Scott Bolleter, EMT-P
Mr. Bolleter is a well respected Paramedic and internationally recognized speaker. He is an original member and patent holder with the Vidacare team where he remains the director of education working extensively in product development, research and professional services. Scotty retired from his Flight Paramedic position with San Antonio AirLife where he had been flying critical patients for 14 years. With well over twenty years of EMS behind him his resume now includes the additional past positions of Assistant EMS Program Director for Victoria College, Training officer and Supervisor for Harlingen Community Emergency Care Foundation as well as EMT & Paramedic for Aransas County EMS. Paramedic Scotty Bolleter is best known for his inspiring lectures, moving poetry and “from the heart” speaking style. Simply put, he is the kind of speaker with a message and style that you will not soon forget.

Ed DesChamps, MD
Dr. DesChamps is a well-respected family practice physician with a passion for Emergency Medicine and EMS. Ed’s educational background is from the University of South Carolina as well as his residency. It is during his residency that Ed realized the value of serving the local community and became interested in EMS systems management and performance improvement. Ed’s journey to the prestigious appointment of SC State Medical Director was a logical journey from serving as a medical director with Bishopville Rescue Squad, Sumter County and PeeDee Regional EMS. Dr. DesChamps is affiliated with Providence Hospital, Palmetto Health Richland, Palmetto Baptist Medical Center and Lexington Hospital. Ed is a member of NAEMSP, NAEMSO, SC Medical Association and ACEP. Ed resides in Columbia, South Carolina.

Chris Ebright, B.Ed., NREMT-P
Chris is the Lead Instructor within the College of Medicine, Division of EMS Education at the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio. He has been providing medical education for more than 12 years and has extensive experience in the field that ranges from primary EMS response to critical care transportation. Chris is also a faculty member of Owens Community College where he is the primary instructor of anatomy and physiology for paramedics and an affiliate faculty member of the annual Ohio state fire school. He is currently an annual presenter at many EMS conferences throughout the United States, is married and has 3 wonderful dogs.

Michael Grill, BS, NREMT-P
Mr. Grill is a Captain/Paramedic with the Sierra Vista Fire Department in Arizona. He has been active in EMS since 1985 and has authored numerous articles for Fire and EMS trade journals and is a frequent speaker at fire and EMS conferences across the country.

Jeff W. Hinshaw, MS, PA-C, NREMT-P
Mr. Hinshaw currently serves as an Assistant Professor for Emergency Medicine and Physican Assistant Studies at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Also serves as Deputy Medical Director for Forsyth County EMS. Has over 20 years experience in pre-hospital care and is also trained as a technical rescue instructor.

Nathan Hughey
Attorney Nathan Hughey graduated from the College of Charleston in 1996. He then attended the University of South Carolina School of Law, graduating in 2000. He joined the Hood Law Firm of Charleston that same year. He later became a partner at the Hood Law Firm. Mr. Hughey then joined the Lourie Law Firm in late 2006, where he secured numerous victories for his clients. Mr. Hughey opened the Hughey Law Firm in 2007. Mr. Hughey has handled numerous complex civil cases, including many wrongful death cases. He has successfully handled a large number of civil trials. He has argued before various state and federal courts in South Carolina and has argued and won before the South Carolina Supreme Court. Mr. Hughey was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 2000. He was admitted to the United States District Court, District of South Carolina, in 2001. He was admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 2006. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar, the Charleston County Bar, the American Association for Justice and the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association. He is a former member of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association. Mr. Hughey was born in Columbia, South Carolina and now resides in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. The firm serves clients throughout South Carolina.

