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EMS Advisory Council

Emergency Medical Services Section

Council Appointments 

The council consists of 15 members appointed by the State Surgeon General. Members are appointed for four-year terms with the chair being designated by the State Surgeon General. Additional members include six ex officio representatives appointed by various other state agency heads.

Members 

Air Ambulance Operator
Mark Womack
Term ends: 6/1/2027

Commercial Ambulance Operator
Edward Badamo
Term ends: 6/30/2028

Emergency Nurse
Michael Rushing, RN, MSN
Term ends: 2/29/2028

EMS Administrator (Fire)
VACANT

EMS Administrator (Non-Fire)
Chad Abrams
Term ends: 1/10/2028

EMS Educator
Melissa McNally
Term ends: 6/1/2027

EMT (Fire)
Greg DeWitt, Chair
Term ends: 4/30/2025

EMT (Non-Fire)
Karen Robeson
Term ends: 1/10/2028

Hospital Administrator
Kelly Cullen
Term ends: 1/10/2028

Lay Elderly
Lew Simon
Term ends: 12/2/2025

Layperson
Ronald Perkins
Term ends: 1/10/2028

Paramedic (Fire)
Tim Turner
Term ends: 6/30/2028

Paramedic (Non-Fire)
Amy Stafford
Term ends: 1/10/2028

Physician
Antonio Gandia, MD
Term ends: 12/2/2025

Physician
Peter Pappas, MD
Term Ends: 12/2/2025

Ex Officio 

State EMS Medical Director
Angus Jameson, MD

Department of Education
Lee Chipps-Walton

Office of the Governor, Emergency Management
Kenneth R. DeCastro

Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Joshua Wright

Department of Financial Services
JoAnne Rice

Department of Transportation
Shawn Kinney

Department of Management Services
VACANT
 
EMS for Children Liaison
Phyllis Hendry, MD