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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 Member
Term through May 2027

 

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  President-Elect

Kraig Kinney

State EMS Director
Indiana
Department of Homeland Security, EMS Division

 Executive Committee Member
Term through May 2027

 


  Immediate Past President

Joe House

Executive Director

Kansas

Board of EMS

 Executive Committee Member
Term through May 2027

 


  Secretary

Steve McCoy

Chief, Bureau of Emergency Medical Oversight

Florida

Division of Emergency Preparedness & Community Support

Executive Committee Member
Term through May 2027

 

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  Treasurer

Justin Romanello

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

 Executive Committee Member
Term through May 2026

 

Greenberg-East
  East Region Chair

Ryan Greenberg

Director

New York

Department of Health, Bureau of EMS and Trauma Systems

Executive Committee Member 
Term through May 2027

  DMC Chair

Amber Viitanen

EMS Data Manager

Colorado
Health Facilities & EMS Division

 Term through May 2026

  EdC Chair

Richard Rhodes

Deputy Director of Education
Georgia

Office of EMS and Trauma

 Term through May 2027

  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

Assistant Health Program Administrator
Rhode Island Center for EMS

 Term through May 2027

  TMC Chair

Wendy O'Hare

Trauma Program Director

Kansas
Department of Health & Environment

 Term through May 2026
Greenberg-East
  East Region Chair

Ryan Greenberg

Director

New York

Department of Health, Bureau of EMS and Trauma Systems

 Term through May 2026
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 2026

Board Alternates

Accordion Widget
Council Chair Elects
Council Chair Elects

DMC: Chad Pore (Kansas)

EdC: Courtney Newman (Vermont)

MDC: William Fales (Michigan)

PARC: Vacant

PEC Council: Emily Doroz (District of Columbia)

PLC: Jason Cooney (Maine)

TMC: Margaret Wogahn (Wisconsin)

Accordion Widget
Region Vice Chairs
Region Vice Chairs

East: Candace Gardner (New Jersey)

Great Lakes: Dylan Ferguson (Minnesota)

South: Michael Johnson (Georgia)

Western Plains: Aaron Koehler (Wyoming)

West: Dana Selover (Oregon)