EMS1 2009 Excellence in EMS Award Judges
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Steve Berry
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Steve Berry, BA, NREMT-P; a former teacher and interpreter for the hearing impaired, Steve has published 10 EMS related cartoon books since his escapades as a paramedic/EMS instructor began 20 years ago. Steve writes a monthly humor column for JEMS Magazine along with cartoon illustrations for both JEMS, Fire Rescue Magazine, and Wildland Firefighter Magazine. A part-time paramedic with the AMR of Colorado Springs, Steve seeks world peace along with frequent flyer mileage. To contact Steve, email notambdrvr@aol.com. Visit www.IAmNotAnAmbulanceDriver.com.
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Angel Clark Burba |
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Angel Clark Burba, MS, EMT-P, NCEE is the President for the NAEMSE and is an Associate Professor and Program Director for the EMS Program at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland. She has been an EMS provider for over 30 years and a paramedic in rural Maryland for the last 18 years. Throughout her career she has worked in EMS in a variety of settings including the US Navy, industry, commercial, volunteer and municipal fire based EMS services. Besides classroom and conference presentations, she has contributed to many EMS textbooks, publications and journals. She is co-author and editor of The Paramedic.
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Kelly Grayson
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Kelly Grayson, NREMT-P, CCEMT-P, is a critical care paramedic in Louisiana. He has spent the past 14 years as a field paramedic, critical care transport paramedic, field supervisor and educator. He is a former president of the Louisiana EMS Instructor Society and board member of the LA Association of Nationally Registered EMTs, and currently operates an EMS training and consulting firm, MEDIC Training Solutions.
He is a frequent EMS conference speaker, and has provided expert content review of several EMS training texts. Kelly is the author of the book En Route: A Paramedic's Stories of Life, Death, and Everything In Between, and the popular blog A Day in the Life of An Ambulance Driver. To contact Kelly, email kelly.grayson@ems1.com.
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Bob Loftus
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Bob Loftus, NREMT-B, is president of the National EMS Museum Foundation. He is currently owner of EMT Chief & Associates, an EMS education & consulting business. A retired Chief Master Sergeant with the United States Air Force Medical Service, he has been a 37-year volunteer BLS instructor, instructor-trainer and/or Regional Faculty in eight states and is currently BLS Regional Faculty for the Central/Southern Illinois Region. To contact Bob, email robert.loftus@mchsi.com.
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Mike McEvoy
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Mike McEvoy, PhD, REMT-P, RN, CCRN, is the EMS coordinator for Saratoga County and the EMS director on the Board of the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs. Formerly a forensic psychologist, he is a clinical specialist in cardiac surgery and teaches critical care medicine at Albany Medical College, where he also co-chairs the Resuscitation Committee and serves on the Formulary Committee. Mike is a paramedic for Clifton Park-Halfmoon Ambulance, chief medical officer for West Crescent Fire Department, and past chair and current member of the New York State EMS Council.
Mike is the Fire-EMS technical editor for Fire Engineering magazine and has authored numerous publications including the book, "Straight Talk About Stress for Emergency Responders." He is also a popular speaker at fire, EMS and medical conferences and is an avid hiker and winter mountain climber in his free time. Contact Mike at mike.mcevoy@ems1.com.
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