2014-2015 Council

The Council is an organization-based non-profit corporation. The Council consists of more than 80 organizations representing every facet of EMS in Pennsylvania. Each organization appoints a representative and one alternate to serve on the Council. Our member organizations include representatives of ambulance services, hospitals, health care providers, and firefighters, among others.
Anne Klimke
Albert Einstein Med Center - EMS Division
Douglas Garretson
Allegheny County EMS Council
Senior Director of Operations
William Plunkett
Allegheny County EMS Council
CHIEF
Peter Martin
Donald Dereamus
Ambulance Association of PA
Director of EMS
Heather Harris
Ambulance Association of PA
Executive Director
Krista Brands
American Trauma Society, Pennsylvania Division
Gregory Frailey
Best Practices of Pennsylvania
Regional Medical Director
Gerhard Senula
Best Practices of Pennsylvania
Everitt Binns
Binns and Associates, LLC
Michele Rymdeika
Bucks County Emergency Health Services Council, Inc
EMS Education Coordinator
Charles Pressler
Bucks County Squad Chief`s Association
Tim Hinchcliff
Burholme EMS
Richard Pearson
Lancaster EMS
Ronald Roth
UPMC Presbyterian
Associate Medical Director
Walt Stoy
Center For Emergency Medicine Of Western Pennsylvania, Inc
Director of Education (Retired)
Robert Mateff
Cetronia Ambulance Corps.
Director of Operations
Russell Leets
Chal-Brit Regional EMS / Chalfont EMS
Harry Moore
Chester Co Dept of Emergency Services
Deputy Director for Field Services/EMS
John Applegate
Chester County EMS Council, Inc.
Leo Scaccia
Chester County EMS Council, Inc.
ALS Supervisor
Matthew Brett
City of Allentown EMS
Bryan Fritz
City of Allentown EMS
Ronald Romano
City of Pittsburgh-Bureau Of Emergency Medical Services
Amera Gilchrist
City of Pittsburgh-Bureau Of Emergency Medical Services
Scott Krater
County of Schuylkill - Office of Public Safety
John Matz
County of Schuylkill - Office of Public Safety
Nathan Harig
Cumberland Goodwill EMS
Robert Pine
Cumberland Goodwill EMS
Mark Martz
Danville Ambulance Service
David Kirchner
Eastern Lebanon County School District (ELCO)
EMT Program Director (Ret.)
John Kloss
Eastern PA EMS Council
Deputy Director
Jason Smith
Eastern PA EMS Council
C. Steven Lyle
Emergency Health Services Federation, Inc.
Director
Michael Reihart
Emergency Health Services Federation, Inc.
Regional Medical Director
Kay Ella Bleecher
Emergency Nurses Association, PA
Eric Resch
Emergency Nurses Association, PA
Christopher Heile
UPMC Horizon
Prehospital Coordinator
William McClincy
EMMCO West, Inc.
Executive Director
Thomas McElree
EMS West
Executive Director
Brian Shaw
EMS West
Bryan Smith
First Aid & Safety Patrol of Lebanon
Jeffrey Tremel
Fraternal Association of Professional Paramedics
Justin Sypolt
Fraternal Association of Professional Paramedics
Craig Wheeler
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
William Wells
Good Fellowship Ambulance and EMS Training Institute
Jeffrey Lubin
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Steven Meador
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Emergency Physician
Robert McCaughan
Highmark Inc.
