Symposium Faculty

William Aiken EMT-P, MHA
Henrico Co. Div. of Fire, Training Section Captain
Henrico, VA

 

Deborah T. Akers
Virginia Office of EMS
ALS Training Specialist
Glen Allen, VA

 

Jason Ambrose
Tidewater Community College
EMT Program Coordinator
Virginia Beach, VA

 

Rebecca Anhold
EMT Instructor
Churchville, VA

 

Anita Ashby, RN MSN CEN AAS/EMT-P CMTE
PHI/WellmontOne Air Transport and VSP Med-Flight II
Flight Services Director
Abingdon, VA

 

Courtney Ballantine
Department of Criminal Justice General Instructor Crisis Intervention Team / Instructor School Resource Officer
Alexandria, VA

 

Raphael M. Barishansky, MPH, EMT-B
Director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services, Connecticut Dept. of Public Health
West Hartford, CT

 

Khaled Basiouny, MD, FACS
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, VA

 

Kyle Bates, EMT-P, MS, NREMT-P, CCEMT-P
Paramedic
Tonawanda, NY

 

Denise Baylous, RN, CCRN, CFRN, NREMT-P
Flight Nurse/Manager-Nightingale
Regional Air Ambulance
Norfolk, VA

 

Richard Beebe, EMT-P, MS, RN, NRP
MedicThink LLC
EMS Educator
Albany, NY

 

Lee Bennett
VA Department of Emergency Management
Terrorism Instructor
Richmond, VA

 

Michael D. Berg, EMT-P, NREMT-P, Investigator
Virginia Office of EMS
Manager, Regulation and Compliance
Glen Allen, VA

 

Wayne Berry, EMT-P, Paramedic, ITLS Affiliate Faculty, AHA BLS and ACLS Faculty, Investigator
Program Representative
Virginia Office of EMS
Glen Allen, VA

 

Mike Biamonte, EMT-P
Paramedic and EMS educator
Fredericksburg, VA

 

Richard Bonnett, EMT-P
Dulles International Airport
EMS Captain
Dulles, VA

 

Kathleen Boon
Virginia Beach 911
Senior Operations Supervisor
Virginia Beach, VA

 

Max Bornstein, EMT-P
Prince George Fire / EMS Director (Retired)
Field Coordinator PD 15 & 19 for ODEMSA
Disputanta, VA

 

Marilyn Bourn, RN, MSN, NREMTP
EMS Credentialing Supervisor
Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment
Parker, CO

 

Scott Bourn, PhD, RN, Paramedic
American Medical Response
Vice President of Clinical Practices & Research
Greenwood Village, CO

 

Tom Bouthillet, EMT-P
Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue
Fire Captain / Paramedic
Hilton Head Island, SC

 

Richard Bowers, Jr.
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
Fire Chief
Fairfax, VA

 

William Brady, MD
University of Virginia – School of Medicine
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Charlottesville, VA

 

Asher Brand , MD
Augusta Health
Waynesboro, VA

 

Peter Brown
Virginia Office of EMS
Certification Test Coordinator
Glen Allen, VA

 

Andrea Bryk
Virginia Beach Police Department
Master Police Officer
Virginia Beach, VA

 

Jimmy Burch
Virginia Office of EMS
Program Representative Supervisor
Chase City, VA

 

Leah L.E. Bush, MD
Virginia Dept. of Health
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Richmond, VA

 

David Burt, MD, FACEP
University of Virginia
Emergency Medicine
Charlottesville, VA

 

Bonnie Caplinger
EMT Instructor
Broadway, VA

 

William Carter
Newport News Fire Training
Lieutenant
Newport News, VA

 

Anthony Cascio, EMT-P
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Director of Mobile Health Service
New Brunswick, NJ

 

Chris Cebollero, EMT-P
Christian Hospital
EMS Chief
St. Louis, MO

 

Tiffany Chatham, RN, CEN, CPN, NREMT-P
University of Virginia
Emergency Room Nurse
Charlottesville, VA

 

Frank Cheatham
Virginia Office of EMS
HMERT Coordinator
Glen Allen, VA

 

Cathy Cockrell, NREMT-P, CICP, CCEMT-P
Western Virginia EMS Council
Education Program Director
Roanoke, VA

 

Jennie Collins
Prince William County Dept. of Fire & Rescue
Battalion Chief
Prince William, VA

 

Kevin Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT
AirLink, VitaLink, & PCTS
Performance Improvement Coordinator

 

John C. Cook, M.B.A., CICP, CCEMT-P, NREMT-P
Program Director
Assistant Professor
Jefferson College of Health Sciences

 

Patricia Copeland, EMT-P
Aquia Harbour Volunteer Rescue Squad
Training Lieutenant
Stafford County, VA

 

