State EMS Directors

Part of the Annual JEMS Resource Guide

• 2009 Jan 1

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STATE EMS DIRECTORS
Courtesy National Association of State EMS Directors (NASEMSD)

ALABAMA
Dennis Blair
Director
EMS Div., Alabama Dept. of Health
P.O. Box303017
Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
Phone: 334-206-5383
Fax: 334-206-5260
Email: dblair@adph.state.al.us
www.adph.org/ems  

ALASKA
Tim Bundy
Chief of EMS
Section of Injury Prevention & EMS, DHSS/Public Health
P.O. Box110616
Juneau, AK 99811-0616
Phone: (907) 465-3027
Fax: 907-465-4101
Email: timothy.bundy@alaska.gov
www.chems.alaska.gov 

ARIZONA
Terry Mullins
Bureau Chief of EMS
Arizona Dept. of Health Services
150 North 18th Avenue, Suite 540
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 364-3156
Fax: (602) 364-3568
Email: mullint@azdhs.gov
www.azdhs.gov/bems  

ARKANSAS
David Taylor
Chief
AR Dept. of Health, Section of EMS & Trauma Systems
5800 West 10th Street, Suite 800
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: 501-661-2262
Fax: 501-280-4901
Email: david.taylor@arkansas.gov
www.healthyarkansas.com/ems

AMERICAN SAMOA GOVERNMENT
Fuapopo Avegalio
EMS Coordinator
EMS., Dept. Health American Samoa Gov't
LBJ Tropical Medical Center
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: 011-684-633-5003
Fax: 011-684-633-5112
Email: fuapopo@rocketmail.com

CALIFORNIA
R. Steven Tharratt, MD, MPVM
Director
Emergency Medical Services Authority
1930 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
Phone: 916-322-4336
Fax: (916) 322-8765
Email: steve.tharratt@emsa.ca.gov
http://www.emsa.ca.gov/about/director.asp

COLORADO
D. Randy Kuykendall
EMS Section Chief, Health Facilities & EMS Div.
CO Dept. of Public Health & Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South; CDPHE A-2
Denver, CO 80246
Phone: (303) 692-2945
Fax: (303) 691-7720
Email: randy.kuykendall@state.co.us
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/em/chief.html

CONNECTICUT
Gary E. Wiemokly, MPH
EMS Section Chief
Office of EMS, Department of Public Health
410Capital Ave., MS#12EMS
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone: (860) 509-7975
Fax: 860-509-7987
Email: gary.wiemokly@ct.gov  
www.state.ct.us/dph

DELAWARE
Steve Blessing
Director, Emerg. Medical Svcs.
Blue Hen Corporate Center
655 South Bay Road, Suite 4-H
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 744-5400
Fax: (302) 744-5429
Email: Steven.blessing@state.de.us
http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dph/ems/ems.html

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Beverly Pritchett
Senior Deputy Director
Health Emerg. Prep. & Response Admin/DC Dept. of Health
64 New York Avenue NE, Suite 5000
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 671-4222
Fax: (202) 671-0707
Email: Beverly.pritchett@dc.gov  
http://fems.dc.gov/fems

FLORIDA
John Bixler, Paramedic, RN, BSN
Bureau Chief
FL Dept. of Health, Bureau of EMS
4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin C18
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1738
Phone: (850) 245-4053
Fax: (850) 488-9408
Email: john_bixler@doh.state.fl.us
www.fl-ems.com

GEORGIA
William Billings, EMT-P, M.Ed
State EMS Director
GA Ofc. of Emergency Medical Services/Trauma
2600 Skyland Drive, Lower Level
Atlanta, GA 30319
Phone: (404) 679-0547
Fax: (404) 679-0526
Email: wmbillings@dhr.state.ga.us  
http://health.state.ga.us/programs/ems

GUAM
MaryLou M. Loualhati
EMS Administrator, Ofc. of EMS
Guam, Dept. of Public Health & Social Svcs.
123 Chalan Kareta
Mangilao, GU 96913
Phone: (671) 735-7412
Fax: (671) 735-7413
Email: marylou.loualhati@dphss.guam.gov

