Dr. Jarvis is the Chief Medical Officer and System Medical Director for Medstar Mobile Healthcare in Fort Worth, Tx. He is paramedic and board certified EM and EMS physician. In addition to his EMS and clinical practice, he is the host of the EMS Lighthouse Project Podcast where he discusses how literature impacts EMS clinical practice.

Dr. Sahni is a regular at the SOJ. He is EMS Medical Director of both Washington and Clackamas Counties as well as Lake Oswego Fire Department. He has served fire-based, private, and third-service EMS agencies as well as been Medical Director of air and ground critical care services. He was the first Oregon State EMS/Trauma Medical Director. He is a practicing emergency physician and Providence Portland Medical Center in Portland, OR.

Dr. Ed Racht is the Chief Medical Officer of Global Medical Response, the largest EMS air & ground provider in the nation. He has been involved in Emergency Medical Services and healthcare systems for more than 30 years. Racht began his full-time EMS Medical Director career in the Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services System. Austin was nationally recognized in the Institute of Medicine’s Report on the state of emergency care for its collaborative approach to challenging healthcare integration issues. Racht is involved in EMS at the National & International level and has built the foundation of his medical reputation on a collaborative model of care in the streets.

Maia Dorsett MD PhD is an EMS physician and educator. After completing her EMS fellowship at Washington University before moving to Rochester, NY, where she now serves as the medical director for EMS education at Monroe Community College and is the Associate Regional Medical Director for Education & Quality for the Monroe-Livingston Region. Nationally, she serves on the board of NAEMSP and NREMT and is the medical director for Prodigy EMS.

My name is Mike Verkest, and I am starting my 28th year in Emergency Medical Services. I currently work for ESO, which provides an integrated suite of software products for EMS agencies, fire departments, and hospitals that are transforming the way first responders collect, share, report, and analyze critical information to improve community health and safety. I am part of the content development and training team. After living in Oregon my whole life, We recently relocated to Austin, Texas.

I recently retired from Clackamas Fire District #1 where I served as Captain in the EMS Division as a training officer and program manager. I have two advanced EMS board certifications through the IBSC, FP-C, and CCP-C.

Scott Bourn PhD, RN, FACHE has a rich and diverse background in EMS, emergency & critical care nursing, and education. His career roles include: field paramedic, ED and ICU nurse, EMS system coordinator, university EMS degree program director, researcher, and senior clinical executive for two national healthcare organizations.

Dr. Bourn is presently the Research Leadership Group Chair at ESO, a Mentor in the Leadership Mentoring Network of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Co-Founder and Faculty for the NAEMSP Quality & Safety Course, Secretary and Board Member for the GMR Foundation for Research and Education, and on the Editorial Advisory Board of the International Journal of Paramedicine. He also serves as a regular volunteer in the food pantry at the Douglas/Elbert Counties Help & Hope Center, addressing needs for homeless, low income and the working poor, as well as Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado, building and maintaining trails in Colorado’s mountains.

Krista Haugen currently serves as the National Director of Patient Safety for Global Medical Response. She has twenty-five years of nursing experience consisting of emergency, critical care, and flight nursing. She survived a helicopter crash while on duty in 2005 and subsequently co-founded the Survivors Network for the Air Medical Community. She served as a member of the Rotorcraft Occupant Protection Working Group, has spoken at safety events around the country, and has written for several industry publications. Her professional interests include High Reliability & system design, human performance, Crew Resource Management, Just Culture, medical transport risk mitigation, post-traumatic stress and resilience in critical care professionals and emergency responders.

Matt Philbrick is a career emergency responder and has served the EMS industry for almost two decades. Currently, Matt is the Manager for GMR Life providing crisis resources, psychoeducation, employee death response, and wellness outreach for the nation's largest EMS Provider - Global Medical Response. Although Matt is supporting teams nationally, he is active with local EMS in his home state of Oregon. He is Chair of the Oregon EMS for Children Committee and Vice Chair of the Oregon Senior EMS Advisory Council. He is an accomplished public speaker having been featured at EMS Today and EMS World (among others). In late 2021, Matt served as the Branch Chief for an Oregon-requested FEMA deployment serving Southern and Central Oregon. In 2020, Matt was named as one of the "Top 40 under 40" EMS Leaders by the American Ambulance Association. Matt also works as a consultant for SafeTech Solutions focusing on Leadership Development.

My background is in ER, ICU, and Flight Nursing. I’ve lived all over the country and had incredible opportunities to experience medicine and EMS in many places. As an EMS Educator in Colorado, I have had the wonderful experience of teaching at a Paramedic school, and I have volunteered my time teaching for ECHO Heliops for many years. I am currently in school at Colorado State University for my Master’s of Education so I can learn to be an even better instructor. When not working, I enjoy running, camping, and being outside with my husband and dog.

Katie is a paramedic with EMS roots as a volunteer junior EMT in Virginia. Her EMS career brought her to sunny California where she now teaches at the Santa Rosa Junior College.

Dynamic Rescue Solutions' owner and lead instructor, Chuck Glose, has 25 of experience as a professional firefighter, currently holding the rank of captain. A 22-year paramedic, IBSC-certified tactical paramedic, and SWAT Medic, he’s taught TCCC and TECC to first responders, medical, and military personnel for more than a decade.

Rusty, a true Rogue Valley native, was born and raised in this picturesque region, where his deep-seated passion for emergency medical services (EMS) was ignited at a young age. His unwavering dedication to EMS led him to a career where he's focused on providing top-quality and cost-effective emergency services education to community college students, particularly those from the Rogue Valley.
In his role as the department chair of emergency services, Rusty is committed to streamlining graduation pathways for budding EMS professionals. He collaborates with more than twenty regional fire and EMS organizations, ensuring a smooth transition from the classroom to payday.
Outside of his professional life, Rusty enjoys international destinations, hunting for "Bambi's grandpa" and savoring adult grape juice. For some extra excitement, he enjoys a lighthearted game of "shark bait" during his snorkeling adventures. Rusty hopes to embody the perfect blend of community servant and adventure seeker.

Dr. Bond is a working emergency physician and the supervising physician for the EMS agencies in Jackson County. She likes chocolate, sunshine, interagency cooperation, and cardioverting people and especially appreciates all of you.

Gary is the Paramedic Program Director at RCC and is an adjunct faculty member of the EMS Administration program at Eastern Oregon University. He has been a paramedic since 1984 and has extensive experience in both urban and rural EMS systems. He has been a Paramedic, Field Training Officer, Field Supervisor, Flight Medic, Operations Director, and since 2004, a full-time educator. He has presented at regional, state, national and international EMS conferences and written for JEMS and EMS World magazines.