Craig Jacobus, BA, DC, NREMT-P, EMSI
Dr. J, as he is known by his students, has been in EMS as an EMT since 1975, a paramedic since 1977 and a physician since 1983. He served in 4 hospitals in departments of medicine and alternative health care and is the former director of LIFELINK Med. Ctr. an aggressive complimentary family/sports clinic. He is still a firefighter paramedic along with recently accepting a new full time faculty position teaching critical care paramedics and EMS at all levels at Metro Community college in Omaha, NE. He is the western US PHTLS regional coordinator and has been with PHTLS programs for over 23 years. He continues to travel the US speaking to EMS audiences with his wife Sue, also in EMS and an EMS educator as well as being a structural design engineer. His motto continues to be MOTIVATE TO EDUCATE- EDUCATE TO MOTIVATE and HOW CAN YOU WIN….IF YOU DON’T PLAY?

Greg D. Mears, MD, FACEP
Greg Mears, MD is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Greg is the Medical Director for the State of North Carolina and the Executive Director for Emergency Medical Services Performance Improvement Center (EMS-PIC). The EMS-PIC serves as a resource center for EMS performance improvement activities and houses the North Carolina PreHospital Medical Information System (PreMIS), a component of the National EMS Information System Project (NEMSIS), the EMS Performance Improvement Toolkit Project, and the State Medical Asset Resource Tracking System. His well documented interest and expertise in topics such as EMS systems, EMS performance improvement, and EMS data is exemplified by successful publication of multiple textbook chapters and peer review articles. Greg has served as the principal investigator of multiple projects emphasizing the importance of data, EMS and quality improvement and is currently a co-investigator for the National EMS Information System (NEMSIS). Dr. Mears is a member of and has served in a leadership role of multiple professional organizations including ACEP, NAEMSP and NASEMSO. Greg, a graduate of the University of Missouri at Kansas City, resides in Chapel Hill, NC.

Dan Limmer, EMT-P
Daniel Limmer is an EMT-Paramedic and EMS educator in Maine. He has been involved in EMS and Law Enforcement for more than 28 years and practices as a paramedic with Kennebunk Fire Rescue in Kennebunk, Maine. He is a co-author of Emergency Care, EMT Complete, Essentials of Emergency Care, Advanced Medical Life Support and First Responder - A Skills Approach.

Ken Navarro, M.Ed., LP
Mr. Navarro serves as the Continuing Education Coordinator in the Emergency Medicine Education Department at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He provides CE and assists in medical oversight for the BioTel system, a multi-jurisdictional EMS system composed of 14 fire/rescue agencies and more than 1,300 paramedics. Mr. Navarro also serves on two education subcommittees for NIH-funded research projects and as the coordinator for the National Education Standards Project funded by NHTSA/HRSA.

David Page, MS, NREMT-P
Mr. Page is a full time EMS instructor at Inver Hills Community College, and field paramedic for Allina Medical Transportation in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. He loves to learn, research, explore and improve. Mr. Page has over 20 years of EMS experience because he started running calls when he was in diapers.

Cindy Raisor, RN, BSN, MA
Ms. Raisor is the Project Director for the EMS Performance Improvement Phase 1 and Phase 2 Project in the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services. Cindy has directed this successful three year project and will be embarking on an implementation phase for two years with NC EMS in July 2007. Cindy’s background as a nurse in the emergency department and EMS, coupled with the application of Six Sigma and performance improvement has been integral to the EMS Toolkit project’s unprecedented success. Cindy has a well documented experience base in project direction from different perspectives. Cindy served as an advocate and coordinated efforts for pediatric emergency medical services issues in Baltimore, Maryland at the University of Maryland Medical Center and with The Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. She then moved on to Washington DC as the Emergency Medical Services for Children Project Director with the US Department of Health and Human Services. Cindy has an interest and expertise in topics such Six Sigma, EMS performance improvement, advocacy and organizational leadership. Cindy is a graduate of the University of Maryland and resides in Chapel Hill, NC.

