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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.

Randy Strozyk, President (2024)
American Medical Response
13075 Gateway Drive, Suite 100
Seattle, WA  98168
(206) 391-6237
randy.strozyk@amr.net

Shawn Baird, Immediate Past President (2024)
Woodburn Ambulance Service / Metro West Ambulance
PO Box 584
Woodburn, OR 97071
(503) 982-4699
shawnb@woodburnamb.com

Jamie Pafford-Gresham, President-Elect (2024)
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

Wayne Jurecki, Secretary
Bell Ambulance, Inc.
549 E Wilson St
Milwaukee, WI 53207-1635
WJurecki@264Bell.com

Region 1

Mike Addario (2023)
Global Medical Response
101 Richmond Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13204
(315) 701-7127
mike.addario@amr.net

Jim O’Connor (2024)
Vice President, Corporate Development
Empress EMS, a Division of PatientCare EMS Solutions
Joconnor@empressems.com

Dennis Cataldo (2025)
Cataldo Ambulance Service
drcataldo@cataldoambulance.com

Region 2

Mike Thomas (2023)
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 (2024)
Global Medical Response
4531 Oak Fair Blvd
Tampa, FL 33610
(305) 718-6459
Terence.ramotar@gmr.net

Chuck Kearns (2025)
Mercy Ambulance Service, Inc.
1399 Dean Forest Rd.
Savannah, GA 31405
(912) 354-1011
ctkearns@aol.com

Region 3

Kyle Wolber (2023)
Superior Air Ground Ambulance Service, Inc.
395 W. Lake Street
Elmhurst, IL 60126
kwolber@superiorambulance.com

Chris Anderson (2024)
Director of Operations
Bell Ambulance, Inc.
549 E Wilson St
Milwaukee, WI 53207
(414) 486-2000
canderson@264bell.com

Tom Tornstrom, MBA, NRP (2025)
Gundersen Health Ambulance Service
LaCrosse, WI
608-406-0390
TETornst@gundersenhealth.org

Region 4

Tom Fennell (2023)
Regulatory Officer
Mayo Clinic Ambulance
Rochester, MN
fennell.thomas@mayo.edu

Angela McLain-Johnson (2024)
Chief Compliance and Revenue Officer
Pafford EMS
Edmond, OK
(405) 812-9274
ajohnson@paffordems.com

Allyson Pharr  (2025)
Acadian Ambulance
(337) 291-3304
apharr@acadian.com

Region 5

Chris Archuleta (2023)
CEO
Superior Ambulance Service, Inc
P.O. Box 6482
Albuquerque, NM 87197
chrisa@superior-nm.com

Paul Main (2024)
American Ambulance of Visalia
2017 E. Noble Ave
Visalia, CA 93292
(559) 730-3015
paul@aavems.com

JD Fuiten (2025)
Owner & President
Metro West Ambulance Service, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
JDFuiten@metrowest.us.com

Committees

Committee Role First Last Company Email
2030 Committee Chair Mark Postma PatientCare mpostma@pcls-us.com
2030 Committee Vice-Chair Kyle Wolber Superior Air-Ground Ambulance kwolber@superiorambulance.com
AMBUPAC Chair Jim McPartlon Mohawk Ambulance jpmcpartlon@mohawkambulance.com
AMBUPAC Vice-Chair JD Fuiten Metro West Ambulance JDFuiten@metrowest.us.com
Balance Billing TF Chair Jamie Pafford-Gresham Pafford EMS jamie@paffordems.com
Balance Billing TF Vice-Chair Wayne Jurecki Bell Ambulance, Inc. WJurecki@264bell.com
Bylaws Chair Aarron Reinert Lakes Region EMS aarronr@lrems.com
Bylaws Vice-Chair Sonny Geary GMR sonny.Geary@gmr.net
Communications Chair Alexia Jobson REMSA ajobson@remsa-cf.com
Communications Vice-Chair Randall Mann Acadian Ambulance rmann@acadian.com
Data Task Force Chair Katie Arens Life Ambulance karens@lifeems.com
Data Task Force Vice-Chair Angie McLain-Johnson Pafford EMS ajohnson@paffordems.com
Education Chair Lori Burns Global Medical Response Lori.Burns@gmr.net
Education Vice-Chair James Diclemente Pro EMS / Prodigy james@prodigyems.com
Finance Chair Julie Rose Superior Air Ground Ambulance Service, Inc. jrose@superiorambulance.com
Finance Vice-Chair Paul Pedersen Global Medical Response ppedersen@azambulance.com
Government Affairs Chair Kim Godden Superior Air Ground Ambulance Service, Inc. kgodden@superiorambulance.com
Government Affairs Vice-Chair Jim Duke Com-Care Ambulance jduke@com-careinc.com
Medicaid Finance Chair Bill Mergendahl Pro EMS wmerg@proems.com
Medicaid Finance Vice-Chair Keith Douglas Priority EMS kdouglas@priorityambulance.com
Medicare Regulatory Chair Krista Cuthbert Medix kristac@medix.org
Medicare Regulatory Vice-Chair Donna Hankins American Ambulance dhankins@americanambulance.com
Nominating Chair Jimmy Johnson Life EMS jjohnson@lifeemsinc.com
Professional Standards Chair John Peterson Medic 911 JohnP@medic911.com
Professional Standards Vice-Chair Gibson McCullagh Pro EMS gmccullagh@proems.com
State Association TF Chair Rob Lawrence Pro EMS rlawrence101@me.com
State Association TF Vice-Chair Jeff Call Guilfoyle EMS JCall@guilfoyleems.com
Workforce Chair Ron Quaranto Acadian Ambulance ron.quaranto@acadian.com
Workforce Vice-Chair Ben Wasmund Lakes Region EMS benw@lrems.com

Ethics Committee (Chair Elected Ad-Hoc)

  • Allyson Pharr, Acadian Ambulance
  • Hanan Cohen, Empress EMS, a division of PatientCare EMS Solutions
  • Scott Mickelsen, Bell Ambulance, Inc.
  • Ron Quaranto, Acadian Ambulance

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