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REGISTER ONLINE AT EMSWORLDEXPO.COM 43 Christine Alvarez, BS, EMT-P, is director of prehospital care programs for LaGuardia Community College CUNY in Long Island City, Queens, NY. Peter Antevy, MD, is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in South Florida, assistant professor of pediatrics at the FAU School of Medicine, and the founder of Pediatric Emergency Standards Inc. He serves as the medical director for Davie Fire-Rescue, Southwest Ranches Fire Rescue and American Ambulance, and is the associate medical director for seven other agencies. Paul Banerjee, MD, is medical director for Polk County Fire Rescue, SWAT Team medical director for Polk County Sheriff's Offce and Lake County Sheriff's Offce, and associate medical director for Osceola Regional Medical Center in Florida. Raphael M. Barishansky, MPH, MS, CPM, is a solutions-driven consultant working with EMS agencies, emergency management and public health organizations. He previously served as the Director of the Offce of EMS at the Connecticut Department of Public Health (2012-2015). Eric Bauer, BS, FP-C, CCP-C, C-NPT, is the founder/ CEO and lead educator for FlightBridgeED, LLC. Steve Berry, BA, NREMT-P, is an active paramedic with Southwest Teller County EMS in Colorado. He's the author of the cartoon book series, I'm Not An Ambulance Driver. Jason Boitnott, BSN, RN, NRP, is a paramedic/ registered nurse from Texas. He is passionate about free, open access medical education. Paul Bollinger, MPH, has over 25 years of experience in the feld of EMS and health system development at the local, national and international levels. He is currently a senior project manager with Health Share of Oregon in Portland, OR, and is the point person for community paramedicine within his organization. Paul is also an affliate instructor at Oregon Health & Science University. Scott Bourn, PhD, RN, EMT-P, serves as senior vice president of quality measurement and improvement at Evolution Health (EvH). Prior to joining EvH in 2015, he served as vice president of clinical practices and research at American Medical Response, leading the development of a unifed strategy for quality measurement and improvement across AMR's 40-state footprint. Ken Bouvier, NREMT-P, is deputy chief of operations for New Orleans EMS. He served as NAEMT president from 2004–2006 and received the Rocco Morando EMS Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. Christopher Boyer, MPA, NR-P, FP-C, is the simulation coordinator and a lead instructor in the paramedic program at Delaware Technical Community College in Dover, DE. David Brenner, MS, EMT-P, is paramedic program faculty for LaGuardia Community College CUNY, in Long Island City, Queens, NY. Lafe Bush is the director of emergency services for The Valley Health System. Lafe has more than 20 years EMS experience and has held the positions of certifed instructor coordinator, adjunct faculty member and clinical coordinator. Carissa Caramanis O'Brien, EMT-B, is president of Red Box Communications, a company specializing in communications and social strategy consulting for healthcare and EMS. She has also been dedicated to education programs for sudden cardiac arrest through her efforts with the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, now serving on its Board of Directors. Jason Clark, CCEMT-P, FP-C, NRP, C-NPT, CMTE, is currently a clinical educator and business development manager for Erlanger LIFE FORCE Air Medical in Chattanooga, TN. John R. Clark, JD, MBA, NRP, FP-C, CCP-C, CMTE, is a paramedic and lawyer who is the Chief Operating Offcer of the International Board of Specialty Certifcation (IBSC)—formerly the Board for Critical Care Transport Paramedic Certifcation (BCCTPC). Kevin Collopy, BA, FP-C, CCEMT-P, NRP, CMTE, is an EMS educator, e-content developer, author and clincal researcher with over 100 publications. He also coordinates the education for AirLink/VitaLink Critical Care Transport in Wilmington, NC, and is the IAFCC board vice president. Kevin Creek is the Community Paramedic Supervisor for Eagle County Paramedic Services in Eagle County, CO. With the honor of being the frst community paramedic in Colorado and the frst rural CP in the nation, he helped build the program from the ground up writing protocols, policies and procedures. Michael W. Dailey, MD, is an associate professor of emergency medicine at Albany Medical College in Albany, NY. Currently, he serves New York State as a member of the State Medical Advisory Committee. He was the medical director and a primary investigator for the NYS Pilot Project for Basic Life Support naloxone. Shannon Daniel works for the Richmond Ambulance Authority in Richmond, VA, as the Training Manager. She has 20 years of EMS experience and is currently working on her PhD in Adult Education Leadership. Heather Davis, EdD, NREMT-P, holds a Doctorate in Education from the University of Southern California. She is the paramedic program director at UCLA Center for Prehospital Care. She is a published author, national speaker and National Registry Board Member. Lisa DeBoer is president of Pedi-Ed-Trics, a pediatric emergency medical education company. Scott DeBoer, RN, MSN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, CPEN, EMT-P, is an ER/critical care transport nurse and the founder of Pedi-Ed-Trics. Karen DiDonato began her career at NIH and has over 20 years of clinical research experience. She currently serves as the director of medical affairs at AcelRx, a small biotech company developing innovative therapies for acute pain. Jeff Dill is founder of the Firefghter Behavioral Health Alliance and a retired fre captain from Palatine Rural Fire Protection District in Inverness, IL. Rom Duckworth is a dedicated emergency responder and award-winning educator with more than 25 years of experience working in career and volunteer fre departments, hospital healthcare systems, and public and private emergency medical services. He is currently a career fre captain and paramedic EMS coordinator. Dr Linda Dykes MBBS (Hons) FRCEM PGCertMedEd graduated from Newcastle Medical School in 1996. After training in emergency medicine in the North East and Mersey regions of England, she was appointed as a consultant in emergency medicine in Bangor, Wales, in 2005. She is also a qualifed GP (family physician). She is an honorary associate medical director for the Welsh Ambulance Service. Chris Ebright, BEd, NRP, is an EMS education coordinator with the National EMS Academy in Louisiana. David Ellis, BS, CCEMT-P, FP-C, CMTE, is an EMS professional with more than 19 years of experience including both rural and urban EMS, air medical care, management and education. He is the program manager for EagleMed LLC. Rob Farmer is director of public safety for Lee County, FL. He is responsible for all countywide Department of Public Safety operations, which include emergency medical services, emergency telecommunications and fre/EMS dispatch, emergency management and all E-911/government communications network infrastructure for the 1210+ sq. mile Cape Coral-Ft. Myers metropolitan area. Dan Fellows joined the Richmond (VA) Ambulance Authority in 1995, where he has amassed two decades of emergency vehicle maintenance and design experience. He is a graduate of Nashville Auto Diesel College and a licensed Virginian State Inspector. Jay Fitch is a founding member of Fitch & Associates, a leading consulting frm in emergency services now celebrating more than three decades of service. Carl Flores is New Orleans EMS deputy director/ chief of EMS. Gustavo Flores, MD, is a physician and paramedic from San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is director of Emergency & Critical Care Trainings LLC. Dan Flynn, NRP, RN-BSN, BS, joined New Orleans EMS in 2003. He is one of the popular crew members featured on A&E;'s hit TV documentary series Nightwatch. Edward Gabriel is the principal deputy assistant secretary for preparedness and response at HHS. He was global director, crisis management and business continuity at The Walt Disney Company & NYC Deputy Commissioner of Emergency Management. He served 27 years with FDNY EMS. FACULTY