Board of Directors

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 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 is concurrent with the Governor's appointment.

Board's Membership:

J. David Barrick, NRP - Treasurer - Newport News Fire Department Retired (At Large)
Jeff Beasley, NRP -Westmoreland County Emergency Services, At-Large
Christopher Bell, NRP - Williamsburg Fire Department (Licensed EMS Agency (Virginia Peninsula)
Christianne Clifford, DO - Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg (Hospital)
William Dent, EMT - Vice President - City of Williamsburg, (At Large)
Melissa Doak, NRP - York County Department of Fire & Life Safety (Virginia Peninsula EMS Agency)
Lisa Dodd, DO - VCU Tappahannock Hospital (Hospital)
Dustin St. George, MD - Riverside Walter Reed (Hospital)
Julia B. Glover, NRP - President - Abingdon Volunteer Fire & Rescue (At Large)
Sudershan Gupta MD - Riverside Walter Reed Hospital (Medical Advisory Committee)
Gregory Hunter, NRP - King & Queen County Emergency Services (Middle Peninsula EMS Agency)
Shannon Kennedy, Phd. - Rappahannock Community College (Northern Neck Business)
Stephen Kopczynski, EMT– York County Department of Fire & Life Safety (City County Government - Virginia Peninsula)
Michael Kuhns - (Peninsula Business)
Betsy Lang, RN Riverside Behavioral Health Hospital (Hospital-Riverside Behavioral Health)
Amir Louka, M.D. - Peninsula EMS Council (Regional Medical Director)
Jason, Massignan, M.D. - Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital (Hospital)
Johanna Northstein, Chesapeake Bank (Financial Institution)
Michael B. Player, NRP - Secretary (Non-voting), PEMS Staff Support
Mitch Paulette, NRP - Richmond County EMS (Northern Neck Government)
Amber Price, DNP, CNM, MSN, RN - Sentara Williamsburg Regional Hospital (Hospital)
Stacy Reaves, NRP (King william County Fire and Rescue, City/County Government (Middle Peninsula)
Gary Samuels, NRP - Bon Secours Rappahannock General Hospital (Hospital)
Jeff Sensenig, DO - Riverside Walter Reed Hospital (Hospital)
Matthew Smith, NRP - Lancaster County Emergency Services (Northern Neck EMS Agency)
Dustin St. George. MD - Riverside Walter Reed (Hospital)
Sadie Thurman, RN - Peninsulas EMS Council (Virginia State EMS Advisory Board)
Sherwin Stewart, DSLMSN - VP Operations, Sentara CarePlex Hospital (Hospital)
Gary Ward, Olivia's on Main, Business (Middle Peninsula)
Frank Wingfield- NextHome Coast to Country Real Estate (Middle Peninsula Business)