Communications Committee

Committee Members:

Member Name Organization Represented Email Address
Gary Tanner, Chair EMS Advisory Board (Virginia Association of Counties) cvfd1333@gmail.com
Madison Blaska, Vice-Chair EMS Advisory Board
(Association Public-Safety Communications Officials – Virginia Chapter)
mlblaska@powhatanva.gov
JC Bolling EMS Advisory Board
(Southwest Virginia EMS Council)
jcbolling@jcbolling.com
Melissa Meador EMS Advisory Board
(Thomas Jefferson EMS Council)
mmeador@gcva.us
Joseph Williams EMS Advisory Board
(Rappahannock EMS Council)
JosephWilliamsEMS@gmail.com
Gabe Elias Statewide Interoperability Coordinator (SWIC) Gabe.Elias@governor.virginia.gov
Stephen Sutton National Emergency Number Association (NENA) – Virginia Chapter suttosd@danvilleva.gov
Vacant Virginia Municipal League (VML)
Tracey McLaurin Regional EMS Directors tmclaurin@vaems.org
Kimberly Schmitt Va. Chapter, Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) KRSchmitt@powhatanva.gov
Mike Keefe-Thomas Virginia Department of Emergency Management –  Branch Chief Tactical Systems Mike.Keefe@vdem.virginia.gov
Lewis Cassada Virginia Department of Emergency Management – Public Safety Program Specialist Lewis.Cassada@vdem.virginia.gov
Richard Rubino, Member-at-Large rdr@bloostonlaw.com
Amber Moore, OEMS Staff Support amber.moore@vdh.virginia.gov

Meeting Agenda/Minutes:

2025

2024

Last Updated: November 5, 2025