PURPOSE OF THE STATE EMS ADVISORY BOARD
The purpose of the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board is to advise the State Board of Health concerning the administration of the statewide emergency medical care system and emergency medical services vehicles maintained and operated to provide transportation to persons requiring emergency medical treatment, and reviewing and making recommendations on the Statewide Emergency Medical Services.
አማካሪ ቦርድ
የቦርድ አባላት
የአማካሪ ቦርድ አባላት
This roster provides the current membership of the State EMS Advisory Board. Where available, links are provided to the organizations the board members represent.| ድርጅት ተወክሏል። | ስም | Advisory Board Committee(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Society of Virginia link | ክፍት | |
| Member of General Public | Rebecca ቅርንጫፍ ግሪፈን | |
| OEMS Region 1 Representative | Theresa Diane Kingsley-Varble | ደንቦች እና ደንቦች |
| OEMS Region 2 Representative | Marion Rickman | |
| OEMS Region 3 Representative | ክፍት | |
| OEMS Region 4 Representative | John Morgan | |
| OEMS Region 5 Representative | Joseph Adam Williams | Emergency Management (Chair) |
| OEMS Region 6 Representative | ሊዛ ባበር | |
| OEMS Region 7 Representative | ጄምስ ሬይኖልድስ | Trauma Administration and Governance Committee (Chair) |
| Virginia Ambulance Association link | ስቲቭ Higgins | |
| Virginia Association of Counties link | ሜሊሳ ሜዶር | Training and Certification Committee (Chair) |
| Virginia Association of First Responders link (formerly VAVRS) | ኪም ክሬግ | Rules and Regulations (Chair) |
| Virginia Association of First Responders link (formerly VAVRS) | ብሩስ ስትራትተን | |
| Virginia Association of Governmental EMS Administrators link | ጄሰን ስትሮውድ | |
| Virginia Association of Public Safety Communications Officials link | Madison Blaska | የአደጋ ጊዜ አስተዳደር ኮሚቴ |
| Virginia Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics link | ፓትሪክ McLaughlin | |
| Virginia Chapter - American College of Surgeons link | Paula Ferrada, MD (Advisory Board Chair) | Executive Committee |
| Virginia Chapter of International Association of Fire Fighters link | David Hupp | |
| Virginia College of Emergency Physicians link | Joseph Lang | Medical Direction Committee (Chair) |
| Virginia Fire Chiefs Association link | Brian Frankel | EMS Workforce Resilience (Chair) |
| Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association link | Beth Matish (Advisory Board Vice-Chair) | Executive Committee |
| Virginia Municipal League link | Ernest Rush | |
| Virginia State Council Emergency Nurses Association link | ክፍት | |
| Virginia State Firefighters Association link | ዋልተር ቤይሊ |
2026 Advisory Board Meeting Schedule
2026 የስብሰባ ቀናት
የክልል EMS አማካሪ ቦርድ ስብሰባ
የካቲት 6 ፣ 2026 ፣ 10 00 – 11 00 am
የህዝብ ደህንነት ማሰልጠኛ ማዕከል (PSTC)
7093 ብሮድ ኔክ ሮድ
ሃኖቨር፣ ቨርጂኒያ 23069
State EMS Advisory Board Meeting
May 1, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Public Safety Training Center (PSTC)
7093 Broad Neck Road
Hanover, Virginia 23069
State EMS Advisory Board Meeting
August 7, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Public Safety Training Center (PSTC)
7093 Broad Neck Road
Hanover, Virginia 23069
State EMS Advisory Board Meeting
November 6, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Public Safety Training Center (PSTC)
7093 Broad Neck Road
Hanover, Virginia 23069
Advisory Board Documents
Advisory Board Bylaws State EMS Advisory Board
All Virtual Public Meeting Policy State EMS Advisory Board
Remote Participation of Board or Committee Members State EMS Advisory Board
Advisory Board Code of Ethics State EMS Advisory Board
Electronic Meeting Guide Virginia FOIA Council
**The Virginia Office of EMS will no longer post agendas and minutes for the EMS Advisory Board or its committees.**
Minutes and agendas can be located on Virginia Town Hall.
