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Our Board of Directors is comprised of Administrators and Directors from each of California's 34 local EMS agencies. Our quarterly meetings are open to the public and provide valuable information for individuals or organizations involved in EMS administration, management, operations or support.
Executive Board
Jeff Fariss, President
Program Manager,
Kern County EMS Agency
Jeff Fariss is a Program Manager for the Kern County Public Health Department and serves as the EMS Administrator for the County of Kern Emergency Medical Services Agency. Jeff is a State of California licensed paramedic with over 35 years of emergency medical service experience, working in various clinical, operational, supervisory, and administrative positions.
Shaun Vincent, President - Elect
EMS Administrator,
Napa County EMS Agency
Shaun Vincent serves Napa County Health and Human Services Agency as the EMS Administrator overseeing the Napa County Emergency Medical Services system as well as the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program. Shaun has more than 20 years of experience in EMS. Prior to his role as Napa County’s EMS Administrator, he has served several communities in various roles, including, EMT, Firefighter, Paramedic, Educator, Rescue Technician, Tactical EMS Paramedic, Operations Supervisor, and EMS Coordinator.
Steve Carroll, Treasurer
EMS Administrator,
Ventura County EMS Agency
Steve Carroll is a Division Manager for the Ventura County Public Health Department where he oversees the EMS and Emergency Preparedness divisions and serves as the EMS Administrator and MHOAC for the County of Ventura Emergency Medical Services Agency. Steve is a State of California licensed paramedic with over 36 years of emergency medical service experience, working in various clinical, operational, supervisory, and administrative positions.
Katie Andrews, Secretary
EMS Administrator,
Tuolumne County EMS Agency
Katie Andrews is the EMS Administrator and Medical Health Operational Area Coordinator (MHOAC) for the Tuolumne County EMS Agency, operating within Tuolumne County Public Health where she also oversees the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program. Katie is a certified Emergency Medical Technician, with nearly 20 years of experience in the EMS field, encompassing both hospital and prehospital environments.
Nick Clay, Immediate Past President
Director / Chief,
Santa Clara County EMS Agency
Nick Clay currently serves as the EMS Agency Director for the County of Santa Clara. Over his 20+ year career in EMS, Nick has served in a variety of roles, working his way up to Operations Manager of a mid-size ambulance service. He went on to develop the first ever paramedic program for a commercial passenger cruise line, before beginning his EMS Agency Administrator career in Santa Barbara. While there he has been an active member of EMSAAC, serving as Secretary, President-Elect, President, and now Immediate Past-President. In 2023, the California Emergency Medical Services Authority named Nick as "EMS Administrator of the Year".
Travis Kusman, EMS Commissioner
Director,
San Mateo County EMS Agency
Travis Kusman is the San Mateo County EMS Director and Medical Health Operational Area Coordinator(MHOAC), overseeing the County’s EMS system and its Health Emergency Preparedness program. He has over two decades of experience as a healthcare provider and leader in emergency medical services, beginning his career as a lifeguard and volunteer EMT, and later serving in senior-level executive leadership roles in both the public and private sectors. Travis is a nationally registered and State of California licensed Paramedic who also serves as the Regional Disaster Medical Health Coordinator (RDMHC) for California OES Region II.
John Poland, Legislative Chair
Regional Executive Director,
Sierra-Sacramento Valley EMS Agency
John is a paramedic with 30+ years of experience in multiple public and private EMS capacities. In addition to being the current EMSAAC Legislative Committee Chairperson, John is the Regional Executive Director of the Sierra – Sacramento Valley Emergency Medical Services Agency, a multi-county local EMS Agency (LEMSA) for 10 Northern California counties. John also serves as the Regional Disaster Medical Health Coordinator (RDMHC) for California OES Region III.
Tammi McConnell, Member at Large
EMS Director,
Orange County EMS Agency
Tammi is the Orange County EMS Director & Medical Health Operational Area Coordinator (MHOAC) overseeing the County’s EMS system and its Health Disaster Preparedness program. A Registered Nurse for over three decades, she has broad experience in multiple healthcare environments, collectively inclusive of hospital critical care and trauma/emergency medical services, medical disaster emergency management, education, leadership, and regulatory environments.
EMSAAC Members
Lauri McFadden
Alameda County
Alameda
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Dan Lynch
Central California EMS
Kings, Fresno, Madera, Tulare
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Bryan Cleaver
Coastal Valley EMS
Mendocino, Sonoma
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Marshall Bennett
Contra Costa County
Contra Costa
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Kristine Guth, MPH
El Dorado County
El Dorado
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David Creiglow
Imperial County EMS Agency
Imperial
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Daniel Munoz
Inland Counties EMS Agency (ICEMA)
Inyo, Mono, San Bernadino
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Jeff Fariss
Kern County
Kern
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Richard Tadeo
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles
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Chris Le Baudour
Marin County
Marin
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Tim Williams
Merced County
Merced
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Teresa Rios
Monterey County
Monterey
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Shaun Vincent
Napa County
Napa
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Cindy Murdaugh
Mountain Valley EMS
Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa
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Larry Karsteadt
North Coast EMS
Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake
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Donna Stone
Northern California EMS
Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra, Trinity
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Tammi McConnell RN, MSN, MICN, PHN
Orange County
Orange
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Dan Bates
Riverside County
Riverside
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David Magnino
Sacramento County
Sacramento
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Kris Mangano
San Benito County
San Benito
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Andrew Parr
San Diego County
San Diego
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Andrew Holcomb
San Francisco City/County
San Francisco
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Jared Bagwell
San Joaquin County
San Joaquin
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VACANT
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo
email
Travis Kusman, MPH, Paramedic
San Mateo County
San Mateo
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Vince Pierucci
Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara
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Nick Clay
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara
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Greg Benson
Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz
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John Poland
Sierra-Sacramento Valley EMS
Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Yuba, Nevada, Placer, Shasta
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Benjamin Gammon
Solano County
Solano
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Chad Braner
Stanislaus County
Stanislaus
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Katie Andrews
Tuolumne County
Tuolumne
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Steve Carroll
Ventura County
Ventura
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