EMS Advisory Committee

The purpose of the EMS Advisory Committee (EMSAC) is to advise DPHHS on matters including:

  • the equipment and materials required for an emergency medical service
  • the data to be collected and submitted to the department
  • the information contained in an abbreviated patient encounter form submitted to a hospital
  • patient care standards and guidelines and guidance on supplemental training for registered nurses, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Industry or the Board of Medical Examiners

 

POSITION

NAME

APPOINTMENT EXPIRES

EMS Advisory Committee Chair

Michael Kremkau

12/31/26

Medical Director population greater than 20,000

Jon Gildea

12/31/25

Medical Director population less than 20,000

Maura Davenport

12/31/26

Representative Department of Labor

Samuel Hunthausen

12/31/26

Representative EMSC

Jason Mahoney

12/31/25

Representative STCC

Eric Fisher

12/31/25

Service Manager Government-Owned ground ambulance service

Lyndy Gurchiek

12/31/26

Service Manager Privately Owned ground ambulance service

Rand Dickson

12/31/26

Service Manager Hospital Owned ground ambulance service

Sara Monroe

12/31/25

Service Manager Not-for-profit ground ambulance service

Kalu Rogenes

12/31/26

Service Manager Non-Transporting medical unit

Cameron McCamley

12/31/25

Service Manager Air Ambulance

Jacob Keller

12/31/26

ECP from a Tribal EMS provider

Chastedy Williamson-Tatsey

12/31/26

An RN w/Supplemental Training that is on an EMS roster

Nicholas Bradford

12/31/26

Law Enforcement

 

12/31/26

Representative from 911 Dispatch Center

Bridgette Nyquist

12/31/25

Member of Public

Ward VanWichen

12/31/26

 

February 18, 2026, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Cogswell RM 207 & 209 1400 Broadway, Helena

May 20, 2026, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Cogswell RM 207 & 209 1400 Broadway, Helena

August 19, 2026, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Cogswell RM 207 & 209 1400 Broadway, Helena

November 18, 2026, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Cogswell RM 207 & 209 1400 Broadway, Helena

November 19, 2025 (Agenda)

August 20, 2025 (Summary)

May 22, 2025 (Agenda, Summary)

February 19, 2025 (Agenda, Summary)

November 20, 2024 (Summary, Attendance)

September 4, 2024 (Agenda, Summary)

May 22, 2024 (Agenda, Summary)

March 4, 2024 (Agenda, Summary)