HAWAII
Linda Rosen, MD, MPH
Branch Chief
State Department of Health, EMS
3627 Kilauea Ave., Room 102
Honolulu, HI 96816-2317
Phone: (808) 733-9210
Fax: (808) 733-8332
Email: linda.rosen@doh.hawaii.gov  
http://hawaii.gov/doh/health/family-child-health/ems/index.html

IDAHO
Dia Gainor
Chief
ID Emerg. Medical Svcs. Bureau
590 W. Washington Street
Boise, ID 83702-5953
Phone: 208-334-4000
Fax: 208-334-4015
Email: gainord@dhw.idaho.gov
www.idahoems.org

ILLINOIS
Sam Gaines
Acting Div. Chief, Div. of EMS & Highway Safety
Illinois Dept. of Public Health
500 E. Monroe Street, 8th Floor
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: 217-785-2080
Fax: (217) 524-0966
Email: sam.gaines@illinois.gov  
www.idph.state.il.us/ems

INDIANA
Eric Dietz
Director
Indiana Dept. of Homeland Security
302 W. Washington, Room E208
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2258
Phone: (317) 232-3986
Fax: 317-232-3895
Email: jedietz@dhs.in.gov  
www.in.gov/dhs/2598.htm

IOWA
Kirk Schmitt
Chief Bureau of EMS
Iowa Dept. of Public Health
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Phone: (515) 281-0437
Fax: (515) 281-0488
Email: kschmitt@idph.state.ia.us  
www.idph.state.ia.us/ems

KANSAS
Robert Waller
Administrator
Board of Emergency Medical Services
900 SW Jackson; Landon State Ofc. Bldg., Rm 1031
Topeka, KS 66612-1228
Phone: 785-296-7296
Fax: 785-296-6212
Email: Robert.waller@ems.ks.gov  
www.ksbems.org

KENTUCKY
Charles M. O'Neal, BA, NREMT-P
Executive Director
KY Board of EMS
300 North Main Street
Versailles, KY 40383
Phone: (859) 256-3565
Fax: (859) 256-3128
Email: charles.oneal@kctcs.edu  
www.kbems.kctcs.edu

LOUISIANA
Ross Pottschmidt
Program Manager
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
8919 World Ministry Ave, Suite A
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Phone: (225) 763-5700
Fax: (225) 763-5702
Email: rpottsch@dhh.la.gov  
www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?ID=220

MAINE
Jay Bradshaw
Director
Maine Emergency Medical Services
152 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0152
Phone: (207) 626-3860
Fax: 207-287-6251
Email: jay.bradshaw@maine.gov  
www.maine.gov/dps/ems

MARYLAND
Robert Bass, MD
Director
Emergency Medical Services, MIEMSS
653 W. Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-1536
Phone: 410-706-5074
Fax: 410-706-4768
Email: rbass@miemss.org  
www.miemss.org

MASSACHUSETTS
Abdullah Rehayem
Director
MA Ofc. of EMS, Dept. of Public Health
2 Boylston Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 2116
Phone: (617) 753-7300
Fax: (617) 753-7320
Email: Abdullah.rehayem@state.ma.us  
www.state.ma.us/dph/oems/oems.htm

MICHIGAN
Robin Shivley
Acting EMS Section Chief
MI Dept. of Community Health EMS & Trauma Section
320 S. Walnut Street, 6th Floor
Lansing, MI 48913
Phone: (517) 241-3024
Fax: (517) 241-9458
Email: rmshivl@michigan.gov  
www.michigan.gov/ems

MINNESOTA
Katherine Burke
Executive Director
MN EMS Regulatory Board
2829 University Avenue SE, Suite 310
Minneapolis, MN 55414-3222
Phone: (651) 201-2806
Fax: (651) 201-2812
Email: Katherine.burke.moore@state.mn.us  
www.emsrb.state.mn.us

MISSISSIPPI
Alisa Williams, BS, NREMTP
EMS Director
MS Dept. of Health, Bureau of EMS
P.O. Box1700
Jackson, MS 39215
Phone: (601) 576-7380
Fax: (601) 576-7373
Email: alisa.williams@msdh.state.ms.us  
www.ems.doh.ms.gov

