Advancing the EMS profession

2024 NAEMT Board


The NAEMT Board of Directors is responsible for the general management and oversight of the affairs of the association. Each of the members of our Board, including our officers, is elected by the active members of the association. Listed below are the names and positions of each of the members of our Board. View a listing of the states in each of the ten (10) NAEMT Regions.

Board of Directors

  • Susan Bailey, President (2023-2024)

  • Chris Way, President-elect (2023-2024)

  • Troy Tuke, Secretary (2023-2024)

  • Rob Luckritz, Treasurer (2023-2024)

  • Bruce Evans, Immediate Past President (2023-2024)

  • David Blevins, Southeast Coast Region Director (2024-2025)

  • Tim Dienst, Mountain Region Director (2023-2024)

  • Rommie Duckworth, Northeast Region Director (2023-2024)

  • Michael Kaduce, West Coast Region Director (2024-2025)

  • Melissa McNally, Gulf Coast Region Director (2023-2024)

  • Gary Peterson, Mid-Atlantic Region Director (2024-2025)

  • Howard R. Schwartz, East Central Region Director (2024-2025)

  • Shannon Watson, Great Plains Region Director (2023-2024)

  • John R. Zartman, Midwest Region Director (2024-2025)

  • Matt Zavadsky, South Central Region Director (2023-2024)

  • Douglas F. Kupas, MD, EMT-P, FAEMS, FACEP, Medical Director