Bruce Pfeiffer, director of the central region, was born and raised in Topeka, Kansas, where he completed his apprenticeship and worked as a journeyman plumber from 1979 to 1986. After passing the master plumbing exam, he accepted the position of plumbing supervisor at the Menninger Foundation, a nationally known psychiatric school/hospital, from 1984 to 1989. He then went on to become a plumbing inspector for the city of Topeka, rising to senior plumbing inspector in 1997.

Pfeiffer is a long-time member of Local 441 and an instructor with the UA. He also gained instructing experience with his local PHCC apprenticeship school. Since joining IAPMO in 1989, Pfeiffer has been very active on a local level, having served multiple terms as vice chairman and chairman of the Kansas-Missouri Chapter. Additionally, he has been on numerous ad-hoc committees, including the Medical Gas Committee, the Standards Research Committee, and the Products Research Committee. Pfeiffer is currently a member of the UPC Answers & Analysis Committee and the UPC Workshop Committee.

Pfeiffer and his wife, Kim, a supervisor at Southwestern Bell Corporation, have been married for more than twenty-five years. They have two children, Ryan and Kristin. Since he is a Topeka native, it will come as no surprise that Pfeiffer describes himself as a “diehard Kansas University Jayhawks fan.” He is also heavily involved in Boy Scouts, an interest that began when his son entered the scouts in first grade and ultimately achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. Pfeiffer himself has been a scout leader for more than twenty-five years, serving on the executive board for the Jayhawk Area Council of Northeast Kansas. His work with the Boy Scouts allows him to indulge in his interest in backpacking.