MISSOURI
Paula Kempf, RN
Director
Bureau of EMS, Missouri Dept. of Health
P.O. Box570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
Phone: 573-751-6356
Fax: (573) 751-6348
Email: paula.kempf@dhss.mo.gov  
www.dhhs.mo.gov/EMS/

MONTANA
Jim DeTienne
Supervisor, EMS & Trauma System Section
MT Dept. of Public Health & Human Svcs.
P.O. Box202951
Helena, MT 59620
Phone: (406) 444-4460
Fax: (406) 444-1814
Email: jdetienne@mt.gov  
www.dphhs.mt.gov/ems

MARIANAS PROTECTORATE
Thomas M. Manglona, Jr.
EMSMgr., Dept. of Public Safety-Fire Div.
Ofc. of EMS/Rescue Section
PMB 915, P.O. Box 10001
Saipan, MP 96950
Phone: (670) 664-9135
Fax: (670) 664-9015
Email: tmanglona@hotmail.com

NEBRASKA
Dean Cole
Director
Division of Emergency Medical Services
301 Centennial Mall S., 3rd Floor
Lincoln, NE 68509-5007
Phone: 402-471-0124
Fax: 402-471-0169
Email: dean.cole@dhhs.ne.gov  
www.hhs.state.ne.us/ems/emsindex.htm

NEVADA
Fergus Laughridge
Program Manager
Nevada Emerg. Medical Systems
1000 East William Street, Suite 209
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: (775) 687-7590
Fax: (775) 687-7595
Email: flaughridge@health.nv.gov  
http://health.nv.gov

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Sue Prentiss
Bureau Chief, Div. of Fire Standards & Training & EMS
NH Dept. of Safety
33 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03305-0003
Phone: 603-271-4568
Fax: 603-271-4567
Email: sprentiss@safety.state.nh.us

NEW JERSEY
Karen Halupke, RN, MEd
Director, EMS
NJ Dept. of Health & Senior Svcs.
P.O. Box360
Trenton, NJ 08625-0360
Phone: 609-633-7777
Fax: 609-633-7954
Email: karen.halupke@doh.state.nj.us  
www.state.nj.us/health/ems/

NEW MEXICO
Kyle Thornton, EMT-P
Bureau Chief
DOH/EMS Bureau
1301 Siler Road, Building F
Santa Fe, NM 87507
Phone: (505) 476-8200
Fax: (505) 476-8201
Email: kyleL.thornton@state.nm.us  
www.nmems.org

NEW YORK
Edward Wronski
Director
Bureau of EMS, NY State Health Dept.
433 River Street, Suite 303
Troy, NY 12180-2299
Phone: 518-402-0996
Fax: 518-402-0985
Email: egw02@health.state.ny.us  
www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/ems/main.htm

NORTH CAROLINA
Drexdal Pratt
Chief
Office of EMS
2707 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2707
Phone: (919) 855-3935
Fax: 919-733-7021
Email: drexdal.pratt@ncmail.net  
www.ncems.org

NORTH DAKOTA
Tim Meyer
Director
Div. of Emerg. Medical Svcs., ND Dept. of Health
600 Boulevard Avenue; Dept. 301
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
Phone: 701-328-2388
Fax: 701-328-1890
Email: tmmeyer@nd.gov  
www.ndhealth.gov/EMS

OHIO
Richard N. Rucker
Executive Director
OH Dept. of Public Safety/Div. of EMS
1970 W. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43218-2073
Phone: (614) 466-9447
Fax: (614) 995-7012
Email: rnrucker@dps.state.oh.us  
www.ems.ohio.gov

OKLAHOMA
Shawn Rogers
Director of EMS
State Department of Health
1000 NE 10th Street, Room 1104
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Phone: (405) 271-4027
Fax: (405) 271-4240
Email: shawnr@health.ok.gov  
www.health.state.ok.us/program/ems

OREGON
Robert Leopold
Director EMS
Dept. of Human Svcs, Ofc of Community Health & Planning
800 N.E. Oregon Street, Suite 930
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: (971) 673-1225
Fax: (971) 673-1299
Email: robert.e.leopold@state.or.us  
www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ems

PENNSYLVANIA
Joe Schmider
Director
Bureau of EMS., PA Dept. of Health
625 Forster Street, Room 606, Health & Welfare Bldg
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717-787-8741
Fax: 717-772-0910
Email: jschmider@state.pa.us  
www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/

