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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Coordinate EMS activities and training for a combination fire-based EMS service with over 200 full-time providers that responds to over 17,000 calls for service annually, to include:- Serve as subject matter expert on EMS to executive staff.- Provide strategic direction and oversight of EMS training programs.- Serve as the CoAEMSP designated lead instructor for an in-house paramedic program taught in cooperation and under the accreditation of VCU Health System. - Serve as the program director for Virginia Office of EMS accredited EMT program.- Coordinate and supervise the departments quality management program, to include writing of policy, designating key performance indicators (KPIs), coordinating peer review committee, conducting reviews and investigations, and provide strategic direction.- Manage the department's ALS Field Training Program.- Manage the department's RSI program.- Serve as the department's liaison to hospitals and other EMS agencies.- Coordinate with the department's EMS Physician to ensure department is providing evidence-based care, to include managing and rewriting the department's Patient Care Guidelines in 2024.- Teach courses (EMT, paramedic, ACLS, PALS, continuing education) as required.- Supervise both uniformed (Senior Firefighter/Paramedic, Firefighter/EMT) and non-uniformed (EMS Instructor) employees. Coordinate and supervise all (>20) part-time EMS instructors.- Serve as a field provider, cleared as a RSI Paramedic and Field Training Officer as required.- Serve as a member of the department's incident management team and provide EOC staffing as necessary.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

• Course coordinator and lead instructor for EMT courses offered at the Western Albemarle Rescue Squad, an all-volunteer EMS agency located in Albemarle County, VA• Students achieved a 95% overall (85% first time) pass rate on the National Registry EMT exam (state average of 75% and 65% respectively)• Integrated active learning management system integration• Instructed the first hybrid (blended learning) EMT course in the Thomas Jefferson EMS Council region.• Serve as lead instructor in volunteer fire academy teaching Firefighter I and II courses, along with other courses as assigned

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

• Primary instructor for advanced American Heart Association (ACLS, PALS) and NAEMT (AMLS, PHTLS) courses in department which educates over 10,000 team members (EMS, RN, MD) annually in BLS and advanced courses• Develop and operationalize novel course delivery methods including leading effort to increase online/hybrid offerings• Implement and maintain outreach and marketing strategies including website development and social media management• Assist with development and delivery of high-fidelity in situ simulation experiences for clinical staff• Deliver lectures and serve as SME for various initial and continuing education courses for physicians, nurses, and EMS providers

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Ashland, Virginia, United States

Manage and direct all aspects of emergency medical services (EMS) training program and CoAEMSP LoR Paramedic Program for a combination fire department of over 200 career employees, including:- Develop and serve as program director for an CoAEMSP LoR-approved academy style paramedic program- Provide strategic direction and oversight of the departments EMS training programs, including short and long range planning, budgeting, and execution.- Supervise instructors assigned to EMS training programs, including uniformed EMS Instructor position.- Serve as lead instructor and course coordinator for all EMS training programs including AHA ACLS and PALS courses, NAEMT courses, and continuing education courses.- Serve as department's liaison to Virginia Office of EMS, NREMT, and the Old Dominion EMS Alliance (ODEMSA).- Serve on various department committees such as the Clinical Services Committee and Medical Control Board.- Support the department through various other duties such as serving in the emergency operations center (EOC) and as a credentialed paramedic.

Charlottesville, Virginia

• Represent the University in mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery activites for planned or unplanned events.• Serve as the primary University liaison at the scene of an emergency incident or in the emergency operations center, acting as the Director's designee as needed and keeping top-level administers advised on the situation• Rapidly deploy the emergency notification system (ENS) and continue to update the University community with accurate information regarding ongoing events.• Manage safety and emergency preparedness related programs at the University, including the public access defibrillation program, emergency telephone system, and emergency management/communications technologies.• Serve as the enterprise-wide administrator of the Veoci emergency management tool.• Serve as the University's safety and emergency preparedness training manager, coordinating requests for classes across the university.• Assist with developing regular functional exercises• Represent the University at local, regional, and state emergency management trainings, seminars, committees and meetings• Conduct research related to safety and emergency preparedness programs• Supervise undergraduate or graduate student interns

Madison, Virginia

• Critical care paramedic in rural north central Virginia. Transport times exceed 30-45 minutes.• Critical care procedures including: Rapid sequence induction (RSI), ACE-inhibitor administration, use of transport ventilators, nitrous oxide administration, field lactate monitoring, and aggressive standing order guidelines.• Work directly with operational medical director to develop multiple protocols and protocol revisions.• Developed revised RSI training program• Serve as duty officer (DO) in absence of EMS Lieutenant, supervising 3-5 other paramedics• Serve as firefighter and technical rescue technician as needed.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Firefighter/Paramedic at one of the busiest international airport systems in the United States (Washington Dulles and National Airports). MWAA FRD collectively responds to over 8,000 calls on and off airport property each year, and is one of the only airports in the United States to provide paramedic level medical response and transport.• Responded to all emergencies occurring on or near airport property, including structural fires and aircraft emergencies, hazardous materials incidents, and emergency medical calls. • Helped oversee a public access defibrillation system, which consisted of nearly 80 devices, and taught CPR/AED/First Aid in an aggressive program, which educated over 200 airport employees annually. The program is credited with having an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) resuscitation rate of over 50%.

Newport News, Virginia

Multiple positions as an undergraduate:• Campus Tour Guide (2007-2009)• Residence Hall Front Desk Assistant (2007-2008)• Summer Leadership Orientation Leader (Summer 2007, 2008, 2009)

Doctor Of Education - Edd

Activities and Societies: Honor Committee Representative, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor FraternityCapstone topic: Transformational.

M.Ed., Higher Education Administration, 3.9

with High Honors Thesis: Baccalaureate degree opportunities as a professionalizing strategy for paramedics.

B.A., Political Science, Leadership

Activities and Societies: President's Leadership Program Scholar, Student Government Association (Chief Justice), CNU Young Democrats.

Critical Care Paramedic, Critical Care Medicine

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (A.A.S.), Emergency Medical Services