Executive Committee

EMSAAC's Executive Officers are elected for a one-year term that begins on July 1st each year. These elected officers and our EMS Commission representative makeup EMSAAC's Executive Committee. For information on how the Association selects its officers, please go to Nominating Committee.

President Cathy Chidester

Cathy is EMS Director for Los Angeles County. She represents California's most populous county and has led the development of EMSAAC's newest Strategic Plan approved by the Board of Directors in February 2013.

President-Elect Dan Burch

Dan is the EMS Administrator for San Joaquin County. He also currently serves as Chair of EMSAAC's Legislative Committee and often represents EMSAAC's interests at important legislative committee hearings in Sacramento.

Secretary Marcy Metz

Marcy is the Chief of EMS for San Diego County. As a relatively new LEMSA administrator in 2007, she literally received her "baptism under fire" while coordinating San Diego County's medical health response to simultaneous major wildland fires.

Treasurer Vickie Pinette

Vickie is the Executive Director for Sierra-Sacramento Valley EMS, an active multi-county Regional EMS Agency that serves ten Northern California counties: Butte, Colusa, Nevada, Placer, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo and Yuba.

EMS Commissioner Bruce Barton

Bruce is the EMS Administrator for Riverside County and serves as EMSAAC's representative to the State Commission on EMS. He was appointed to a three-year term by former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in January 2010.