Board of Directors

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The PEMS Board of Directors serve as representatives of the public and in the public interest. They represent the entire region served by the Council and vote in the best interest of the regional emergency medical services system as a whole. The Board has all powers inherent to corporate directors including but not limited to managing and administering the affairs of the Council. Each Director is entitled to one vote.

The Board is composed of up to twenty-eight (28) voting members nominated by the local jurisdictions, operational medical directors, hospital facilities, and communities as follows:

Licensed Emergency Medical Services Agencies - 4 (2 Virginia Peninsula, 1 Middle Peninsula, 1 Northern Neck)
Operational Medical Directors -1 (Regional OMD)
Hospital Facilities - 8
City/County Government – 3 (Virginia Peninsula, Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck)
Business – 3 (Virginia Peninsula, Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck)
Financial Institution – 1
State EMS Advisory Board – 1 (Non-Voting)
Regional Medical Director - 1
At Large – up to 6

Directors shall normally serve three-year terms of office, beginning on the date of election, and may serve consecutive terms. The term of the Advisory Board representative shall be concurrent with the Governor's appointment.

Board's Membership:

Trisha Anest - Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital (Hospital)
J. David Barrick - Vice President - Newport News Fire Department (At Large)
Jeff Beasley - Westmoreland County Emergency Services (Northern Neck Government)
James Brann - Essex County Emergency Services (Middle Peninsula Government)
Christianne Clifford - Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg (Hospital)
Greg Coffman - Busch Gardens Williamsburg (Peninsula Business)
William Dent - Williamsburg Fire Department (Peninsula Government)
Lisa Dodd - Riverside Tappahannock Hospital (Hospital)
Eleanor Erwin - Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center (Medical Advisory Committee)
Julia B. Glover - President - Abingdon Volunteer Fire & Rescue (At Large)
Linnie Green - Middleburg Bank (Financial Institution)
Kimberly Harper - Emergency Nurses Association
Gregory Hunter - King & Queen County Emergency Services (Middle Peninsula EMS Agency)
Stephen Kopczynski - York County Department of Fire & Life Safety (Virginia Peninsula EMS Agency)
Cheryl Lawson - Peninsula EMS Council (Regional Medical Director & State EMS Advisory Board)
Robert Lee - Newport News Fire Department (Virginia Peninsula EMS Agency)
David Masterson - Sentara Williamsburg Regional Hospital (Hospital)
Rick McClure - Northumberland County Emergency Services (Northern Neck EMS Agency)
Michael B. Player - Secretary (Non-voting), PEMS Staff Support
Gary Samuels - Bon Secours Healthcare (Hospital)
Jeff Sensenig - Mary Immaculate Hospital (Hospital)
Jason Sweet - James City County Fire Department (Virginia Peninsula EMS Agency)
Sadie Thurman - Riverside Regional Medical Center (Hospital)
Ed Walker - Sentara Careplex Hospital (Hospital)
Frank Wingfield- Treasurer - Virginia Country Real Estate (Northern Neck Business)