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


Nick Clay, President
Director
Santa Barbara County EMS Agency
With over 20 years of experience as in EMS, Mr. Clay has worked in myriad environments, from field level supervision, office management, remote staff management, project management, disaster management and strategic leadership. This breadth of experience has been built serving as a field provider, ambulance operations manager, cruise medical management, building the industry's first ever paramedic program, and most recently serving the County of Santa Barbara as the EMS Agency Director. During his career, he has been recognized for his ability to simultaneously manage multiple initiatives and for his talent at cross-functional collaboration.


Jeff Fariss, President-elect
Program Manager,
Kern County EMS Agency


Steve Carroll, Treasurer
Administrator,
Ventura County EMS Agency
Steve Carroll is a Division Manager for the Ventura County Public Health Department and serves as the EMS Administrator for the County of Ventura Emergency Medical Services Agency. Steve 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.


Vince Pierucci, Secretary
Director,
San Luis Obispo EMS Agency


Travis Kusman, Immediate Past President
Director,
San Mateo County EMS Agency
Travis Kusman 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. He also serves as the RDMHC for the CA Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Coastal Mutual Aid Region.
EMSAAC Members
Lauri McFadden
Alameda County
Alameda
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Dan Lynch
Central California EMS
Kings, Fresno, Madera, Tulare
[email protected]
Bryan Cleaver
Coastal Valley EMS
Mendocino, Sonoma
[email protected]
Marshall Bennett
Contra Costa County
Contra Costa
[email protected]
Michelle Patterson, MPH
El Dorado County
El Dorado
[email protected]
David Creiglow
Imperial County EMS Agency
Imperial
[email protected]
Daniel Munoz
Inland Counties EMS Agency (ICEMA)
Inyo, Mono, San Bernadino
[email protected]
Jeff Fariss
Kern County
Kern
[email protected]
Richard Tadeo
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles
[email protected]
Chris Le Baudour
Marin County
Marin
[email protected]
Tim Williams
Merced County
Merced
[email protected]
Teresa Rios
Monterey County
Monterey
[email protected]
Cindy Murdaugh
Mountain Valley EMS
Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa
[email protected]
Shaun Vincent
Napa County
Napa
[email protected]
Larry Karsteadt
North Coast EMS
Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake
[email protected]
Donna Stone
Northern California EMS
Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra, Trinity
[email protected]
Tammi McConnell RN, MSN, MICN, PHN
Orange County
Orange
[email protected]
Dan Bates
Riverside County
Riverside
[email protected]
David Magnino
Sacramento County
Sacramento
[email protected]
Kris Mangano
San Benito County
San Benito
[email protected]
Andrew Parr
San Diego County
San Diego
[email protected]
Andrew Holcomb
San Francisco City/County
San Francisco
[email protected]
Jared Bagwell
San Joaquin County
San Joaquin
[email protected]
Vince Pierucci
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo
[email protected]
Travis Kusman, MPH, Paramedic
San Mateo County
San Mateo
[email protected]
Nick Clay
Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara
[email protected]
Jackie Lowther RN, MSN, MBA
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara
[email protected]
Greg Benson
Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz
[email protected]
John Poland
Sierra-Sacramento Valley EMS
Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Yuba, Nevada, Placer, Shasta
[email protected]
Benjamin Gammon
Solano County
Solano
[email protected]
Chad Braner
Stanislaus County
Stanislaus
[email protected]
Katie Andrews
Tuolumne County
Tuolumne
[email protected]
Steve Carroll
Ventura County
Ventura
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