አማካሪ ቦርድ ኮሚቴዎች
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES
The Rules and Regulation Committee is charged with ensuring the system’s regulations are reflective of the needs and operation of EMS agencies and to aid in ensuring there is high quality service delivery within the Commonwealth. This is accomplished by environmental monitoring and collecting input related to the Rules and Regulations. The Committee will also be responsible for developing regulations because of new or revised legislation and/or Code changes at the Federal and State level.
የስብሰባ መርሃ ግብር
Rules and Regulations Committee Meeting
August 6, 2026 9:15 am – 10:00 am
Public Safety Training Center (PSTC)
7093 Broad Neck Road
Hanover, Virginia 23069
OEMS Staff Liaison
Ron Passmore
| የኮሚቴው አቀማመጥ | ስም | ቁርኝት |
|---|---|---|
| ወንበር | ኪም ክሬግ | Virginia Association of First Responders |
| ምክትል ሊቀመንበር | ቤት አዳምስ | VACO/VML |
| አባል | ኮዲ ጃክሰን | አባል-በ-ትልቅ |
| አባል | ቴሬዛ ኪንግስሊ-ቫርብል | አባል-በ-ትልቅ |
| አባል | David Hupp | የቪኤ ፕሮፌሽናል የእሳት አደጋ ተከላካዮች (ቪፒኤፍኤፍ) |
| አባል | ጃኔት Blankenship | የ VA የመንግስት ኢኤምኤስ አስተዳዳሪዎች ማህበር (VAGEMSA) |
| አባል | ካረን ኦውንስ | የክልል EMS ምክር ቤት ተወካይ |
| አባል | ስቲቭ Higgins | የቪኤ አምቡላንስ ማህበር (ቪኤኤ) |
| አባል | ጄሰን ስትሮውድ | በትልቁ አባል |
| አባል | ድሩ ዴ ሄቨን | የ VA የእሳት አደጋ አለቃ ማህበር (VFCA) |
The Emergency Management Committee, through the Advisory Board, shall focus on providing recommendations and guidance for EMS agencies in Virginia to enhance and assist in their development and incorporation of strategies for approaching the four phases of emergency management and using those phases to best prepare and respond as an EMS agency. The committee will also assist the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services in the development and revision of Emergency Management Training Programs that focus on the pre- hospital area of EMS and emergency management.
የስብሰባ መርሃ ግብር
የአደጋ ጊዜ አስተዳደር ኮሚቴ
August 6, 2026 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Public Safety Training Center (PSTC)
7093 Broad Neck Road
Hanover, Virginia 23069
OEMS Staff Liaison
Sam Burnette
Membership Under Review and Update
The EMS Workforce Resilience Committee reviews, develops, and recommends recruitment, retention, leadership and management programs and services designed to help EMS agencies maintain and increase their human resources to deliver prompt, high quality emergency medical care while meeting the emergency medical services demands and expectations of the communities they serve. The EMS Workforce Resilience Committee will recommend policies and practices for the development of EMS provider health and safety programs, including physical and mental health and wellness, peer support, and critical incident stress management (CISM).
የስብሰባ መርሃ ግብር
EMS Workforce Resilience Committee
August 6, 2026 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
Public Safety Training Center (PSTC)
7093 Broad Neck Road
Hanover, Virginia 23069
OEMS Staff Liaison
Kari Magner
| አቀማመጥ | ስም | ቁርኝት |
|---|---|---|
| ወንበር | Brian Frankel | የቨርጂኒያ የእሳት አደጋ አለቆች ማህበር |
| ምክትል ሊቀመንበር | Matt Rickman | አባል-በ-ትልቅ |
| አባል | ስቲቨን ፓውል | Virginia Association of Governmental EMS Administrator |
| አባል | ኮዲ ጃክሰን | የንግድ አምቡላንስ ማህበር |
| አባል | ብሩስ ስትራትተን | Virginia Association of First Responders |
| አባል | ጆን ቢያንኮ | አባል-በ-ትልቅ |
| አባል | ክርስቲና ስሚዝ | የቨርጂኒያ የአውራጃዎች ማህበር |
| አባል | Heather Campbell | አባል-በ-ትልቅ |
| አባል | Christopher Vernovai | Regional Councils Representatives |
| አባል | David Hupp | Virginia Professional Firefighters Association |
| አባል | ዴሪክ ፉለር | ምልመላ እና ማቆየት። |
PATIENT CARE COMMITTEES
The Medical Direction Committee will review and recommend guidelines and/or standards to assist EMS agencies, providers, and physicians with medical procedures. It shall provide guidance to the EMS system with medical oversight, specifically in the areas of protocols, on-line medical direction, system audits, quality improvement and the improvement of patient care.
