Advisory Board Roster

Member Organization Represented 1st Term Appointment 2nd Term Appointment
Beth Adams Roemmelt Northern Virginia EMS Council July 1, 2019 –
June 30, 2021
July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2024*
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*
A. Pier Ferguson Old Dominion EMS Council July 1, 2018 –
June 30, 2021
July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2024
D. Eddie Ferguson, Jr.   Virginia State Firefighters Association July 1, 2018 –
June 30, 2021
July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2024*

Paula Ferrada, M.D., FACS, FCCM

American College of Surgeons July 1, 2021 –
June 30, 2024

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 June 30, 2026
Matthew Lawler Central Shenandoah EMS Council July 1, 2018 –
June 30, 2021
July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025*
Robert E. 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
June 30, 2026
Patrick M. McLaughlin, M.D., M.S. American Academy of Pediatrics July 1, 2020 –
June 30, 2023
June 30, 2026
Melissa Meador Thomas Jefferson EMS Council July 1, 2023 –
June 30, 2026
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 June 30, 2025
(Completing Thom Schwalenberg’s term)
M. Matthew Rickman Western Virginia EMS Council July 1, 2020 –June 30, 2023 June 30, 2026
Bryan Rush Virginia Municipal League July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2024
Gary Samuels Virginia Professional Fire Fighters/IAFF July 1, 2018 –
June 30, 2021
July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2024
Sonny Saxton Associated Public Safety Communications Officials July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2024
 Victoria Smith Virginia Emergency Nurses Association / Virginia Nurses Association July 1, 2020 –June 30, 2023 June 30, 2026
R. Bruce Stratton Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads July 1, 2023 –
June 30, 2026
Bill Street Lord Fairfax EMS Council July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2024
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, 2024 – June 30, 2025
Joseph Williams Rappahannock EMS Council July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2024
Allen Yee, M.D., FAAEM Virginia College of Emergency Physicians July 1, 2018 –
June 30, 2021
July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2024