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State EMS Committee

Committee Members and Contact Information

Committee Meetings

State EMS Committee meetings are generally held the second Wednesday of each quarter at 1:00 p.m. at the Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, 3760 Highland Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Subcommittees

The State EMS Committee has three subcommittees: Operations; Professional Development; and EMS Grants.

EMS Grants Committee

  • Committee Chair: Ron Morris
  • Committee Members:
    • Joan Balcombe (Medical Advisor)
    • Myron Bateman (Health Director)
    • Nathan Curtis (Law Enforcement)
    • Steve Easterman (Nurse)
    • Ron Johnson (Paramedic)
    • Roger Marett (Hospital Administrator)
    • Don Marrelli (EMT)
    • Mike Mathieu (Fire Chief)
    • Ron Morris (Urban Provider)
    • Kathy Quarnberg (Dispatcher)
  • E-mail: ems-grants@utah.gov
  • Meetings:

Operations Subcommittee

  • Committee Chair: Chad Tucker
  • Committee Members:
    • Rand Andrus (Fire-based EMS Agency)
    • Mark Bair (EMS Agency Medical Director)
    • Tracy Braithwaite (Fire-based EMS Agency)
    • Kade Blackburn (Rural EMS Agency)
    • Bill Butts (Air Medical Agency)
    • Chris DeLamare (Privately-owned EMS Agency)
    • Steve Easterman (Hospital Emergency Department)
    • Tawnya Hunt (Industrial/Corporate)
    • Ronald Johnson (Rural EMS Agency)
    • Brent Mabey (Physician with EMS Experience)
    • Debby Peterson (Urban EMS Dispatch Center)
    • Shelly Peterson (Rural EMS Dispatch Center)
    • Eric Swanson (Air Medical Agency)
    • Rodney "Hoss" Tomkinson (Fire-based EMS Agency)
    • Chad Tucker (Fire-based EMS Agency)
    • Marc West (Fire-based EMS Agency)
    • Garth White (Law Enforcement Agency)
    • Dennis Wyman (Agency Medical Director)
    • Vacant: Trauma Center
    • Vacant: Non-transporting Response Agency
  • E-mail: ems-ops@utah.gov
  • Meetings: See below

Professional Development Subcommittee

  • Committee Chair: Mark Oraskovich, M.D.
  • Committee Members:
    • Kathleen Adelgais, M.D. (Physician)
    • Shanna Alger (EMS Education)
    • Neil Coker (EMT-Basic)
    • Jeff Davis (EMT-Intermediate)
    • Jay Downs (Training Officer)
    • Dave Fluckiger (Air Medical)
    • Eric Hales (Paramedic)
    • Dorrell Henderson (EMT-Basic)
    • Carol Huff (Dispatchers)
    • Marlon Jones (Paramedic)
    • Jack Meersman (Training Officer)
    • Kirk Middaugh (Public Safety)
    • John Miller (Paramedic)
    • Gennie Mulqueen (Nurse (ENA))
    • Mark Oraskovich, M.D. (Agency Medical Director)
    • Nathan Pennington (Course Coordinator)
    • Debby Peterson (Dispatchers)
    • Kim Rowland, M.D. (Agency Medical Director)
    • Dana Shaw (Course Coordinator)
    • Marty Wilson (EMT-Intermediate)
  • E-mail: ems-training@utah.gov
  • Meetings: See below

Operations and Professional Development Subcommittee Meetings

The Operations and Professional Development subcommittees generally both meet on the second Wednesday of the month after the EMS Committee meeting, Professional Development at 10:00 a.m. and Operations at 1:00 p.m., at the Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, 3760 Highland Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Advisory Committees

Emergency Medical Services for Children Advisory Committee

  • Committee Members:
    • Jenny Allred (EMSC Support Services)
    • Jacquie Brooks (Practicing EMS Provider in Utah)
    • Janet Brooks (State Legislature Representative)
    • Stephen Brooks (EMSC Course Coordinator—Assistant)
    • Sharon Chow, RN (Pediatric Hospital Trauma Manager)
    • Tim Cosgrove (State Legislature Representative)
    • Chuck Cruz, RN (EMSC Pediatric Nurse)
    • Judy Geiger, RN (State Hospital Association Representative)
    • Shauna Hatton-Ward (Family Representative)
    • Andrea Hofheins, RN (Emergency Air Transport)
    • Robert Jex, RN (EMSC Program Manager)
    • Halley Keller, MD (Medical Director)
    • Trish Keller (State Injury Prevention Manager)
    • April Larsen, RN (EMS Clinical Consultant)
    • Joshua Legler (EMS Data Specialist)
    • Nancy Mechum (Emergency nurse with state-level leadership in ENA—urban)
    • Chuck Norlin, MD (Pediatrician with state-level leadership in AAP)
    • Andy Ostler (EMSC Course Coordinator—Lead)
    • Paul Patrick (State EMS Administrator)
    • Carolyn Reynolds (Hospital Pediatric Education Representative)
    • Kristy Rigby (Highway Traffic Safety Administrator)
    • Breck Rushton, RN (Emergency nurse with state-level leadership in ENA—rural)
    • Ruth Seed (Emergency nurse with state-level leadership in ENA—urban)
    • Peter Taillac (EMS Medical Director)
    • Amy Trujillo (Practicing EMS Provider in Utah)
    • Jerry Twigs, MD (Rural Pediatrician)
    • Barbara Ward (Children with Special Health Care Needs Representative)
    • Jolene Whitney (State Trauma Manager, State EMS Administrator)
  • E-mail: emsc@utah.gov
  • Meetings:
    • March 23, 2011
    • June 30, 2011
    • November 17, 2011

Trauma System Advisory Committee

  • Committee Chair: Stephen Morris, MD
  • Committee Members:
    • James Beckstrand (UHA member, rural)
    • Mark Billmire, EMT-P (EMS Battalion Chief)
    • Holly Burke, RN (ED Manager)
    • Nancy Chartier, RN (ED Manager)
    • Craig Cook, MD (Level II Trauma Surgeon)
    • Maija Holsti, MD (Pediatric MD)
    • Jason Larson, MD (EMS Medical Director)
    • Clay Mann, PhD (Epidemiologist)
    • Kevin McCarthy, EMT-P (EMS Coordinator—Paramedic)
    • Stephen Morris, MD (Surgeon)
    • Tom White, MD (Trauma Surgeon)
    • Deanna Wolfe, RN (Trauma Center Administrator)
  • E-mail: ems-tsac@utah.gov
  • Meetings:
    • February 9, 2009 (minutes)
    • September 14, 2009 (minutes)
    • November 9, 2009 (minutes)
    • March 15, 2010 (minutes)
    • July 19, 2010 (minutes)
    • September 13, 2010 (minutes)
    • December 13, 2010 (minutes)
    • March 21, 2011 (minutes)
    • July 18, 2011 (minutes)
    • September 19, 2011 (minutes)
    • December 19, 2011
    • March 19, 2012
    • June 18, 2012
    • September 17, 2012
    • December 17, 2012
Updated February 06, 2012