the hill with his wife Colette and their son Nico, actively engaging with the community. He serves on the boards of the community center, historical society and village association. During his free time, Jesse enjoys surfing, family hiking, biking, watching premier league football, and playing town wiffleball!
With one foot firmly planted in the history of the volunteer fire department and another in the modern fire service, Jesse brings a unique blend of local tradition and innovation to the District. Jesse is dedicated to ensuring the community's safety and is proud to serve as Fire Chief.
Senior Captain - Nicholas Ferrari
nferrari@stinsonbeachfire.org
Nick Ferrari is currently the Senior Captain for the Stinson Beach Fire Protection District and supervises Volunteer Firefighters and Professional Engineers at an operational level and has various administrative responsibilities. Nick grew up in the neighboring town of Bolinas and currently lives in Stinson Beach. He began his training as a Volunteer with the National Park Service as a junior lifeguard in 2003 which transitioned into employment with the National Park Service, Bolinas Fire Protection District, and Stinson Beach Fire Protection District. When not working he can be found taking full advantage of the great outdoors with hobbies such as surfing, mountain biking, riding motorcycles, hiking, and fishing.
Captain - Wills Kelly
wkelly@stinsonbeachfire.org
Wills started with Stinson Beach Fire as a volunteer and rose to the rank of Volunteer Fire Captain and later on as a Stinson Beach Duty Officer.
While working for our District, Wills also served as a seasonal Firefighter Paramedic for Marin County Fire. In 2018, he joined Marinwood Fire full-time as a Firefighter Paramedic and relocated to Gualala, gaining further experience and expertise.
We are thrilled to have Wills back. His local knowledge of Stinson Beach, along with the skills he has developed at Marinwood, Marin County Fire, and now Coast Life Support will be a tremendous asset to our team.
We look forward to the leadership and expertise he will bring.
Fire Apparatus Engineer - Chris Medley-Pole
cmedleypole@stinsonbeachfire.org
Chris Medley-Pole works as an Engineer and EMT for Stinson Beach Fire Protection District. Prior to his current position with Stinson Chris's professional background includes a career in film and visual effects production. He then transitioned to fire fighting and emergency medical services holding positions with Marin County Fire, the U.S. Forest Service, and private ambulance services. Chris enjoys spending his free time in the outdoors enjoying Marin and the High Sierra. Chris has lived with his wife in San Anselmo for 12 years and looks forward to serving the residents of Stinson and surrounding communities for many years to come.
Captain - Boone Vale
bvale@stinsonbeachfire.org
Boone Vale came to Stinson with 27 years experience as a volunteer firefighter, 17 of those as a Captain, at Bodega VFD.
Additionally he worked 2 years as a FAE/officer at Gold Ridge Fire Protection District. During wild land season Boone operates dozer as a contractor, on large incidents.
Looking forward, Boone is excited to become certified and proficient in ocean rescue, a unique aspect of Stinson Beach Fire.
Fire Apparatus Engineer - Brice Briare
bbriare@stinsonbeachfire.org
Brice is originally from Nicasio and grew up in Novato. He’s a San Marin High School alumi, and played college baseball as a pitcher at Sierra College. Brice later on obtained EMT and Fire Technology certificate. After finishing a 6 month internship with Nevada City Fire Dept. Brice worked as a seasonal firefighter at Marin County Fire Dept. for 6 fire seasons.
Administrative Manager - CAREY Crosby
ccrosby@stinsonbeachfire.org
Volunteer Deputy Fire Chief - Greg Sherfey
gsherfey@stinsonbeachfire.org
Water Rescue Director / Volunteer assistant ChIEf - Toby Bisson
tbisson@stinsonbeachfire.org
Maintenance Supervisor / Senior Captain - niCK FERRARI
nferrri@stinsonbeachfire.org
Bookkeeper - PHILLIP CHAVIRA
bookkeeping@stinsonbeachfire.org
Annual Compensation information
Volunteer Firefighters
Jesse Peri, John Hyland, Nick Kenig, David Esparza, John Silva, Nick Ferrari, Alex Betz, Brice Briare, Immo Gunzerodt, Toby Bisson, John Feher, Charles Higgins, Alex Nuccio, Elyse Pacheco.
Not Pictured: Atom Farrell, Francine Accardi-Peri Jim Hanretty, Phil Edney, Michele Sileo, Courtney Buechert, Greg Sherfey.