Current Board of Governors Members

Michelle Angle
Arizona State Ambulance Association
Representative Recommended by a Statewide Ambulance Association, Representing a Private-Sector Employer of EMCTs.
Term Expires: 10/2028

Peggy Baker
*Executive Director, AEMS

Marcia Barry, RN
*Secretary, AEMS Board of Governors
Term Expires: 2/2027

Bruce Barnhart, MSN, RN
Citizen of the AEMS Region
Term Expires: 6/2027

Eileen Blackstone
Mesa Fire and Medical Department
Representative of an EMCT Training Program
Term Expires: 12/2027

Suzanne Buchanan, RN
Arizona Emergency Nurses Association
Nurse, Active in Emergency Medical Services, Recommended by a Professional Association of Emergency Nurses
Term Expires: 8/2027

Franco Castro-Marin, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center
Physician Active in the Practice of Emergency Medicine and/or Prehospital Administrative Direction, Practicing at a Trauma Center Hospital.
Term Expires: 10/2028

Fernando Cortes, MD
Florence Fire Department
One Representative a Rural EMS provider agency (non-tribal)
Term Expires: 2/2029

Doug Costal
Arizona Fire and Medical Authority
Emergency Medical Care Technician-Paramedic (EMCT-P), Serving their Employers in a Predominantly Non-Administrative Capacity
Term Expires: 8/2026

Nicola Crim
Native Air / Air Methods - Arizona Ambulance Association
Representative of a helicopter ambulance employer of EMCTs, recommended by a statewide ambulance association, representing a private-sector employer
Term Expires: 10/2027

Garth Gemar, MD
*Past Chair, AEMS Board of Governors

Annie Giagni, RN
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center
Representative of the Administrations of Hospitals, Non-Trauma Center Hospital
Term Expires: 6/2027

Cori Hayes
Mesa Fire and Medical Department
Representative from Public Employer of Emergency Medical Care Technicians (EMCTs, from Political Subdivision of Population Greater than 500,000 - Mesa)
Term Expires: 4/2026

Jon Holmes
Banner Estrella Medical Center
Chair, Planning and Outreach Functional Group
Term Expires: 4/2029
Representative, Acting as a Pre-Hospital Care Manager for their Hospital Employer, Representing a Non-Trauma Center Hospital
Term Expires: 2/2029

Gaby Iskander, MD, MS, FACS
American Trauma Association
Physician, Active in the Practice of Trauma Surgery, Recommended by a Professional Association of Trauma Surgeons
Term Expires: 8/2027

Steven Maher, MD
Mayo Clinic Hospital
Physician active in the practice of Emergency Medicine and/or pre-hospital administrative medical direction, employed, or contracted, as an Administrative Medical Director for a pre-hospital EMS agency.
Term Expires: 2/2028

Tracy Moroney, RN
HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center
One Representative, Acting as a Prehospital Care Manager for their Hospital Employer, Representing a Trauma Center Hospital
Term Expires: 10/2028

Marty Murphy
Abrazo Health
One Representative, Representative of the Administration of Non-Trauma Center Hospital
Term Expires: 12/2028

Kristin Niehoff, RN
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Representative of the Administrations of Hospitals, Trauma Center Hospital
Term Expires: 12/2026

Raymond Ochoa
Phoenix Fire Department
Representative from Public Employer of Emergency Medical Care Technicians (EMCTs, from Political Subdivision of Population Greater than 500,000)
Term Expires: 10/2028

Beth Ranney, MD
Banner Ironwood and Gateway Medical Centers
Active in the Practice of Emergency Medicine and/or Pre-Hospital Administrative Medical Direction, Practicing at a Non-Trauma Center Emergency Department
Term Expires: 8/2026

Chris Riddle
Gila River EMS
Representative from Public Employer of EMCTs (from a Political Subdivision of Population less than 50,000)
Term Expires: 2/2027

Roy Ryals
*Treasurer, AEMS Board of Governors
Term Expires: 2/2027

Barb Schaffer, RN
Gila River Healthcare
Representative, Acting as a Pre-Hospital Care Manager for their Hospital Employer,Representing a Non-Trauma Center Hospital
Term Expires: 2/2027

Julie Smith
Salt River Fire Department
Representative from a Tribal EMS Agency, from a Rural EMS Provider Agency.
Term Expires: 10/2027

Casey Solem, MD
Arizona College of Emergency Physicians
One Physician, active in the Practice of Emergency Medicine and/or pre-hospital administrative medical direction, recommended by a professional association of emergency physicians.
Term Expires: 6/2026

Ryan Southworth, DO
Gila River Healthcare
*Chair, AEMS Board of Governors
Term Expires: 10/2028
*Chair, Patient Management Functional Group
Term Expires: 4/2026

Alyson Welch
Maricopa Fire/Medical Department
Representative of Public Employer of EMCTs, from District Political Subdivision with a Population of Between 50,000 and 500,000 Center
Term Expires: 2/2027

For information on Current Board Vacancies visit: https://aems.org/board/vacancies/

AEMS Board of Governors meetings are held the third Wednesday of every even month at Noon.

Location:

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: All AEMS Board meetings will be held on Zoom.

For security reasons, you MUST register to participate. Once registered, you will receive an email directly from Zoom with access link details.

To receive access to our Functional Group Zoom Meetings, you MUST register

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NOTE: In addition to the meeting link, which you will recieve after your register, Zoom is now requiring a passcode access. The passcode for this meeting is: aemsboard

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AEMS current Board vacancies are listed below. Please refer to Essential Information section located below for more details regarding Board eligibility and serving on the Board.

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

A portion of the Essential Information is presented in a Flipbook format below. Should you encounter any difficulties in viewing it, Please Click Here

*For AEMS Board of Govenors Vacancies:

The Vice Chair is a corporate officer and must be elected from within the Board; it is not a publicly accessible position.

Trauma Center refers to State of Arizona Designated Level 1 or Level 2 facility providing enhanced trauma care, and categorized as such.

Non-Trauma Center refers to a facility that is not a State of Arizona Designated Level 1 or Level 2 Trauma Center.

Administration means an individual that has programmatic responsibilities and budgetary authority.

If a position involves a recommendation by a professional association, we do require a letter from the association acknowledging your nomination.

For Functional Group Chair eligibility:
Click Here for AEMS Functional Group Orders of Conduct

**For State Committee (Central Region Nominee) Vacancies:

AEMS selects the best person based on merit AND to serve as our recommended candidate. Interested representatives are expected to be active with AEMS.

State has final approval of the candidate selected to serve in these positions.

STAB position appointed by AZDHS Director. EMS Council positions appointed by Governor.

Protocols, Medications, and Devices Committee positions appointed by the BEMSTS Medical Director.