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.

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

Government Affairs Committee

  • Chair: Kim Godden, Superior
  • Vice-Chair: Jim Duke, Com-Care
    • Data Task Force
      • Chair: Katie Arens, Life EMS Ambulance
      • Vice Chair:
    • Balance Billing Task Force
      • Chair: Jamie Pafford Gresham, Pafford EMS
      • Vice-Chair:

Medicare Regulatory /Payor Issues Committee

  • Chair: Krista Cuthbert, MetroWest Ambulance Services
  • Vice-Chair:

Education Committee

  • Chair: Lori Burns, Global Medical Response
  • Vice-Chair:

Professional Standards and Operations Committee

  • Chair: John Peterson, Mecklenburg EMS Agency (Medic 911)
  • Vice-Chair:

Workforce Committee

  • Chair: Ron Quaranto, Acadian Ambulance
  • Vice Chair:

Communications Committee

  • Chair: Alexia Jobson, REMSA
  • Vice-Chair:

Bylaws Committee

  • Chair: Aarron Reinert, Lakes Region EMS
  • Vice-Chair:

Medicaid Supplemental/State Funding Programs

  • Chair: Bill Mergendahl, Pro EMS
  • Vice-Chair:

Nominating

  • Chair: Jimmy Johnson, Life EMS Oklahoma

State Association Forum

  • Chair: Rob Lawrence
  • Vice-Chair:

2030 Committee

  • Chair: Mark Postma, PatientCare EMS Solutions

AMBUPAC

  • Chair: Jim McPartlon, Mohawk Ambulance

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