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David Miller, BS, C-NPT, CP-C, FP-C, is a community paramedic at Eagle County Paramedic Services (ECPS) spearheading the community paramedic program.

Peter Sanders is public information director at the Los Angeles City Fire Department. He is a senior-level communications professional with 18 years of crisis communications, marketing, strategic media relations and journalism experience. Sanders was previously the deputy mayor for communications for the City of Los Angeles and worked as a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Prior to communications, Sanders was a NREMT-paramedic and worked for various 911 systems in California and Texas.

Samantha Hilker is the founder of Hilker Project & Strategy Management, LLC, a lover of books and favors a facilitative leadership style. She believes the future of EMS resides in our ability to build relationships, work together and play nice in the proverbial sandbox. She is a licensed paramedic in the state of Wisconsin, and her passion for patient care is still a driver for her personally and professionally. She has held positions as a paramedic, supervisor, staff development manager and project manager. Hilker has successfully led and managed organizational change, process improvement and public engagement efforts. After finishing her master’s degree in organizational leadership, she started her own company with a goal of helping more EMS and healthcare organizations strengthen their leadership teams, effectively share their stories and better engage the communities they serve.

Bradley M. Pinsky is an attorney with Pinsky Law Group, representing approximately 500 first response agencies in New York. He is a first responder with over 30 years of experience and had served as the fire chief of his combination fire department for nearly four years. Pinsky lectures throughout the country on topics important to first responders.

Josh Bradshaw is community resource manager, Advanced Medical Transport in Peoria, Illinois.

Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal (Retired) Dan Phillips, is national director of Responder Health, an innovative program that focuses on supporting first responders.

Colby Davis has been in the fire service for 15 years, 11 years of which in Dekalb County (Georgia) Fire Rescue where he is currently a captain, while also working as the assistant chief of training for Dallas Bay Fire Rescue in Tennessee; both organizations are ISO Class 2. Davis has a bachelor’s degree from Columbia Southern University where he studied fire administration/arson investigation, and he is currently enrolled in Oklahoma State University for his master’s degree in fire administration and emergency management. At Dekalb County Fire Rescue, Davis assists with the training division in teaching all instructor courses and fire officer courses. At Dallas Bay Fire Rescue, Davis instructs all aspects of the fire service, from basic firefighter to officer-level courses.

Ernesto M. Rodriguez, MA, LP, is EMS chief (ret.), Austin-Travis County EMS.

Tanir Ami is the CEO of the CARESTAR Foundation. For over 20 years, she has led organizations including community clinics, advocacy organizations and charitable foundations. Tanir has focused her career on developing programs to advance health and safety for vulnerable Californians.

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Hilary Gates, MAEd, NRP, is the director of educational strategy for Prodigy EMS and is a consultant for 410 Medical, Inc. She is a volunteer paramedic in the Alexandria (VA) Fire Department and teaches in the School of Education at American University in Washington, D.C., and in the Emergency Medicine program at University of Pittsburgh. Beginning her career as a volunteer EMT with the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad in Montgomery County, Md., Gates became a full-time paramedic, EMT instructor and FTO at AFD, and then served as senior editorial and program director for EMS World. Gates implemented AFD’s MIH/CP program in 2017 and has extensive experience as an EMS educator, symposium presenter, and quality improvement trainer.

Rob Lawrence has been a leader in civilian and military EMS for over a quarter of a century. Currently, he works on both coasts in part-time roles as director of strategic implementation of PRO EMS Cambridge, Massachusetts, and as executive director of the California Ambulance Association. Rob is also the principal of Robert Lawrence Consulting. He previously served as the chief operating officer of Paramedics Plus in Alameda County, California, and COO of the Richmond Ambulance Authority (Virginia), which won both state and national EMS Agency of the Year awards during his 10-year tenure. Rob also writes and podcasts at EMS1, is a member of the EMS1 Editorial Advisory Board, and co-hosts the popular FirstWatch “Conversations that Matters” web series. Rob is a former board member of the American Ambulance Association and currently serves as chair of its Communications Committee and as a member of the media rapid response task force, providing media response to national industry-related news inquiries.