Speakers: Vital Signs EMS Conference 2025

John Todaro, BA, NRP, RN, NCEE, CHSE, CSOS
Eagle Emergency Education Consultants
Director

Gene Iannuzzi
Westchester Regional EMS Council
Vice Chair

Steven Kroll
Delmar Bethlehem EMS
Executive Director

Latimer Hoke
Milton Rescue
Advanced EMT

Robert MacKenzie
Lewis County Emergency Management
Director

Doug Wolfberg
Page, Wolfberg, & Wirth
EMS Attorney

Raphael Barishansky, DrPH
EMS & Public Health Consultant

Garra Lloyd-Lester
Suicide Prevention Center of New York State
Coordinator of Community and Coalition Initiatives

Ed Bauter, MBA, MHL, FP-C, CCP-C, NRP
Overrun Productions
CEO

Gary Hecker, RN, CCRN, EMT-CC, CIC, NHDP-C
Baldwin Fire Department
Ex-Captain

Nick Carson, BS, NRP, FP-C, CCP-C, TP-c
Precision, LLC
Flight Paramedic

William Heuser, PharmD, BCCCP, BCEMP, BCNSP
Northwell Health/ Hicksville Fire Department
Critical Care Flight Paramedic

Jay Rodriquez, BS, LP, CD/CBE (DTI), MWS
Obstetrics for EMS
Owner/ Lead Instructor

Kaleb Frierson, MPH, AEMT

Jeff Myers
Clinical Paramedicine, LLC
EMS Physician & Educator

Dan Batsie, MPA, NRP
Vermont Department of Public Safety
Deputy Commissioner

Doug Wildermuth
Clarkson University EMS Education Program
Director of EMS

Scott Russell
The Meter Guys
Owner/ Training Coordinator

Dan Warchol
The Meter Guys
Master Instructor

Aidan O'Connor, Jr.
Greenport Rescue Squad, Inc
Executive Director

Kiersten Spears
Wayne County EMS
Paramedic

Tai Lee
New York Medical College - Center for Disaster Medicine
Assistant Director

Emily Kaplan
New York Medical College
Assistant Director

Edward VanWagner
The University Hospital
Training Center Manager

Jeffrey Zgoda
Twin District Volunteer Fire Company
Fire Chief

Mark Terry, MPA, NRP
National EMS Management Association EMS-FTEP Training
Chair

Jordan Holliday, MD, NRP, CPHQ
SUNY Upstate Medical University
EMS Fellowship Program Director

Lindsay Nausin, DO
SUNY Upstate
EMS Physician

Kaitlyn Lavarnway, DO, NREMT-P
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Emergency Medicine Resident

Robert Finger, BS, RRT, CIC, NRP, CCP-C, FP-C
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Director, Paramedic Education

Heidi Cordi, MD, MPH
Albany Medical Center
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Michael Dailey, MD
Albany Medical Center
Chief of Prehospital and Operational Medicine

Christopher Galton, MD
University of Rochester Medical Center
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Corey Youells, EMT-P, CCEMT-P, FP-C, CIC
Global Medical Response
Regional Manager of Clinical Operations

Tyler Lemay, MD
SUNY Upstate
EMS Fellow

Rebeka Stephen, DO
University of Buffalo
EMS Fellow

Greg May, DO
University of Buffalo
Emergency Medicine Resident

Michael Doyle, DO
Albany Medical Center
EMS Fellow

AJ Halstein, DO
Albany Medical Center
Emergency Medicine Physician & EMS Fellow

Catheryn Bell, NRP, CCEMT-P, CIC
Global Medical Response
Paramedic

Christopher Tanski, MD, MSEd
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Associate Chief Medical Officer

Shane O'Donnell, NRP, FP-C, C-NPT
CHS Mobile Integrated Health Care
Assistant Clinical Care Manager

Mike Taigman, MA, FAEMS
FirstWatch
Improvement Guide

Susan Burnett, PhD, MS, EMT-P, FAEMS
University of Buffalo
Researcher

Jacob Stebel, BA, NRP, CCP-C, C-NPT
Mount Sinai Children's Hospital
Critical Care Paramedic

Steven Friedman, EMT-P

Christopher Fullagar, MD, EMT-P, FACEP
EMS Medical Director

Mitchell Carter-Cyker, EMT-P
Global Medical Response
EMS Transformation Manager

Kevin Gustina, EMT-P, FP-C
AMR Rochester
Clinical Education Specialist

Nicholas Howcraft, EMT-P
Ridge Road Fire District
Battalion Chief

Anthony Almojera
Fire Department of New York
EMS Lieutenant

Jason Bazelow, FP-C, CCEMTP
Lenoir Community College
Flight Paramedic/ Educator

Michael Benenati, EMT-P, EMD
Lagrange Fire District
EMS Administrator

Fredrick Benzel, NRP
Grand Island Fire Dept/Central Community College
Fire Medic, Captain/ Paramedicine Program Lead Instructor

Kate Bergen, BS, NRP, FP-C
Hackensack Meridian Health
Paramedic

Alexander Bleau, BS, EMT
SUNY Upstate
Medical Student

Vincent Calleo, MD
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Medical Director, Upstate New York Poison Center

Kathryn Wright, LCSW-R
New York State Office of Mental Health
Children’s Crisis Services Unit Director

Alexa Coppola, LMSW
New York State Office of Mental Health, Bureau of Crisis, Emergency, and Stabilization Initiatives
Crisis Stabilization Center Program Lead

Luis Castillo, Jr.
Mount Sinai Emergency Medical Services
Quality Coordinator

Melissa Brook, BSBA, NRP, CIC
Elizabethtown Paramedic Program
Clinical Coordinator

Brian Clemency, MD, MBA
University of Buffalo

Bradley Dean, MA, NRP
Rowan County Emergency Services
Battalion Chief / Training Division

James Garside, BS
Suffolk County Police Department
Police Officer/ Paramedic

Elizabeth Harney, NRP, CCP-C, BBA
Baptist Healthcare
EMS Lead CDI Specialist

Staley Dietrich
Northwell Health
ED Nurse

Maia Dorsett, MD, PhD, FAEMS, FACEP
University of Rochester

Alexandra Jabr, PhD, EMT-P
Emergency Resilience
Educator

Will Krost, MD, FACEP, MBA, NRP
CHI St. Joseph Health
Asssociate CMO & Medical Director of Emergency Medicine and EMS; Emergency Physician, and Paramedic