Scott Bolleter, EMT-P
Mr. Bolleter, known as Scotty to his friends, is a well respected Flight Paramedic and internationally recognized speaker. Scotty is perhaps best known for his inspiring lectures, moving poetry and “from the heart” speaking style. He is currently the Director of Education for San Antonio AirLife where he focuses on education, process improvement and research. With over twenty-five years of EMS behind him, his resume 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. During Scotty’s time in the streets, air, classroom and lab his reputation has been built on the advancement of emergent medicine and compassionate care for those in need. When asked about his career Scotty is quick to reply that it “pales in comparison to the sacrifices made by those who protect our liberty and the lives of those who refine the art of medicine.”

Jocelyn Hills Beasley, NP
Ms. Beasley has cared for burn patients for nearly a decade in three different burn centers. During her career she has participated in every aspect of burn care. Jocelyn has treated burn patients of all ages from injury through reconstruction. In her current position she has had the opportunity to assist in the expansion of the burn center to three different states and bring specialized burn care closer to many burn victims. Additionally, with Joseph M. Still Burn Centers, Inc. she has worked to continue Dr. Still’s vision of providing burn education to EMS, first responders and emergency medicine personnel throughout the southeast.

Mike Clumpner, BS, MBA, CHS, NREMT-P, CCEMT-P, PNCCT, FP-C
Mr. Clumpner works full time as a fire captain with the Special Operations Division of the Charlotte Fire Department where he is assigned to Rescue Company 10, one of two heavy rescues in the city. He is also the Medical Task Force Leader for NC USAR TF-3. He has worked as a flight paramedic with Regional One Air Medical in Spartanburg, South Carolina since 2004 and is clinical faculty with the University of Maryland at Baltimore County (UMBC) where he is responsible for program development and lecturing. Mike spent five years as a tactical medicine instructor with the United States Department of Justice in Quantico, Virginia working both with the FBI and the DEA. Mike has lectured globally at 180 conferences and symposiums on four continents and is the co-founder of Archangel Consulting, a leading consulting group in the field of public safety and homeland security. Mike has been a firefighter for eighteen years, and a paramedic for fifteen years and is currently pursuing a Ph D in homeland security from Northcentral University.

Chris EsDorn, NREMT-P
Mr. Esdorn has passionately served almost the entire low country of South Carolina during his 15 year history in EMS. He is a Nationally Registered Paramedic and currently works as a Senior Crew Chief/EMS Educator and Public information officer at Berkeley County EMS. He also has held the position of secretary of the SCPIER Team for over 5 years. Chris has a love for EMS and cares where EMS is going in the community.

Mike Grill, MS, NREMT-P
Mr. Grill is the Assistant Director of Allied Health/EMS Programs for Cochise Community College in Sierra Vista, Arizona and the owner of EDventure Education and Training. Mike retired from the Sierra Vista Fire Department after 22 years of service. He has been active in EMS since 1985 and has authored numerous articles for Fire and EMS trade journals. Mike has served as an instructor at the National Fire Academy and has been asked to speak at over 100 conferences across North America.

LTC John Groves
LTC John Groves completed a yearlong tour of duty with the 10th Combat Support Hospital in Iraq as the emergency department head nurse. The emergency care delivered there was featured in National Geographic in December 2006 and on CNN in the Documentary "Combat Hospital" in Oct of 2006. LTC Groves has over 20 years of clinical, educational, and managerial experience. His clinical experience includes Trauma, Emergency, and Medical-Surgical nursing. He has served as the nurse manager for emergency and medical-surgical units for over 10 years. In addition he served as Course Director and Instructor of the Army's elite Special Operations Medical Sergeants Course. In 2001 he was hand selected to be the first Directorate of Trauma for the Army Trauma Training Center, a congressionally mandated military and civilian partnership with the Ryder Trauma center located at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami Florida where he trained Forward Surgical teams to provide care for the wounded soldier near the battle. LTC Groves has given numerous local and regional presentations on emergency and trauma care. He was recently named as the 2008 Manager of the Year by the ENA. LTC Groves’ education includes a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Kentucky.

Jeff W. Hinshaw, MS, PA-C, NREMT-P
Mr. Hinshaw is a faculty member of Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine. He brings more than 20 years of practical and administrative experience in prehospital and academic emergency medicine to the teaching arena. Jeff has worked in both urban and rural EMS environments, aeromedical transportation, academic trauma centers and community emergency departments.

Michael Keller, BS, NREMT-P
Mr. Keller has been involved in EMS for more than 27 years, 20 of those years at the paramedic level. He currently holds a position of Faculty Member with the Department for EMS Education at Gaston College in Dallas, NC. Michael also is a National Faculty Member as well as Southeast Regional Coordinator for the Difficult Airway Course: EMS. He has extensive experience in urban, rural and critical care transport medicine. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Safety & Health Management and an Associates Degree in Emergency Medical Sciences. Michael presents medical and trauma lectures at conferences/courses throughout the country 11 to 12 times a year.

