Mr. David Hope joined South Tech High School in 2009 and serves as the Chief of South Tech's Fire and EMS academy. Chief Hope has been in the fire and EMS service since 1999 and is a Missouri state-certified firefighter and paramedic. He also holds over 30 other state and federal certifications, including being a state-certified fire, EMS, AHA, FEMA, and POST instructor. Chief Hope worked for seven years as a firefighter in Jefferson County and has worked as a paramedic for multiple hospitals and EMS agencies in the St. Louis area, including at the US Air Force at Scott Air Force Base. Chief Hope currently serves as the Chairman of the National Education Associations Career and Technical Education Caucus, representing CTE students and teachers nationwide on education issues.