Richard A. Nieves

Richard A. Nieves has extensive work experience in the fire service industry. Since 1998, they have worked for the Village of Carpentersville, starting as a firefighter and progressing through various roles. Richard A. served as a firefighter from 1998 to 2001 and then as a fire lieutenant from an unspecified date to 2020. In 2010, they became a battalion chief, responsible for overseeing a team of firefighters. Richard A. also held the position of Carpentersville Fire Department Training Officer from an unspecified date to 2020. Additionally, they served as the Department Infection Control Officer (DICO), ensuring infection control measures were followed by 200 employees both at work and outside.

In 2019, Richard A. Nieves also had a role with the Illinois Fire Service Institute as a Leadership, Development, and Decision-Making Instructor.

Richard A. Nieves holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Fire and Emergency Services Administration from Columbia Southern University, which they obtained from 2021 to 2022. Currently, Richard is pursuing a Master of Science (MS) in Executive Leadership/Human Resource Management from the same university, starting in 2023. No end year is provided for the master's degree, indicating that Richard is still in the process of completing the program.