Squad Leadership
The Squad is structured such that we have an administrative body and an operational body.
The administrative body, our Board of Directors, is elected annually and oversees all activities of the Squad, and is led by Squad President Gary Frame. The members of our Board of Directors are all members of our Squad, and they are:
- President Gary Frame
- Vice President Kim Whitt
- Secretary Judy Frame
- Treasurer Rory Sturm
- Chief Operations Officer Gerri Kirkhum
- At-Large Board Member Dawn Vogel
- At-Large Board Member Bob Miller
- At-Large Board Member Valeta Daniels
- Operational Medical Director Gregory Christiansen, DO (nonvoting)
Our operations officers are also elected annually, and are led by Squad Chief Operations Officer Gerri Kirkhum. They provide leadership to and have responsibility for the medical and technical rescue operations of the Squad, comprising some 1,446 calls for service in 2008. The members of our Operations team are all members of our Squad, and they are:
- Chief Operations Officer Gerri Kirkhum (EMS 500)
- Day Operations Officer Charles Mayle (EMS 501)
- Night Operations Officer Jesse Overstreet (EMS 502)
- Weekend Operations Officer Charles Shumaker (EMS 503)