MARYLAND INSTITUTE FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEMS

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e-mail: info@miemss.org
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John M. Murphy Building, 653 West Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland, February 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BOARD

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Clay B. Stamp, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2025
Sally L. D. Showalter, R.N., 2023; Stephan D. Cox, 2024; James J. Scheulen, 2024; Dany Westerband, M.D., 2024; William J. Frohna, M.D., 2025; Mary Alice Vanhoy, R.N., 2025; Nilesh Kalyanaraman, 2027.

Ex officio: Meena Seshamani, M.D., Ph.D., Secretary of Health; Eric Smothers, Chair, Statewide Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; Thomas M. Scalea, M.D., designee of Board of Regents, University System of Maryland.

STATEWIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL
Staff: Barbara E. Goff (410) 706-5074; e-mail: bgoff@miemss.org

Appointed by State Emergency Medical Services Board with Governor's approval:
Eric L. Smothers, Chair (chosen by Council with Governor's approval), 2026

Timothy J. Kerns, Ph.D., 2022; Kathryn M. Burroughs, 2023; Lisa M. Lisle, 2024; Jennifer Milesky, 2024.

Erik R. Abrahamson; Chief Alan L. Butsch; Michael E. Cox, Jr.; Wayne Dyott; Kathleen D. Grote; Kristie L. Snedeker, D.P.T.; Maj. Michael R. Tagliaferri; William Teeter, MD; Lisa C. Tenney, R.N.; Gordon E. Wallace, Jr.; Linda W. Young, M.D; Susan Mott. Terms expire 2025.

Jeffrey Fillmore, M.D.; Scott Haas; Bruce Klein, M.D.; Danielle Knatz; Mathew Levy, DO; Justin Orendorf; Jeffrey Sagel, DO; Danny Platt; Farheen Qurashi, MD; Bruce Klein, M.D.; Douglas Beitzel; Tony Rose. Terms expire 2026.

MARYLAND INSTITUTE FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEMS

OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Appointed by State Emergency Medical Services Board with Governor's approval:
Theodore R. Delbridge, M.D., Executive Director (410) 706-5074
e-mail: tdelbridge@miemss.org

DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Randy Linthicum, Deputy Director (410) 706-5074
e-mail: rlinthicum@miemss.org
EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESOURCE CENTER (EMRC)
& SYSTEMS COMMUNICATIONS (SYSCOM)
Steven R. Goff, Director (410) 706-7813
e-mail: sgoff@miemss.org
web: www.miemss.org/home/departments/emrc

COUNSEL
Adam Malizio, Counsel (410) 706-8531; e-mail: amalizio@miemss.org
Claire Pierson,Counsel(410) 706-8514;e-mail: cpierson@miemss.org

EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM
Lauren Collins, Director (301) 785-3577
e-mail: lauren.collins1@maryland.gov
web: https://mders.org/

OMBUDSMAN
Mark Bilger, Ombudsman (410) 706-2338
e-mail: mbilger@miemss.org

ADMINISTRATION
Kelly Hammond, Chief Administrative Officer (410) 706-3192
e-mail: khammond@miemss.org

FINANCE
Sheryl A. Alban, Director (410) 706-3145; e-mail: salban@miemss.org

AEROMEDICAL SERVICES
Douglas J. Floccare, M.D., Medical Director (410) 706-0880
e-mail: dfloccare@miemss.org

OFFICE OF STATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Timothy P. Chizmar, M.D., State EMS Medical Director (410) 706-0880
e-mail: tchizmar@miemss.org
web: www.miemss.org/home/omd

OFFICE OF INTEGRITY
Lisa Chervon, Chief Compliance Officer (410) 706-2339
e-mail: lchervon@miems.org

eMEDS
Jason Cantera, EMS Applications Coordinator (410) 706-0868
e-mail: jcantera@miemss.org

CARE INTEGRATION OFFICE
Kenneth Barajas, R.N., Chief (410) 706-3930
e-mail: kbarajas@miemss.org