Darren Sanders
Darren K. Sanders was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Clemson University with a B.A. degree in Political Science. He graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law. He is a previous winner of the South Carolina Trial Lawyers’ Association’s Annual Trial Competition. After becoming a member of the South Carolina Bar, Darren practiced law at the Hood Law Firm in Charleston, South Carolina. His practice focused on the defense of complex medical malpractice and products liability matters. In 2004, Darren began practicing with the newly formed Buyck Law Firm, LLC, also located in Charleston. He is a member of the South Carolina Bar Association, Charleston County Bar Association, and the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association. He is admitted to practice before all State Courts within South Carolina, and the United States District Court of South Carolina. He is also admitted to practice before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Darren’s current areas of practice include the defense of complex medical malpractice matters and products liability cases. He routinely defends emergency medical service providers across the State in cases alleging medical negligence. He also represents multiple governmental entities in general liability, complex medical malpractice and constitutional law claims. Darren’s case load focuses on the defense of multi-million dollar claims alleging wrongful death, brain injuries, birth trauma, and catastrophic personal injuries. When he’s not working hard to defend the people Nathan maliciously sues, Darren enjoys spending time with his wife, Joy, and his son, Hank.

Alonzo W. Smith, BA, NREMT-P
Mr. Smith is currently the Director for the Division of Emergency Medical Services & Trauma with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. The Division of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Trauma is responsible for the development and maintenance of the EMS system for delivery of appropriate and prompt emergency medical care. One of his main goals for the Division is the 2-year implementation of the South Carolina EMS Data Project. He holds various instructor credentials and is involved in a number of national and state committees involving EMS. Alonzo is a graduate of Knoxville College and is also a nationally registered paramedic.

Mitch Stewart, BS, NREMT-P
Mitch has 29 years of emergency services experience. He is a past SC & National Paramedic of the Year. His specialty is extrication, with 21 years of instructing around the country and the Bahamas. He has written published articles on extrication and training outlines. He has taught at fire departments, training academies, colleges and airports and he has also served as a judge for extrication competitions. He is a past Training Manager for one of the rescue tool manufacturers. He is also a CPR, ACLS, PHTLS, EVOC, Fire and Farmedic Instructor.

Jason Stopyra, MD, FACEP
Dr. Stopyra became a medic in NY in 1994 and has been dedicated to EMS ever since. He is currently a board certified emergency physician at Northern Hospital of Surry County North Carolina and the Medical Director of Surry County Emergency Services. He enjoys the challenges of working in a busy rural setting in northern North Carolina. He also is the Medical Advisor for the North Carolina State Paramedic Competition. He is an avid hunter and enjoys lecturing on Wilderness Emergency Medicine.

Robert Vroman, BS, NREMT-P
Mr. Vroman has been involved in all levels of EMS for 17 years working with both rural and urban services. After completing his degree in Emergency Medical Care Robert joined the EMS faculty at Gaston College while continuing to work in the field. Robert is active in the publication of EMS textbooks and has contributed to and reviewed numerous publications for all levels of provider. He is currently a member of the Paramedic Education Program faculty at HealthONE EMS in Englewood, CO.

Keith Wesley, MD, FACEP
Dr. Keith Wesley is the Minnesota State EMS Medical Director and is a board certified emergency medicine physician with HealthEast Care Systems in St. Paul Minnesota. He is the EMS Medical Director for HealthEast Medical Transport and is the Chair of the National Council of State EMS Medical Directors. Dr Wesley is the author of many articles and EMS textbooks and a frequent speaker at EMS conferences across the nation. He is an active EMS medical director who besides his commitment locally continues to provide medical oversight to the Chippewa Fire District in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin, the EMT-Basic Services of Ashland and Bayfield counties, the Apostle Islands Lake Shore National Park, and Higgins Ambulance, a paramedic service in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.

Gary E. Wiemokly, MPH, EMT-P, RN, EMS-I
Mr. Wiemokly is the EMS Section Chief for the Connecticut Department of Public Health. He is a patient care provider, educator, administrator, and EMS Coach with over 30 years experience in EMS as a paramedic/firefighter, flight nurse/paramedic, EMS Educator, and EMS Service Director.