Editorial/Production Profiles
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT, JEMS and JEMS.com
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Editor-in-Chief: A.J. Heightman
A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P, is editor-in-chief of JEMS and also editorial director for all Elsevier Public Safety publications, including JEMS, Fire-Rescue magazine, Law Officer magazine, APCO’s Public Safety Communications magazine and the EMS Insider newsletter.
A.J. assumed the role of JEMS Editor in December 1997. He joined the staff of Jems Communications in April 1995 to serve as vice president of Jems Communications, director of the Emergency Care Information Center and director of the Jems Conference Division before moving to the editorial department.
Prior to joining Jems Communications, A.J. served as director of operations for Cetronia Ambulance, a multi-jurisdictional BLS/ALS service based in Allentown, Pa. from 1992-1995. For 18 years prior to his position at Cetronia Ambulance, A.J. was executive director of the Eastern Pennsylvania Emergency Medical Services Council, a six-county regional EMS office funded by the PA Department of Health. There, he helped establish and direct a regional BLS/ALS system comprised of 150 BLS and ALS services; 17 acute care hospitals; two regional Trauma Centers; two pre-hospital helicopters system and MEDCOM, an advanced medical communications center that served a population of 1.2 million residents.
During A.J.'s tenure at Eastern PA EMS, more than $11 million in state, federal and local funds were obtained to develop and expand the EMS System.
A.J. also served as a paramedic and command officer for Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Department for 20 years. This combination volunteer/paid department offers multi-jurisdictional BLS/ALS/Rescue service throughout Northampton County, Pennsylvania. While at Bethlehem Township, A.J. helped develop and supervise the "Medic 1" Paramedic Response System, which provided ALS service to 11 urban, suburban and rural municipalities.
A graduate of Temple University, A.J. received his master's degree in public administration from Lehigh University. A certified EMS and rescue instructor, A.J. has served on the faculty of university EMS degree programs; community college EMS training divisions; and fire academies. Nationally recognized for his unique teaching style and audiovisual programs, A.J. has studied and specialized in the management of mass casualty incidents for 27 years. View his profile on LinkedIn.
E-mail: a.j.heightman@elsevier.com
Phone: 800/266-5367 x6847
Deputy Editor: Lisa Bell
Lisa Bell, NREMT-B, is the deputy editor of JEMS and JEMS.com. She joined Elsevier Public Safety in August 2004 and has a BA in English from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va. Prior to joining JEMS, she was an assistant to the research subject advocate in the General Clinical Research Center and to faculty in the Section of Maternal Fetal Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia. View her profile on JEMS Connect or LinkedIn.
E-mail: l.bell@elsevier.com
Phone: 800/266-5367 x6386
Senior Editor: Jennifer Berry
Jennifer Berry is the senior editor of JEMS and JEMS.com. She joined Elsevier Public Safety in August 2006 and has a BA in Spanish and English from Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. Prior to joining JEMS, she was a newspaper reporter and editor for a Los Angeles Times-owned newspaper, and a newspaper reporter in Los Angeles and Indiana. She primarily covered public safety, government and business. View her profile on JEMS Connect or LinkedIn.
E-mail: je.berry@elsevier.com
Phone: 800/266-5367 x6315
Associate Editor: Lauren Coartney
Lauren Coartney is the associate editor of JEMS and JEMS.com. She joined Elsevier Public Safety in April 2008 and has a BA in Literature from the University of California, San Diego. Prior to joining JEMS, she was a senior writer for print and online publications at San Diego State University. View her profile on JEMS Connect or LinkedIn.
E-mail: l.coartney@elsevier.com
Phone: 800/266-5367 x6264
Assistant Editor: Michelle Barbeau
Michelle Barbeau is the assistant editor of JEMS and JEMS.com. She joined Elsevier Public Safety in October 2007 and has a BA in English and a minor in Professional Writing/Editing from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Prior to joining JEMS, she was a content editor for a national online driver's education company. View her profile on JEMS Connect or LinkedIn.
E-mail: m.barbeau@elsevier.com
Phone: 800/266-5367 x6785
Medical Editor: Ed Dickinson
Edward T. Dickinson, MD, FACEP, NREMT-P, is associate professor and director of EMS Field Operations, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and serves as the medical editor for JEMS. He is also medical director of the Malvern and Berwyn Fire Companies and Haverford Township (Pa.) paramedics. He began his career in the volunteer fire service in 1979 as an EMT-firefighter and has served as a company officer, training officer and assistant fire chief. He continues to be active in the fire service and hands-on prehospital patient care, maintaining his National Registry paramedic certification for the past 20 years. He is the medical editor of numerous major EMS textbooks and the author of Fire Service Emergency Care and co-author of Emergency Incident Rehabilitation, both joint BRADY-IFSTA textbooks.
E-mail: edmdemtp@aol.com
News Director: Mannie Garza
Marion ("Mannie") Garza is the editor of the EMS Insider and the news director for JEMS. She has reported on EMS news for JEMS for more than 20 years.
