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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 NASEMSO Bylaws.

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

 

Romanello-Treasurer
   Treasurer

Justin Romanello

Bureau Chief
New Hampshire
Department of Safety, Division of Fire Standards and Training & EMS
 Executive Committee
Term through May 2028

 

Greenberg-East
   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 Informatics Research Analyst
Oregon
Emergency Medical Services Program
 Term through May 2028

  EdC Chair

Jamie Vallejo

South Regional Manager
Texas

EMS and Trauma Systems
 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
Margaret Wogahn 5.2026
   TMC Chair

Margaret Wogahn

State Trauma Coordinator

Wisconsin EMS Section
 Term through May 2028
Greenberg-East
   East Region Chair

Ryan Greenberg

Director

New York

Department of Health, Bureau of EMS and Trauma Systems
 Term through May 2028
Kresse
   South Region Chair

Christy Kresse

Section Chief of EMS

Arkansas

Office of Preparedness and Emergency Response Systems
 Term through May 2027
Emily Bergquist
   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
Council Chair Elects

DMC: Gavin Sussman (Texas)

EdC: Jason Rucker (West Virginia)

MDC: William Fales (Michigan)

PARC: Will Moran (Vermont)

PEC Council: Emily Dorosz (District of Columbia)

PLC: Jason Cooney (Maine)

TMC: Alyssa Johnson (Montana)

Accordion Widget
Region Vice Chairs
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)