የስብሰባ መርሃ ግብር
የሕክምና መመሪያ ኮሚቴ
August 9, 2026 10:30 am
Old Dominion EMS Alliance
7818 East Parham Road
Suite 911
Henrico, VA 23494
OEMS Staff Liaison
Daniel Linkins
Membership Under Review and Update
The Training and Certification Committee will, in collaboration with the Medical Direction Committee and other stakeholders, promote quality educational, operational, and other affiliated aspects related to the enhancement of the EMS profession across the Commonwealth. The committee will review and recommend changes to policies and regulations affecting the training and certification of pre-hospital providers, including procedures and guidelines for each level of certification and standardized education and testing curricula; training and continuing education requirements and improvements; monitoring of EMS training programs; Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement, and Accreditation of EMS Educational Programs.
የስብሰባ መርሃ ግብር
Training and Certification
August 8, 2026 10:30 am
Old Dominion EMS Alliance
7818 East Parham Road
Suite 911
Henrico, VA 23494
OEMS ሠራተኞች ግንኙነት
ዳንኤል ሊንክንስ
Membership under Review
TRAUMA SYSTEM COMMITTEES
Utilizing a public health approach, the Trauma Administrative and Governance Committee will maintain an inclusive system that ensures that when the severity and incidence of trauma cannot be decreased, all injured persons within the Commonwealth have rapid access to optimal, equitable, efficient specialized trauma care to prevent further disability. The EMS Advisory Board’s Trauma System Coordinator will serve as chair of the Trauma Administrative and Governance Committee.
የስብሰባ መርሃ ግብር
የአሰቃቂ ሁኔታ የአስተዳደር እና የአስተዳደር ኮሚቴ
August 6, 2026 2:00 pm
Public Safety Training Center, Hanover County
7093 Broad Neck Road
Hanover, Virginia 23069
OEMS ሠራተኞች ግንኙነት
አሽሊ ካምፐር
| የኮሚቴው አቀማመጥ | ስም | ቁርኝት |
|---|---|---|
| ወንበር | ጄምስ ሬይኖልድስ | Chesapeake Fire |
| ምክትል ሊቀመንበር | Dr. Stefan Leichtie | ACOT |
| VHHA | Scott Cormier | |
| Legislative | Dr. Jessica Burgess | Sentara |
| የሕፃናት ሕክምና | ዶክተር ጄፍሪ ሄይንስ | VCU የሕክምና ማዕከል |
| ACEP | Dr. Lauren Webb | ደቡብ ጎን ክልላዊ ሕክምና ማዕከል |
| TPM | ታንያ ትሬቪሊያን | Carilion Roanoke |
| System Improvement | Dr. Stephen Varga | INOVA ፌርፋክስ |
| የጉዳት እና አካላዊ ጥቃት መከላከያ | ሊንዳ ዋትኪንስ | VCU የሕክምና ማዕከል |
| አስቸኳይ የጤና እንክብካቤ | ዶ/ር ቴራል ጉድ | የዊንቸስተር የሕክምና ማዕከል |
| Post-Acute Care | Beth Broering | VCU የሕክምና ማዕከል |
| Pre-Hospital Care | Michael Watkins | Goochland Fire |
| የአደጋ ጊዜ ዝግጁነት እና ምላሽ | ኬሊ ራምሴ | ደቡብ ጎን የሕክምና ማዕከል |
Reach Out to the EMS Advisory Board
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Click here if you need to determine your designated OEMS Region.