E-mail: mannieag@pacbell.net
Phone: 619/224-1792
Technical Editor: Travis Kusman
Travis Kusman, MPH, NREMT-P, joined JEMS as a technical editor in early 2009. He is the manager and public information officer for San Diego County Operations of American Medical Response (AMR). In addition to being a paramedic, he has served as an instructor/educator, clinical coordinator, EMS supervisor and administrator. He is passionate about improving community health-care services through collaboration among EMS and public health professionals.
Technical Editor: Fred W. Wurster III
Fred W. Wurster III, NREMT-P, AAS, joined JEMS as a technical editor in early 2009. He's a flight paramedic with PennSTAR Flight, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and a volunteer firefighter/paramedic currently serving as fire captain with the Martins Corner Fire Company, Coatesville, Pa. He has been in EMS for more than 18 years, serving as a firefighter/paramedic, instructor/educator, EMS coordinator and administrator.
Contributing Editor: Bryan Bledsoe, DO, FACEP
Bryan Bledsoe, DO, FACEP, is a board-certified emergency physician and an author. A former EMT, paramedic and paramedic instructor, Bledsoe has written numerous EMS textbooks, including Brady's paramedic textbook series. He's a frequent contributor to JEMS and a regular speaker at EMS conferences worldwide.
E-mail: bbledsoe@earthlink.net
Contributing Editor: Ann-Marie Lindstrom
Ann-Marie Lindstrom started writing for JEMS in 1997 and since written extensively for JEMS and JEMS.com.
PRODUCTION
Director of E-Products/Production: Tim Francis
Tim Francis joined Jems Communications in 1998. He currently oversees the production processes for all print and online media for Elsevier Public Safety. Tim has a BA in Communications from the University of California, San Diego. Prior to joining Jems Communications, he was the production manager for Grip Publications.
E-mail: t.francis@elsevier.com
Phone: 800/266-6569
Web Production Coordinator: Neil Johnson
Neil Johnson is the lead production coordinator for JEMS.com. He joined Elsevier Public Safety in February 2008 and has a degree in History from UCLA.
E-mail: n.johnson2@elsevier.com
Phone: 800/266-5367 x6203
Production Coordinator: Pippin Schupbach
Pippin Schupbach is the production coordinator for JEMS and JEMS.com. She joined Elsevier Public Safety in April 2007 and has a degree in Art History/Studio Art from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo.
E-mail: p.schupbach@elsevier.com
Phone: 800/266-5367 x6557
Production Assistant: Matt Leatherman
Matt Leatherman is the production assistant for JEMS and JEMS.com. He joined Elsevier Public Safety in January 2008 and has a degree in Fine Arts/Concentration Graphic Design from Colorado State University.
E-mail: m.leatherman@elsevier.com
Phone: 800/266-5367 x6789
CONTRIBUTORS
Steve Berry
Author of the popular Lighter Side of EMS column in JEMS, Steve Berry has been a paramedic for the past 25 years in the southern Colorado region. He's the author of the EMS cartoon book series I Am Not an Ambulance Driver, which can be purchased by contacting him via his Web site at www.iamnotanambulancedriver.com.
Liz Criss
Author of Research Review in JEMS, Elizabeth Criss, NP, MEd, MS, CEN, CCRN, is a nurse practitioner in the emergency department at Tucson Medical Center. She was a founding member of the Board of Advisors of the Prehospital Care Research Forum. Criss has been involved in emergency care and disaster management since 1982.
E-mail: crissrn@msn.com
Thom Dick
Longtime author of Tricks of the Trade in JEMS, Thom Dick has been involved in EMS for 36 years, 23 of them as a full-time EMT and paramedic in San Diego County. He’s currently the quality care coordinator for Platte Valley Ambulance, a hospital-based 9-1-1 system in Brighton, Colo.
E-mail: boxcar414@aol.com .
Fran Hildwine, BS, NREMT-P, CCEMT-P
Fran Hildwine coordinates the monthly Hands On column in JEMS. He’s the administrative director of the Paramedic Training Institute at Crozer Chester Medical Center in Delaware County, Pa., and an adjunct faculty member at Delaware County Community College with more than 20 years’ EMS experience.
E-mail: fran100b@zoominternet.net .
Gary Ludwig, MS, EMT-P
Author of Leadership Sector in JEMS, Gary Ludwig is a deputy fire chief with the Memphis (Tenn.) Fire Department. He has a total of 30 years of fire and rescue experience. He previously served 25 years with the city of St. Louis, retiring as the chief paramedic from the St. Louis Fire Department. He’s chair of the EMS Section for the International Association of Fire Chiefs and can be reached at www.garyludwig.com.
Jason Zigmont, MA, NREMT-P
Author of Volunteer Voice in JEMS, Jason Zigmont is an EMS instructor, executive director of the Center for Public Safety Education and the founder of VolunteerFD.org. He’s also a PhD candidate in adult learning at the University of Connecticut.
E-mail: jason@psecenter.org
Paul Werfel, NREMT-P
Longtime JEMS contributor Paul Werfel, NREMT-P, is the paramedic program director for the University Medical Center at State University of New York, Stony Brook.
E-mail: paul.werfel@stonybrook.edu
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