Board & Committees
Executive Offices
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MAILING ADDRESS
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American Ambulance Association
PO Box 96503 #72319
Washington, DC 20090-6503
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
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American Ambulance Association
1201 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22209
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
It is the mission of the Executive Committee to draw on the talents and resources of member organizations to create an industry vision and strategic plan for the Association. The committee is responsible for positioning the association as an industry leader; managing the affairs of the Association between meetings of the Board of Directors; overseeing the performance of professional staff, and developing and recommending procedures to ensure the successful implementations of the strategic plan of the Association.
Shawn Baird, President (2022)
Woodburn Ambulance Service / Metro West Ambulance
PO Box 584
Woodburn, OR 97071
(503) 982-4699
shawnb@woodburnamb.com
Aarron Reinert, Immediate Past President (2022)
Lakes Region EMS
39840 Grand Ave.
North Branch, MN 55056
(651) 277-4911
aarronr@lrems.com
Randy Strozyk, President-Elect (2022)
American Medical Response
13075 Gateway Drive, Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98168
(206) 391-6237
randy.strozyk@amr.net
Jamie Pafford-Gresham, Secretary (2022)
Pafford EMS
P.O. Box 1120
Hope, AR 71802
870-703-8202
jamie@paffordems.com
Julie Rose, Treasurer-at-Large (2022)
Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc.
395 W Lake St.
Elmhurst, IL 60126
(440) 645-0500
jrose@superiorambulance.com
Region 1
Mike Addario (2022)
AMR – New York
101 Richmond Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13204
(315) 701-7127
mike.addario@amr.net
Ron Quaranto
Executive Vice President of Operations
Cataldo Ambulance
137 Washington St, Somerville, MA 05701
617-625-0126
rquaranto@cataldoambulance.com
Jim O’Connor
Vice President, Corporate Development
Empress EMS, a Division of PatientCare EMS Solutions
Joconnor@empressems.com
Region 2
Chuck Kearns (2022)
Mercy Ambulance Service, Inc.
1399 Dean Forest Rd.
Savannah, GA 31405
(912) 354-1011
ctkearns@aol.com
Mike Thomas
Director of Safety & Government Relations
Jan-Care Ambulance
117 S Fayett St, PO Box 2414
Beckley, WV 25802
(304) 255-231
mthomas@jancare.com
Terence Ramotar
Global Medical Response
4531 Oak Fair Blvd
Tampa, FL 33610
(305) 718-6459
Terence.ramotar@gmr.net
Region 3
Kim Godden (2022)
Superior Air Ground Ambulance Service, Inc.
395 W. Lake Street
Elmhurst, IL 60126
(630) 903-2401
kgodden@superiorambulance.com
Chris Anderson
Director of Operations
Bell Ambulance, Inc.
549 E Wilson St
Milwaukee, WI 53207
(414) 486-2000
canderson@264bell.com
Tom Schmiedeknecht
Director of Operations/President
Professional Med Team
965 Fork Street
Muskegon, MI 49442
thomas.schmiedeknecht@mercyhealth.com
Region 4
Asbel Montes (2022)
Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc.
Lafayette, LA
asbel.montes@acadian.com
Tom Fennell
Regulatory Officer
Mayo Clinic Ambulance
Rochester, MN
fennell.thomas@mayo.edu
Angela McLain-Johnson
Chief Compliance and Revenue Officer
Pafford EMS
Edmond, OK
(405) 812-9274
ajohnson@paffordems.com
Region 5
JD Fuiten (2022)
Owner & President
Metro West Ambulance Service, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
JDFuiten@metrowest.us.com
Paul Main
American Ambulance of Visalia
2017 E. Noble Ave
Visalia, CA 93292
(559) 730-3015
paul@aavems.com
Chris Archuleta
CEO
Superior Ambulance Service, Inc
P.O. Box 6482
Albuquerque, NM 87197
chrisa@superior-nm.com
Ethics Committee
Allyson Pharr
Acadian Ambulance
(337) 291-3304
apharr@acadian.com
Scott Mickelsen
Director of Client Services
Bell Ambulance, Inc.
SMickelsen@264Bell.com
Committees
Government Affairs Committee
- Chair: Jim O’Connor, Empress Ambulance Service
- Vice-Chair: Jim Duke, Com-Care
- Rural Providers Task Force
- Chair: Justin Grohs, Great Falls Emergency Services
- Vice-Chair: Bill Hathaway, SBVAS
- Payment Reform Task Force
- Chair: Asbel Montes, Acadian Ambulance Service
- Vice-Chair:
- Balance Billing Task Force
- Chair: Jamie Pafford Gresham, Pafford EMS
- Vice-Chair: Wayne Jurecki, Bell Ambulance
Medicare Regulatory /Payor Issues Committee
- Chair: Krista Cuthbert, MetroWest Ambulance Services
- Vice-Chair: Katie Arens, Life EMS (MI)
Education Committee
- Chair: Sean Kukauskas, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
- Vice-Chair: Sonny Geary, Global Medical Response
Membership Committee
- Chair: David Tetrault, St. Francois County Ambulance District
- Vice-Chair: Chris Anderson, Bell Ambulance
Professional Standards and Operations Committee
- Chair: Gibson McCullagh, Pro EMS
- Vice-Chair: Adam Heinz, REMSA
Workforce Committee
- Chair: Ben Wasmund, Lakes Region EMS
- Vice-Chair: Ron Quaranto, Cataldo Ambulance
Communications Committee
- Chair: Rob Lawrence, Pro EMS
- Vice-Chair: Paul Main, American Ambulance of Visalia
Bylaws Committee
- Chair: Jim McPartlon, Mohawk Ambulance Services
- Vice-Chair: Tom Tornstrom, Gundersen Tri-State
Medicaid Supplemental/State Funding Programs
- Chair: Bill Mergendahl, Pro EMS
- Vice-Chair: Terence Ramotar, AMR / Global Medical Response
Data Task Force
- Chair: Wayne Jurecki, Bell Ambulance
- Vice-Chair: Angie McLain-Johnson, EMSA
Nominating
- Chair: Jimmy Johnson, Life EMS Oklahoma