The International Association of Emergency Medical Services Chiefs (IAEMSC) announced the results of its 2012 election of officers. The latest
association officers were seated on March 1st and will serve two year terms.
William Sugiyama of the Oakland (CA) Fire Department was installed as IAEMSC President, following a two-year term as President-Elect and succeeds Chief Lawrence Tan of New Castle County (DE) EMS.
The current IAEMSC leadership
includes:
• Vice-President: Chief Robert McCaughan
Pittsburgh (PA) EMS
• Secretary: Chief Brendan Kearney
Boston (MA) EMS
• Treasurer: Chief Christian Callsen
Austin-Travis County (TX) EMS (Ret.)
• Directors (At Large): Chief Peter Howes (2014)
San Francisco (CA) Fire Department (Ret.)
Chief Chris Colangelo (2014)
Wake County (NC) EMS
Chief Martin VanBuren (2013)
Hennepin County (MN) EMS
Chief Patricia Dukes (2014)
Metro Chiefs Section Chair
Honolulu (HI) EMS
Chief Dean Wilkinson (2013)
Essex-Windsor EMS (Canada)
Chief James Cole (2013)
San Juan Island (WA) EMS
Chief James Robinson of Denver (CO) EMS was selected as President-Elect, and will become IAEMSC President in 2014.
The International Association of EMS Chiefs (IAEMSC) is a non-profit professional association established to support, promote and advance the leadership of response entities and to advocate for the EMS profession.
The IAEMSC membership consists of leaders from both career and volunteer EMS organizations, representing a diverse group of public and private EMS agencies that respond to over 3.3 million emergencies and transport over 2.78 million patients each year. The IAEMSC hosts
an annual EMS Leadership Summit in Washington, DC.
Additional information regarding the IAEMSC and membership opportunities is available at their web site located at www.iaemsc.org.
