Advisory Board Roster

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