PUERTO RICO
Roberto Velez Bermudez, MD
Executive Director
State Emerg. Medical Svcs.
P.O. Box2161
San Juan, PR 00929-2161
Phone: (787) 754-2550
Fax: (787) 775-1202
Email: rovelez@cem.gobierno.pr

RHODE ISLAND
Peter Leary
Chief
Emerg. Medical Svcs. Div., Dept. of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 404
Providence, RI 02908-5097
Phone: 401-222-2401
Fax: (401) 222-3352
Email: peter.leary@health.ri.gov  
www.health.ri.gov

SOUTH CAROLINA
Alonzo Smith
Director
SC DHEC, Division of EMS
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 545-4275
Fax: (803) 545-4989
Email: smithaw2@dhec.sc.gov  
www.scdhec.net/health/ems/

SOUTH DAKOTA
Bob Graff
Director
Emerg. Medical Svcs.
207 East Missouri Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-3293
Phone: (605) 773-3915
Fax: (605) 773-6631
Email: bob.graff@state.sd.us  
www.state.sd.us/dps/ems

TENNESSEE
Joseph B. Phillips
Director
TN Dept. of Health, EMS Division
227 French Landing, Suite 303
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615-741-2584
Fax: 615-741-4217
Email: joe.phillips@state.tn.us  
http://health.state.tn.us/EMS

TEXAS
Maxie Bishop
Director, EMS & Trauma Systems Coord. Ofc.
Texas Dept. of Health Svcs.
1100 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756-3199
Phone: (512) 834-6700
Fax: 512-834-6736
Email: maxie.bishop@dshs.state.tx.us  
www.dshs.state.tx.us/emstraumasystems

UTAH
Paul Patrick
Director
UT EMS & Preparedness
P.O. Box142004
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2004
Phone: (801) 273-6604
Fax: (801) 273-4162
Email: paulpatrick@utah.gov  
http://health.utah.gov/ems/

VERMONT 
Dan Manz
Director
Emerg. Medical Svcs. Div., Dept. of Health
Box70, 108 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT 5402
Phone: 802-863-7310
Fax: 802-863-7577
Email: dmanz@vdh.state.vt.us  
www.healthvermont.gov

VIRGINIA
Gary Brown
Director
Ofc. of   EMS., Virginia Dept. of   Health
109 Governor Street, #UB55
Richmond, VA 23219-3623
Phone: (804) 864-7605
Fax: (804) 864-7580
Email: gary.brown@vdh.virginia.gov  
www.vdh.state.va.us/oems

VIRGIN ISLANDS
Selwyn E. Mahon, MD
Medical Director
Virgin Islands EMS
Roy Lester Schneider Hospital
St. Thomas, VI 801
Phone: (340) 776-8311 x 2219
Fax: (340) 774-7037
Email: selwynmahon@hotmail.com

WASHINGTON
Janet Griffith Kastl
Director
Ofc. of Community Health Systems, DOH
P.O. Box 47853
Olympia, WA 98504-7853
Phone: (360) 236-2828
Fax: (360) 236-2829
Email: janet.kastl@doh.wa.gov  
www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/emstrauma/

WEST VIRGINIA
Jerry Kyle, BS, NREMT-P
Director
State Trauma & Emerg. Care System, OEMS
350 Capitol Street, Room 425
Charleston, WV 25301-3714
Phone: 304-558-3956
Fax: (304) 558-8379
Email: jerrykyle@wvdhhr.org  
www.wvoems.org

WISCONSIN
Brian Litza
Chief, EMS
WI DOH & Family Svcs. Div. of Public Health
1 West Wilson Street, Room 118
Madison, WI 53701-2659
Phone: (608) 261-6870
Fax: 608-261-6392
Email: litzabd@dhfs.state.wi.us  
http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/ems/

WYOMING
Jim Mayberry
EMS Program Manager, Ofc. of EMS
WyomingDept. of Health
Hathaway Building, Room 446
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-7955
Fax: (307) 777-5639
Email: jim.mayberry@health.wyo.gov  
http://wdhfs.state.wy.us/ems

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