CARDIAC SYSTEM
Katie Hall, Director (410) 706-4740
e-mail: khall@miemss.org

PERINATAL SYSTEM
Abby Butler, Director (410) 706-3931
e-mail: abutler@miemss.org


STROKE SYSTEM
Kenneth Barajas, R.N., Chief (410) 706-3930
e-mail: kbarajas@miemss.org

TRAUMA SYSTEM
Elizabeth Wooster, Ph.D., Director (410) 706-3932
e-mail: ewooster@miemss.org

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
Cynthia J. Wright-Johnson, R.N., Director (410) 706-3178
e-mail: cjohnson@miemss.org
web: www.miemss.org/home/emsc

COMMERCIAL AMBULANCE LICENSING & REGULATION
Scott LeGore, Director (410) 706-8511
e-mail: slegore@miemss.org
web: www.miemss.org/home/commercial-ambulance

COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING
Richard D. Berg, Director (410) 706-3668
e-mail: rberg@miemss.org
web: www.miemss.org/home/communications-engineering-services

DATA ANALYSIS & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
William Thompson, Ph.D., Director (410) 706-7798
e-mail: wthompson@miemss.org
web: www.miemss.org/home/it

OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CLINICIAN SERVICES
Aaron Edwards, Director (410) 706-3993
e-mail: aedwards@miemss.org
web: www.miemss.org/home/ems-providers

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & OPERATIONS DIVISION
Jeffrey Huggins, Chief of Strategic Innovation & EMS Field Operations (410) 706-4674
e-mail: jhuggins@miemss.org
web: www.miemss.org/home/EMSOPS

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) REGISTRATION
Dawn Rose, Administrative Aide, Region IV (410) 822-1799
e-mail: drose@miemss.org

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & OPERATIONS
Todd Tracey, Emergency Preparedness & Operations Coordinator (410) 706-8544
e-mail: ttracey@miemss.org

REGIONAL COORDINATION
web: www.miemss.org/home/regional-programs

REGIONS I & II (Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, & Washington Counties)
Wayne Tiemersma, Regional Coordinator (301) 895-5934; fax: (301) 895-3618; e-mail: wtiemersma@miemss.org
Alexander G. Kelly, Associate Regional Coordinator (301) 895-5934; e-mail: akelly@miemss.org
P. O. Box 113
16 Broadway, Frostburg, MD 21532


REGION III (Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford & Howard Counties & Baltimore City)
Luis Pinet Peralta, Ph.D., Regional Coordinator (410) 706-3996; e-mail: lpinetperalta@miemss.org
Mustafa Sidik, Associate Regional Coordinator (410) 706-3996; e-mail: msidik@miemss.org
653 West Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21201 - 1536


REGION IV (Eastern Shore)
Bryan Ebling, Regional Coordinator (410) 822-1799; e-mail: bebling@miemss.org
Michael Parsons, Associate Regional Coordinator (410) 822-1799; e-mail: mparsons@miemss.org
Bay Street Plaza, Suite 306
301 Bay St., Easton, MD 21601


REGION V (Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's & St. Mary's Counties)
Andrew Robertson, Regional Coordinator (301) 850-6530; e-mail: arobertson@miemss.org
Michael Cooney, Associate Regional Coordinator (301) 850-6529; e-mail: mconney@miemss.org
5111 Berwyn Road, College Park, MD 20740


Dwayne Kitis, Director of Mission Support
e-mail: dkitis@miemss.org

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
Christopher C. Bechtel, Chief Information Officer (410) 706-7798
e-mail: cbechtel@miemss.org

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
James Pou, Deputy IT Director
e-mail: jpou@miemss.org


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY
Chike Chike, Information Security Officer e-mail: cchike@miemss.org

MEDIA SERVICES & PUBLIC INFORMATION
Todd Abramovitz, Director (410) 706-3994
e-mail: tabramovitz@miemss.org
web: www.miemss.org/home/educational-support-services

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