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ADVISORY BOARD James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP Medical Advisor, Washington Township Fire Department, Dayton, OH; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH; Director of Clinical Operations, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Canton, OH Raphael M. Barishansky, MPH P rogram Chief, Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Prince George’s County (MD) Health Department Bernard Beckerman, MD, FACEP Associate Professor, Physician Assistance Program, School of Health and Behavioral Sciences, York College (CUNY), Jamaica, NY Tom Bouthillet, NREMT-P Lieutenant, Hilton Head Island (SC) Fire & Rescue Kenneth Bouvier, NREMT-P Administrative Liaison, New Orleans EMS; NAEMT, Director at Large; Past President, NAEMT, 2004–2006 Chris Cebollero, NREMT-P Chief, EMS, Christian Hospital, St Louis, MO Will Chapleau, EMT-P, RN, TNS Manager, ATLS Program, American College of Surgeons Alan R. Cowen, MA, EMT-P Deputy Fire Chief (ret.), Los Angeles City Fire Department, CA; Associate Professor of Emergency Services, Los Angeles Valley College Michael W. Dailey, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Albany Medical College, NY Thom Dick Quality Care Coordinator, Platte Valley Ambulance Service, Brighton, CO Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P Director of Education, CentreLearn Solutions, LLC; Lead Instructor, Wilderness Medical Associates Edward J. Gabriel, MPA, EMT-P, CEM Director, Crisis Management, The Walt Disney Company; Past Deputy Commissioner of Planning and Preparedness, New York City Office of Emergency Management; Chief, Division Commander, FDNY EMS (ret.) William E. Gandy, JD, LP EMS Educator and Consultant, Tucson, AZ Erik S. Gaull, NREMT-P, CEM Vice President, Hagerty Consulting, Washington, DC; Master Firefighter/ Paramedic, Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department, Potomac, MD HOW TO CONTACT US Mail: EMS World Magazine P.O. 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Hellman, MD, FAAP, FACEP Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Tim Hillier, Advanced Care Paramedic D irector of Professional Development, M.D. Ambulance, Saskatoon, SK Canada Lou Jordan PIO, Fire Police Officer, Union Bridge (MD) Fire Department C.T. “Chuck” Kearns, MBA, EMT-P EMS Consultant G. Christopher Kelly, JD Attorney at Law, Atlanta, GA; Chief Legal Officer, EMS Consultants, Ltd. Skip Kirkwood, MS, JD, EMT-P, EFO, CMO Chief, Emergency Medical Services Division, Wake County, NC William S. Krost, MBA, NREMT-P A djunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University Ken Lavelle, MD, FACEP, NREMT-P Attending Physician, Deputy Chief of EMS, Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA Todd J. LeDuc, MS, CFO, CEM Assistant Fire Chief, Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Mark D. Levine, MD, FACEP Assistant Professor, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine; Medical Director, St. Louis (MO) Fire Dept. Tracey Loscar, NREMT-P Training Supervisor, UMDNJ - University Hospital EMS, Newark, NJ Paul M. Maniscalco, MPA, EMT-P Senior Research Scientist & Principal Investigator, The George Washington University Office of Homeland Security–Grants and Training; Deputy Chief/Paramedic (ret.), FDNY EMS; President, International Association of EMS Chiefs (IAEMSC) Norman E. McSwain, Jr., MD Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA Richard W. Patrick, MS, CFO, EMT-P, FF D irector, Medical First Responder Coordination, Office of Health Affairs–Medical Readiness, U.S. DHS, Washington, DC Tim Perkins, BS, EMT-P E MS Systems Planner, Virginia Office of EMS, Virginia Department of Health, Glen Allen, VA Carl J. Post, PhD EMS Consultant, Lawrenceville, NJ Michael E. Poynter, EMT-P Flight Paramedic, University of Kentucky Air Medical Service, Lexington, KY; Tactical Paramedic, FBI SWAT Team, Louisville, KY Mike Rubin, BS, NREMT-P Paramedic, Gaylord Opryland, Nashville, TN Angelo Salvucci Jr., MD, FACEP Medical Director, Santa Barbara County & Ventura County EMS, CA Mike Smith, BS, MICP Program Chair, EMS Programs, Tacoma (WA) Community College Matthew R. Streger, JD, MPA, NREMT-P Associate, Kern, Augustine, Conroy & Schoppman, PC, Bridgewater, NJ Cindy Tait, MICP, RN, PHN, MPH P resident, Center for Healthcare Education, Inc., Riverside, CA William F. Toon, EdD, NREMT-P Battalion Chief - Training, Johnson County (KS) EMS: MED-ACT John Todaro, BA, REMT-P, RN, TNS, NCEE Executive Director, Lowcountry Regional EMS Council, North Charleston, SC David Wampler, PhD, LP Assistant Professor, Emergency Health Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX Paul A. Werfel, MS, NREMT-P Director, Paramedic Program, Clinical Asst. 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