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 |
Christina Wood |
12/31/26 |
|
Service Manager Hospital Owned ground ambulance service |
Nicholas Kallem |
12/31/25 |
|
Service Manager Not-for-profit ground ambulance service |
Dave Webster |
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 |
Shane Klippenes |
12/31/26 |
|
Representative from 911 Dispatch Center |
Bridgette Nyquist |
12/31/25 |
|
Member of Public |
Ward VanWichen |
12/31/26 |
February 19, 2025, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., 1400 Broadway, Helena – virtual option available
May 21, 2025, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., 1400 Broadway, Helena – virtual option available
August 20, 2025, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., 1400 Broadway, Helena – virtual option available
November 19, 2025, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., 1400 Broadway, Helena – virtual option available