Christopher J. Le Baudour, MS.Ed, NREMT
Mr. Le Baudour is well known in EMS education as a passionate and innovative speaker and instructor who specializes in experiential scenario based education for all levels of EMS. Chris uses a “humanities” approach to EMS education and believes strongly in developing the whole person and not just the skills required to be a good field practitioner. Chris brings real life experience, together with an off the wall sense of humor, to create a fun and low stress learning experience. Chris is a prolific writer and has several major EMS publications on the market.

Don Lundy, BHS, NREMT-P
Mr. Lundy currently serves as EMS Director for Charleston County EMS. With over 35 years of experience in the EMS field, he has directed large municipal and small rural services as well as helicopter operations. Don serves as Board Member with the National Association of EMT’s, is Chairman of The Lowcountry Regional EMS Council, Past Chairman of the SC. EMS Advisory Committee and Past President of the S. C. EMS Association, continuing to serve on their executive committee. Don is a graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina with a degree in Health Care Administration , an instructor at the National Fire Academy’s EMS program and a visiting instructor at the University of Maryland Baltimore Campus’s EMS program. In his civilian life, he is He also serves as Chairman of Board of the South Carolina Foster Care Review Board 9-A, President of the Charleston Lions Club and is a member of the Charleston Mens Chorus, a non-profit organization which raises scholarship money for deserving college students in area music schools. His wife of 35 years, Barbara, and he have one son and 31 foster children.

Kevin McFarlane, RN, CEN, EMT
Mr. McFarlane is currently the Statewide Stroke Program Coordinator with the New Mexico Department of Health. He also works part time as a nurse in the Pediatric Emergency Department at University of New Mexico Hospital. Before going to DOH Kevin spent five years at CNM Community College developing curriculum and teaching at all EMS levels. Kevin has been a presenter at numerous EMS conferences in New Mexico and around the country.

Greg D. Mears, MD, FACEP
Dr. Mears is an associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, medical director for the State of North Carolina and Executive Director for EMS Performance Improvement Center (EMS-PIC). The EMS-PIC serves as a resource center for EMS performance improvement activities and houses the South Carolina EMS Data System which includes the 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 (SMARTT). In March 2009, Dr. Mears was recognized by Physio Control and JEMS as one of the 10 top innovators in EMS.

Jim Mobley, RN, BSN, CMTE, CEN, CFRN, CHS, NREMT-P, FP-C
Mr. Mobley is the Program Director/Chief Flight Nurse for Regional One Air Medical Service in Spartanburg, South Carolina. A former Army combat medic, Jim served several tours in Desert Storm. Jim has held a variety of critical care, emergency, flight, and education positions throughout his career. Jim has been a paramedic since 1988 and a registered nurse since 1997. He has an Associate’s Degree in Nursing and a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from the University of Phoenix. He maintains numerous EMS instructor qualifications, he is a published author, and has lectured globally, presenting at over one hundred and fifty conferences on various topics relating to critical care, and flight medicine. Jim is also the president of the South Carolina Association of Air Medical Services and is a member of numerous other critical care and flight medicine committees

Randy Reinhardt, MD, FACEP
Dr. Reinhardt has been involved with EMS all his life. Dr. Reinhardt received his EMT at the age of 15 and graduation from St. Joseph’s Hospital in Kirkwood, MO with the degree of MEMT. Besides the private side of EMS, he has worked as a firefighter/paramedic and proceeded to paramedic instructor at the Institute of Health Management in St. Louis with an interest in pharmacology. Dr. Reinhardt graduated from St. Louis University with an MD degree and attended residency at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital. He is currently the Medical Director for Laruens County EMS, board certified in emergency medicine and chief of medicine for Laurens County Hospital in Clinton, SC. Dr. Reinhardt is also the immediate past president of the SC College of Emergency Physicians. His outside interests include hunting and skiing.

Michael L. Ryan
Mr. Ryan is founder, President, and CEO of Human Resource Professionals. Following graduation from LSU with a degree in Industrial Relations, he served as a US Army Artillery Captain in the United States, Germany and Viet Nam. Upon leaving the Army he spent fifteen years in management in the textile industry in positions ranging from Vice President of Human Resources to President with leading textile companies. He founded Human Resource Professionals in 1985. The management consulting firm specializes in advising and assisting clients in the implementation and utilization of human resources to maximize productivity in order to successfully accomplish the mission of the organization. Clients are primarily from Governmental, Healthcare and Private sectors.

Darren Sanders
Mr. Sanders is a graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law and practices with the Buyck & Sanders Law Firm, LLC in Charleston. He routinely defends emergency medical service providers across the State in cases alleging medical negligence. Darren’s case load focuses on the defense of multi-million dollar claims alleging wrongful death, brain injuries, birth trauma, and catastrophic personal injuries.

Jason P. 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.

Gary E. Wiemokly, MPH, EMT-P, RN
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. A contributor to EMS journals and a research reviewer, his combined love of EMS and unique teaching style has allowed him to speak to EMS professionals regionally as well as nationally.