Ms. Rashid-Sumar is Senior Vice President, Codes and Standards for the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association. Based in New York, she works with National Model Building Codes and Standards organizations to advocate for resilience and sustainability through non-combustible construction and provides technical support regarding codes, standards, regulations and legislation at the national, state, and local level. Ms. Rashid-Sumar holds a Bachelor of Science in Fire Protection Engineering. Shamim is a Fellow of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers and a member of the SFPE Board of Directors and SFPE Foundation Board of Governors. She is a principal member of several NFPA Technical Committees, including Structures, Construction, and Materials, Fire Tests, and Residential Occupancies. She is also a member of the ACI 216 Committee on Fire Resistance and Fire Protection of Structures, ACI 560 Committee on Design and Construction with Insulating Concrete Forms, ASTM E05 Committee on Fire Standards, and the ICC Multi-Hazard Resiliency for Residential Construction Committee.