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NASEMSO Leadership

The NASEMSO Board of Directors is comprised of the Executive Committee (President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Member-at-Large), Regional Chairs (East, Great Lakes, South, Western Plains, West), and Council Chairs (Data Managers, Education, Medical Directors, Pediatric Emergency Care, Personnel Licensure, Preparedness and Response, and Trauma Managers).

The Board of Directors governs the affairs of the Association in accordance with the Bylaws.

The Board meets monthly. Members can access meeting details on the Meetings page.

Meet our Board of Directors

President

Jason Rhodes

State EMS Director
Rhode Island

Department of Health, Division of EMS

Executive Committee
Term through May 2027

President-Elect

Kraig Kinney

State EMS Director
Indiana
Department of Homeland Security, EMS Division

Executive Committee
Term through May 2027

Immediate Past President

Joe House

Executive Director

Kansas

Board of EMS

Executive Committee
Term through May 2027

Secretary

Steve McCoy

Chief, Bureau of Emergency Medical Oversight

Florida

Division of Emergency Preparedness & Community Support

Executive Committee
Term through May 2027

Treasurer

Justin Romanello

Bureau Chief
New Hampshire
Department of Safety, Division of Fire Standards and Training & EMS

Executive Committee
Term through May 2028

Member-at-Large

Ryan Greenberg

Director

New York

Department of Health, Bureau of EMS and Trauma Systems

Executive Committee
Term through May 2027

DMC Chair

Peter Geissert

EMS & Trauma Data Manager

Oregon
Health Authority

Term through May 2028

EdC Chair

Courtney Newman

State EMS Training Administrator
Georgia

Office of EMS and Trauma

Term through May 2028

MDC Chair

Gail Bradley, MD

State EMS Medical Director

Arizona

Bureau of EMS and Trauma System

Term through May 2027

PEC Council Chair

Greg Edwards

EMS for Children Program Manager

North Carolina
Office of Emergency Medical Services

Term through May 2028

PLC Chair

Mark Herrera

Education, Rural Outreach, & Specialty Systems of Care Manager

Utah
EMS Division

Term through May 2027

PARC Chair

Jonah Raether

Planning and Program Specialist
Rhode Island Center for EMS

Term through May 2027

TMC Chair

Margaret Wogahn

State Trauma Coordinator

Wisconsin EMS Section

Term through May 2028

East Region Chair

Ryan Greenberg

Director

New York

Department of Health, Bureau of EMS and Trauma Systems

Term through May 2028

South Region Chair

Christy Kresse

Section Chief of EMS

Arkansas

Office of Preparedness and Emergency Response Systems

Term through May 2027

Great Lakes Region Chair

Emily Bergquist

Director

Michigan

Division of EMS & Systems of Care

Term through May 2027

Western Plains Region Chair

Tim Wilson

Program Director

Nebraska

Office of Emergency Health Systems

Term through May 2027

West Region Chair

Todd McDowell

Manager

Alaska

Department of Health, Office of EMS

Term through May 2028

Board Alternates

Accordion Widget

Council Chair Elects

DMC: Vacant

EdC: Vacant

MDC: William Fales (Michigan)

PARC: Will Moran (Vermont)

PEC Council: Emily Doroz (District of Columbia)

PLC: Jason Cooney (Maine)

TMC: Alyssa Johnson (Montana)

Accordion Widget

Region Vice Chairs

East: Candace Gardner (New Jersey)

Great Lakes: Dylan Ferguson (Minnesota)

South: Michael Johnson (Georgia)

Western Plains: Erik Bornemeier (Utah)

West: Dana Selover (Oregon)