James R. Cross, JD
Attorney
Manassas, VA

 

Ken Crumpler, EMT-B
Virginia Office of EMS
Communications Officer
Glen Allen, VA

 

John Cummings, EMT-B, MBA-TM, ENP
Time Warner Cable
Senior Planner for E911 Services
Potomac Falls, VA

 

Shannon Daniel
Richmond Ambulance Authority
Quality Assurance / Quality Improvement Manager for Operations
Richmond, VA

 

Amanda Davis
Virginia Office of EMS
Grants Manager
Glen Allen, VA

 

Eric de Forest, EMT-P
City of Virginia Beach Dept. of EMS
Education Coordinator
Virginia Beach, VA

 

Monique Dixon, EMT-P, MS Ed
ALS Training Coordinator
Mechanicsville, VA

 

Lisa Dodd, DO, NREMT-P
Riverside Tappahannock Emergency Department
Colonial Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad
Mechanicsville, VA

 

Bernard DuCharme
Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications
Quality Assurance Coordinator
Fairfax, VA

 

Rommie Duckworth, EMT-P
Fire Lieutenant / Paramedic and EMS Coordinator
Sherman, CT

 

John Dugan, EMT-P, NREMT-P, ACLS, ALS Coordinator, Paramedic
American Heart Association
Director of Mission: Lifeline-Virginia
Glen Allen, VA

 

Jason Dush
City of Arlington Fire Department
Firefighter Paramedic
Arlington, TX

 

Christopher Ebright, EMT-P
National EMS Academy
EMS Education Coordinator
Lafayette, LA

 

Brian David Ekey, DO
Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad
Operational Medical Director
Blacksburg, VA

 

Fred Ellinger, Jr, EMT-P
SafeTec Training Services
Owner/Operator
Warminster, PA

 

Michael Emswiler, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Resident in Emergency Medicine
Richmond, VA

 

Kathy Eubank
Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads
Training Coordinator
Oilville, VA

 

Keith Everett
American Heart Association
Vice President QSI
Glen Allen, VA

 

Jason Ferguson, BPA, AAS, NREMT-P
Central Virginia Community College
Lynchburg, VA

 

Bradley Fields, EMT-P, BS, NRP, FP-C
Wings Air Rescue
Flight Paramedic
Bristol, VA

 

Corinne Flammer, BA, MICP
Saint Clare’s’ Hospital
Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic
Dover, NJ

 

Paul Fleenor
Virginia Office of EMS
Program Representative
Christiansburg, VA

 

Ashley Foster, EMT-P, ACNP-BC, RN, NREMT-P
VCU Health System
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac Surgery ICU
Richmond, VA

 

Robin Foster, MD
VCU Health Systems
Division Chair, Pediatrics Emergency Department
Richmond, VA

 

Clarence Fox, Enhanced
Broadway Emergency Squad Medical Transport
Broadway, VA

 

Pamela Frasier, MA, MSPH, PhD, EMT-B
Western Virginia EMS CISM Team
Hiwassee, VA

 

Mary Frayser, NREMT-P, BSN, CCRN, CNRN
Virginia Commonwealth University
Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit
Richmond, VA

 

Vernon Frayser, EMT-P
Hanover Fire Training Division, Lieutenant
Canine Handler
Hanover, VA

 

Andrew Galvin, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ACNP-BC
Emergency Nurse Practitioner
Blacksburg, VA

 

Brian Gardner, BS, EMT-P
VCU Life Evac
Flight Paramedic
Richmond, VA

 

Daniel Garrison, NREMT-P
Richmond Ambulance Authority
Communications Manager
Richmond, VA

 

Jason Garrison, MD
Peninsula Emergency Physicians
Hampton, VA

 

Nancy Georges
VCU Pediatric Emergency
Clinical Nurse IV
Richmond, VA

 

Michael Gerber, EMT-P
Alexandria Fire Department
EMS Supervisor
Alexandria, VA

 

Craig Goodmurphy, MD
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Director of Human Anatomy
Norfolk, VA

 

Jay Gould, RN, EMT-P
VCU Center for Trauma and Critical Care Education
Director
Richmond, VA

 

Jeremiah Goyette, EMT-P
UVA – Pegasus
Flight Paramedic
Charlottesville, VA

 

Adam Harrell, NREMT-P
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Licensing Operations Administrator
Midlothian, VA

 

Brad Haywood, EMT-P
MedicStar Medevac
Flight Paramedic
Washington, DC

 

Jamie Huling
Master Detective
Newport News, VA

 

Amy Johnson, RN, FNE, DNP
Candidate
Radford University
Moneta, VA

 

Julia Jordano CCEMTP, AS
Paramedic
Manassas, VA

Travis Karicofe, ALS Coordinator, National Registry Paramedic, FP-C, CCEMT-P
Flight Paramedic
PHI Air Medical
Staunton, VA

