Member | Organization Represented | 1st Term Appointment | 2nd Term Appointment |
Beth Adams | Northern Virginia EMS Council | July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2021 | July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2024* |
Lisa Baber | Old Dominion EMS Council | July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027 | |
Walter Bailey | Virginia State Firefighters Association | July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027 | |
Madison Lee Blaska | Associated Public Safety Communications Officials | July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027 | |
John C. Bolling | Southwest Virginia EMS Council | July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2021 | July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025* |
Kim Craig | Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads | July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025 | |
Kevin L. Dillard – CHAIR, EMS ADVISORY BOARD | Virginia Ambulance Association | July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2021 | July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025* |
Paula Ferrada, M.D., FACS, FCCM |
American College of Surgeons | July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2024 | July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027 |
Brian J. Frankel |
Virginia Fire Chiefs Association | July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2023 (Completed L. Simba’s term.) | July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026 |
Rebecca Branch Griffin, Ph.D. | Consumer | July 1, 2020 –June 30, 2023 | July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026 |
David Lee Hupp | Virginia Professional Fire Fighters/IAFF | July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027 | |
Matthew Lawler | Central Shenandoah EMS Council | July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2021 | July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025* |
Dr. Joseph Lang | Virginia College of Emergency Physicians | July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027 | |
Robert Lipscomb, Jr. | Blue Ridge EMS Council | July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026 | |
Elizabeth Matish | Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association | July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026 | |
Patrick M. McLaughlin, M.D., M.S. | American Academy of Pediatrics | July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2023 | July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026 |
Melissa Meador | Thomas Jefferson EMS Council | July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026 | |
Benjamin D. Nicholson, M.D. | Medical Society of Virginia | July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021 (completed term of Sudha Jayaraman, MD, MSc.) | July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025 |
Daniel Norville | Virginia Association of Governmental EMS Administrators | July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2024 | June 30, 2025 |
James Reynolds | Tidewater EMS Council | July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2024 | July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025 (Completing Thom Schwalenberg’s term) |
M. Matthew Rickman | Western Virginia EMS Council | July 1, 2020 –June 30, 2023 | July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2026 |
Bryan Rush | Virginia Municipal League | July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2024 | July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027 |
Gary Samuels | Virginia Professional Fire Fighters/IAFF | July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2021 | July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2024 |
Victoria Smith | Virginia Emergency Nurses Association / Virginia Nurses Association | July 1, 2020 –June 30, 2023 | July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026 |
R. Bruce Stratton | Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads | July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026 | |
Bill Streett | Lord Fairfax EMS Council | July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2024 | July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027 |
The Honorable Gary Wayne Tanner | Virginia Association of Counties | July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2021 | July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025* |
Sadie Jo Thurman | Peninsulas EMS Council | July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2021 | July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025 |
Joseph Williams | Rappahannock EMS Council | July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2024 | July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027 |
Last Updated: February 10, 2025