VP, Pre-Hospital Care Services
Duane Spencer
Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council
J.R. Henry
J R Henry Consulting
President
Michael Henry
J R Henry Consulting
Guy Barber
Jeffstat
Raymond Birkmire
Jeffstat
Leslie Martzall
Lancaster County EMS Council
Barbara Parks
Lancaster County EMS Council
Henry Rennie
Penn Medicine - Lancaster General Hospital
EMS/Communications Manager
Carla Leed
Penn Medicine - Lancaster General Hospital
Director of Trauma/Emgcy Services
Kyle Hitz
Lawn Fire Co. Ambulance
Steve Mrozowski
Lawn Fire Co. Ambulance
Joel Rutkowski
Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad
William Miller
LTS EMS Council
Mark Giangiulio
Riddle Hospital - Main Line Health System
David Brown
Montgomery County Regional EMS Office
Executive Director
Jerry Chellman
Murrysville Medic One
Darrick Gerano
Murrysville Medic One
Administrative Director
David Kirchner
Myerstown First Aid Unit
EMT Program Director
Ryan Hay
National Collegiate EMS Foundation
Scott Savett
National Collegiate EMS Foundation
David Hayes
National Ski Patrol
Specialist E911
Steve Bailey
Non-Profit Emergency Services of Beaver County
Robert Lordo
Dorothy Jones
Northeast PA Volunteer Ambulance Association
James Mccusker
Northeast PA Volunteer Ambulance Association
EMS Chairman
Scott Kingsboro
Northwest EMS Inc.
Operations Manager
Suzette Kreider
Northwest EMS Inc.
Bryan Wexler
Pennsylvania ACEP
Robert Shank
Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers Society
Susan Baro
Pennsylvania Committee On Trauma-American College of Surgeons
Dr.
David Scaff
Pennsylvania Committee On Trauma-American College of Surgeons
Dr.
Thomas Savage
Pennsylvania Fire and Emergency Services Institute
Executive Director
Rep pending appointment
Pennsylvania Medical Society
Jack Jallo, MD
Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society
Rep pending appointment
Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society
John Damiano
Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association
Gary W Welch
Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association
Dave Chiaramonte
Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association
Adam Sedlock
Pennsylvania Psychological Association
David Lynch
Pennsylvania Search & Rescue Council
Captain/EMT
Howard Fugate
Pennsylvania Society of Internal Medicine
V. Joshua Fremberg
Pennsylvania State University, The
J. David Jones
Pennsylvania State University, The
EMS Manager
Juliet Altenburg
Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation
Executive Director
Rep pending appointment
Philadelphia Fire Fighters Union Iaff Local 22
Rep pending appointment
Philadelphia Paramedic Association
Jesse Coale
Thomas Jefferson University
Dale Mcglaughlin
Public Safety Training Associates
Melissa Dehoff
Rehabilitation And Community Providers Association
David Tepper
Second Alarmers Association And Rescue Squad of Montgomery County, Inc.
Timothy Nilson
Seven Mountains EMS Council
Director
Patrick Shoop
Seven Mountains EMS Council
Mike Gerisch
Southern Chester County EMS
Robert Hotchkiss
Southern Chester County EMS
J.R. Henry
Valley Ambulance Authority
President
Tom Alleman
Special Events EMS, Inc
Heather Baublitz
Special Events EMS, Inc
Kermit Gorr
St Luke's University Health Network
Jeffrey Yanochko
St Luke's University Health Network
Mike Brandt
Star Career Academy
James McCusker
State Firemen's Association of PA
EMS Chairman
Donald Dereamus
Suburban EMS
Director of EMS
Charles Stutzman
UPMC Susquehanna
John Getty
Tioga County EMS Council
Cheryl Reppert
Topton A L Community Ambulance Service
Curt Neil
UPMC Presbyterian
Myron Rickens
UPMC Presbyterian
William Niehenke
West York Ambulance
Patrick Doyle
Volunteer Medical Service Corps of Lower Merion and Narberth
Deputy Chief
Alvin Wang
Volunteer Medical Service Corps of Lower Merion and Narberth
VMSC Board of Directors
Thomas Yeich
Wellspan York Hospital
Gary Vinnacombe
West Grove Fire Company
EMS Manager
Denise Manley
Westmoreland County EMS Council Inc
Randy Margarcelli
Westmoreland County EMS Council Inc
Gregory Frailey
Williamsport Area Ambulance Service Cooperative dba Susquehanna Regional EMS
Medical Director
Michael Seiler
Williamsport Area Ambulance Service Cooperative dba Susquehanna Regional EMS
Carl Homa
Temple Health System Transport Team, Inc.