 

G. Christopher Kelly, Esq.
Attorney
LaGrange, GA

 

Ron Kendrick
Virginia Office of EMS
Program Representative
Clintwood, VA

 

Elizabeth Kinnison, MD
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Assistant Chief Medical Examiner, Tidewater District
Norfolk, VA

 

Mark Kirk, MD
University of Virginia
Associate Professor, School of Medicine
Dept. of Emergency Medicine and Dept. of Pediatrics
Medical Director, UVa Medical Simulation Center
Charlottesville, VA

 

Michael Kontos, MD, FACC
Virginia Commonwealth University
Department of Internal Medicine
Director of CICU Service
Richmond, VA

 

Rita Krenz, EMT-P, MS, CC/NREMT-P
University of Virginia Emergency Room
Paramedic
Charlottesville, VA

 

Michael Kurz, MD, MS-HES, FACEP
Virginia Commonwealth University Healthy System
Director of Emergent Cardiac Care
Richmond, VA

 

Benjamin Lawner, DO
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
Baltimore, MD

 

Rob Lawrence
Richmond Ambulance Authority
Chief Operating Officer
Richmond, VA

 

Jada Lee, Dispatcher
Virginia Beach 911
Senior Operations Supervisor
Virginia Beach, VA

 

George Lindbeck, MD
Virginia Office of EMS
State Medical Director for Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

 

Daniel Linkins
EMT Instructor
Richmond Ambulance Authority
Richmond, VA

 

Bruce Lo, MD, FACEP
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine
Norfolk, VA

 

Tracey Loscar, EMT-P
UMDNJ UH-EMS
Training Supervisor
Newark, NJ

 

John Luck
Fairfax County Fire-EMS
Fairfax, VA

 

Patricia Lynn, RN, BSNH, CPEN, CCRN, PALS Course Director
Children’s National Medical Center
EMS Outreach Coordinator
Washington, DC

 

Glenn Mantell, EMT Instructor
Matthews Volunteer Rescue Squad
Training Officer & Communications Officer
Mathews, VA

 

Connie Mattera, MS, RN, EMT-P, TNS
Northwest Community Hospital
EMS Administrative Director
Chicago, IL

 

Doreen McAndrews, ALS Coordinator
City of Newport News Fire Department
Captain, Emergency Management
Newport News, VA

 

Margaret McCauley, RN, BSN, CEN, CFRN, EMT-B
Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance
Flight Nurse
Norfolk, VA

 

Terrence J. McGregor, EMT-P
Richmond Fire and Emergency Services
EMS Training Coordinator
Richmond, VA

 

Kirk E. Mittelman, M.Ed., B.S., NREMTP
Provo City Police Department
Retired Police Officer
Elk Ridge, UT

 

Margaret Mittelman, MEd., NREMT-P
Utah Valley University
Associate Professor
Provo, UT

 

Jeff Myers, DO, Ed.M, NREMT-P, FAAEM
University of Buffalo
Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Amherst, NY

 

Gregory Neiman
Virginia Office of EMS
BLS Training Coordinator
Glen Allen, VA

 

Alden Newcomb, BS, EMT-I
VCU Medical School

 

Mark Nugent
Chesterfield Department of Fire and EMS
Battalion Chief
Chesterfield, VA

 

Peter O’Brien, MD, FACC
Cardiologist
Lynchburg, VA

 

Matt Overton
Master Police Officer/Swat Medic
Newport News Police Department
Newport News, VA

 

Karen Owens
Virginia Office of EMS
Emergency Operations Manager
Glen Allen, VA

 

David Page, EMT-P, MS, NREMT-P
Inver Hills Community College
Paramedic Instructor
St. Paul, MN

 

Martin Payne, MD
Emergency Physicians of Tidewater
Virginia Beach, VA

 

Matthew Payne, RN, CFRN, NREMT-P
VCU Life Evac
Flight Nurse
Richmond, VA

 

Ryan Pennington, EMT-P
Charleston Fire Department
Firefighter / Paramedic
Charleston, WV

 

Jonathan Politis, MPA, NREMT-P
Town of Colonie EMS Department
Retired Chief
Latham NY

 

David Postelnek, MD
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Emergency Department
Fairfax, VA

 

David Powers, MD
Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress and Emergency Crisis Response
Surfside Beach, SC

 

Carol Pugh, Pharm.D, M.S.
Virginia Office of EMS
Biostatistician
Glen Allen, VA

 

Ranjit Pullarkat, MD
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, VA

 

Mark Rector
Priority Dispatch
Director of Consulting
Salt lake City, UT

 

Susan Richards
VCU Emergency Services Administration
Nurse Manager
Richmond, VA

 

