GEMS Authors

• Kelly Kohler, MS, Paramedic, CCP-C, CHSE, NCEE

  Kelly Kohler, MS, Paramedic, CCP-C, CHSE, NCEE, has been a paramedic in New York for 28 years. Kelly is currently a simulation educator at the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, adjunct faculty at Dutchess Community College EMS Programs, and a paramedic at Empress EMS. Kelly is the former director of the National Training Network for the American Heart Association, where she worked for fourteen years. Kelly has presented at numerous conferences on Simulation and won the iSimulate Excellence in Simulation Award in 2019 and the SUNY Chancellor's Educator of Excellence Award in 2020. Kelly has written test questions for NREMT and PHTLS, written scenarios for PHTLS, GEMS, and AMLS, and has written lessons for the Jones and Bartlett Paramedic Flipped Classroom curriculum.
  
  

• Jeff J. Messerole, EMT-P

  Jeff Messerole, EMT-P, is currently the Education and Exercise SME for the Pandemic Resiliency Initiative in Iowa and the EMS Programmer for Iowa Lakes Community College. Jeff brings 43 years of experience as an honorably discharged and decorated Army Medic, EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate, and 37 of those years as a Paramedic. Jeff’s professional memberships include the immediate past Chair of the AMLS Committee, PHTLS/AMLS Affiliate Faculty, BLS/ACLS/ACLS-EP/PALS/PEARS Training Center Faculty for Spencer Hospital TC, and Iowa Homeland Security Adjunct Faculty.

  Jeff is an instructor in the following courses – BLS/ACLS/ACLS-EP/PALS/PEARS, PHTLS/AMLS, Advanced Disaster Life Support, Traumatic Brain Injury, All NIMS courses, HAZMAT, and WMD/Terrorism. Jeff is currently the Chair of Iowa’s Quality Assurance Standards and Protocol Committee and Co-chair of the Iowa EMS Advisory Committee. Jeff serves on the following committees or groups – Past President of the Iowa EMS Association, AHA’s Stroke, and STEMI Task Forces. Jeff serves on NW Iowa’s CISD team. Jeff is adjunct faculty for multiple community colleges and a reviewer and contributor to medical texts. He is a frequent speaker throughout the United States, leveraging his combined experience in prehospital and in-hospital care of the sick and injured and his years of teaching. Jeff is also CEO of EMS LLC, an EMS Education and Consulting Company.
  
  

• Jarrod Nall, AAS, Paramedic, CCP-C

  With over 25 years of service in the EMS industry, I have dedicated my life to helping others. I was drawn to EMS at an early age due to a couple of encounters with EMS professionals doing their thing. Their ability to enter the scene and bring calm to the chaos captivated me. Shortly after high school, I enrolled in the local EMT program and haven’t looked back.

  Throughout my career, I have served in a variety of roles including Field Paramedic, Field Training Officer, Flight Paramedic, Operations Supervisor, and Quality Improvement/Education Manager. Currently, I serve as the Director of Operations for our Texas Division.

  
  

• Joanne Piccininni, EdD, NRP, MICP

  

  Joanne Piccininni is the Paramedic Science Program Director and Assistant Professor at Bergen Community College and a practicing paramedic in northern New Jersey. Beginning in 1998 as a PHTLS instructor, Joanne has served as affiliate faculty for many NAEMT education programs and is currently the NAEMT Education Coordinator for New Jersey. Joanne participated on the author teams for several NAEMT courses and is a member of the NAEMT Education Committee and PHT Committee chair. Joanne has recently completed her Education Doctorate, EdD degree, at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.

  
  

• John Shanley, NQEMT-EMT

  John Shanley has over thirty years of experience in pre-hospital care and education. He is an NAEMT Instructor for AHDR, AMLS, EMSS, EPC, GEMS, PHTLS, and PTEP. He is an AHA Instructor for BLS, PEARS, and PALS, and the ITC TCC for PALS. John is active in both professional and voluntary organizations on the operational and educational sides, currently serving as the Training Coordinator for a private ambulance service in Dublin, Ireland. While very passionate about all areas of EMS Education, John has a particular passion for specific areas (including safety, cardiology, and stress) due to the impact these areas have had on him, his family, and his friends.