Richard Rubino
Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP
Attorney
Washington, DC

 

Rick Russotti, RN, EMT-P
Firefighter / Paramedic (Retired)
Rochester, NY

 

Robert Ryalls, EMT-P
James City County Fire Department
District Chief
Williamsburg, VA

 

Cheryl St. John
Virginia Beach Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Licensed Professional Counselor
Virginia Beach, VA

 

Jules Kay Scadden, EMT-P
Sac County Ambulance
NAEMT-Director-at-Large
Sac City, IA

 

J.L. Schili, Captain
Gloucester City (NJ) Fire Department
Flight Paramedic
SouthSTAR NJ State Aeromedical Program
Gloucester City, NJ

 

Francis Schmidt
Haymarket, VA

 

Edward Senter Jr., EMT-B
Chesterfield Department of Fire and EMS
Chief of Department
Chesterfield, VA

 

John Sherrill, NREMT-P
Danville Life Saving Crew
Danville, VA

 

Warren Short
Virginia Office of EMS
Training Manager
Glen Allen, VA

 

Richard Sikon, MLA
Va. Dept. of Health, Virginia State Anatomical Program
Operational Director
Richmond, VA

 

Elizabeth Smith, RN, CFRN, NREMT-P
PHI Air Medical
Clinical Educator Coordinator, Northeast
Arrington, VA

 

Susan Smith, RN, EMTB, BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, EVOC, PHTLS, ATLS
Carilion Clinic Life-Guard
Flight Program Director
Roanoke, VA

 

Shannon Southard, RN CCRN CEN ACLS PALS ATCN (ATLS) PHTLS EMT-B
VCU Health Systems
Richmond, VA

 

Timothy Soyars, RN, CEN, NREMT-P
American Mobile Healthcare
Registered Nurse
Lynchburg, VA

 

Eric Stanley, DO
Emergency Physician, OMD
Blacksburg, VA

 

John Stanley
Metro Aviation
Pilot
Norfolk, VA

 

Christopher Stevenson, RN, EMT-B
VCU Health Systems Evans-Haynes
Burn Center
Nurse Clinician
Richmond, VA

 

Matthew R. Streger, Esq, JD, MPA, NREMT-P
David S. Barmak, LLC
Attorney at Law
Princeton, NJ

 

Jack Sullivan
Loss Control Innovations
Director of Training
Richmond, VA

 

Kip Teitsort
DT4EMS
Owner
Springfield, MO

 

Jonathan Teumer, LSW
Alexandria Community Services Board
Emergency Services Team
Alexandria, VA

 

John Todaro, RN, EMT-P
Lowcountry Regional EMS Council
Executive Director
North Charleston, SC

 

Devin Turner, AS, NREMTP
Roanoke Fire and EMS

 

Karen Wagner
VAVRS
Course Coordinator, EMS Leadership Challenge
Shenandoah County, VA

 

Jeremy Wampler, ALS Coordinator
Waynesboro First Aid Crew,
Career Medic, EMT-I, FF II, ACLS Instructor, PALS
Mount Sidney, VA

 

Amy Ward, NREMT-P, AAS-RN, BA, BS
City of Portsmouth Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services
Clinical Care Coordinator, Lead Preceptor, QA/QI Coordinator, ITLS Coordinator, Acting Supervisor and Field Paramedic
Portsmouth, VA

 

Michael Ward, EMT Instructor
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
Firefighter / Medic
Fairfax, VA

 

Mike Watkins, EMT Instructor
Hanover Fire and EMS
Training Officer
Hanover, VA

 

Steven C. Watkins, AAS, NREMT-P
Paramedic
Wilmington, NC

 

Matthew Watson
Tactical Operations Consulting, LLC
President
Stephens City, VA

 

Katherine H. West, BSN, MSEd, CIC
Infection Control Consultant
Manassas, VA

 

James R. Williams, NREMT-P
City of Lovington New Mexico
City Manager
Lovington, NM

 

Christopher M. Woleben , MD, FAAP
Virginia Commonwealth University
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Associate Dean of Student Affairs, School of Medicine
Richmond, VA

 

Dennis Wood, EMT-P
Prince George’s County (MD) Fire/EMS Department
Assistant Chief for EMS
Laurel, MD

 

Stephen Yannarell, EMT-P
Prince William City Fire & Rescue
Battalion Chief
Prince William, VA

 

Allen Yee, MD
Chesterfield Fire and EMS
Operational Medical Director
Chesterfield, VA

 

Matthew Zavadsky, MS-HSA, EMT, EMD Past, EMT-P and EMS Instructor
MedStar EMS
Director of Public Affairs
Fort Worth, TX

 

Gary Zeevi, MD
Bon Secours Virginia Advanced Heart Failure Center & LVAD Program
Medical Director
Richmond, VA