Domestic U.S.A

REGION 1: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, MaineMaryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

REGION 1 Coordinator:
Michael Hunter
174 Highland Street
Holden, MA  05120
(H) 508.829.5717
email: huntem01@ummhc.org
For the American College of Surgeons, Committee on Trauma (COT) Representative in your area, go to: ACS Regions

For COT Representative contact information, contact:
Bridget Blackwood
Trauma Office-Div. of Research and Optimal Patient Care
American College of Surgeons
633 N. Saint Clair Street
Chicago, IL 60611
(O) 312-202-5380
(F) 312-202-5005
email: bblackwood@facs.org


















Alabama

Area: 52,423 sq.mi
Population(2000): 4,447,100
Population/sq.mi.: 87.6
Capital City: Montgomery

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

Alabama PHTLS Coordinator:
Scott Karr,M.Ed.,NREMT-P
Director-Emergency Services / Public Safety
Bevill State Community College
Box 800; 101 State Street
Sumiton, Al 35148
(O) 205.648.3271 ext 5570
(F) 205.648.3271 ext 5580
email:
skarr@bscc.edu

Alabama Dept.of Health, EMS Division
Alabama Dept.of Health

Connecticut

Area: 5544 sq.mi
Population(2000): 3,405,565
Population/sq.mi.: 702.9
Capital City: Hartford

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

Connecticut PHTLS Coordinator:
Thomas Russell
MidState Medical Center
435 Lewis Avenue
Meriden, CT 06451
(O) 203.694.8594
email: TJRusse@midstatemedical.org

Connecticut Dept.of Public Health
Connecticut Dept.of Public Health-Office of EMS

Delaware

Area: 2489 sq.mi
Population(2000): 783,600
Population/sq.mi.: 401.0
Capital City: Dover

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

Delaware PHTLS Coordinator:
Doug Poore
107 Commerce St
Harrington, DE 19952
(O) 302.670.6158
email: Poordoug@aol.com

Delaware Health & Social Services

District of Columbia

Area: 68 sq. mi.
Population(2000): 572,059
Population/sq.mi.: 9378.0
Capital City of the U.S.A.: Washington

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

District of Columbia PHTLS Coordinator:
Greg Chapman
Hudson Community College
80 Vandenburg Avenue
Troy, New York 12180
(O) 518.629.4895
email: chapmgre@hvcc.edu

Washington, District of Columbia Dept.of Health
District of Columbia Fire & EMS Dept.

Florida

Area:
65758 sq.mi
Population(2000): 15,982,378
Population/sq.mi.: 296.4
Capital City: Tallahassee

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

Florida PHTLS Coordinator: 
Trevor Hicks, BSBA,RPM,FP-C
AirMedic Flight Services 
(O) 904.673.7213 
email:
airmedic911@msn.com

Linda Bell, MSN, ARNP, EMT-P
Email:
hstart@bellsouth.net

Chad McIntyre, NREMT-P, FP-C
Email:
chad.mcintyre@jax.ufl.edu
(O) 904.244.4548

Greg Cain, EMT-P
Email:
jgcmedic1@earthlink.net
(O) 888.500.7787

Carl Kaufman, EMT-P
Email:
carlkaufman@emsainc.org
(O) 352.873.6542

Angel Nater, BS, EMT-P
Email:
anater@seminolecountyfl.gov
(O) 407.665.5009

Sindiana Echeverri, EMT-P
Email:
secheverri@eeii.org
(O) 954.753.6869

The Florida Dept.of Health-EMS

Georgia

Area: 59441 sq.mi
Population(2000): 8,186,453
Population/sq.mi.: 141.4
Capital City: Atlanta

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

Georgia Div.of Public Health-EMS

Georgia PHTLS Coordinator:
Chuck Baird
1427 Paddocks Ct
Powder Springs, GA 30127
(O) 678.449.9223
email: gaphtls@bellsouth.net

Louisiana

Area: 51843 sq.mi
Population(2000): 4,468,976
Population/sq.mi.: 102.6
Capital City: Baton Rouge

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

Louisiana PHTLS Coordinator:
Arthur Lewis
East Baton Rouge EMS
P.O. Box 1471
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
(O) 225.389.5155
(H) 225.275.4625
(F) 225.389.5235
email:
ALEWIS@brgov.com

Louisiana Dept.of Health & Hospitals

Maine

Area: 35387 sq.mi
Population(2000): 1,274,923
Population/sq.mi.: 41.3
Capital City: Augusta

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

Maine PHTLS Coordinator:
Richard A. Petrie, Jr
97 Old Woodman Hill Rd.
Minot, ME 04258
(O) 207.877.0936
(F) 207.872.2753
email:
petsar@aol.com

Dept.of Human Services-Bureau of Health

Maryland

Area: 12407 sq.mi
Population(2000): 5,296,486
Population/sq.mi.: 541.9
Capital City: Annapolis

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

Maryland PHTLS Coordinator:
Charles Arcadipane
email: phtls@comcast.net

Affiliate:
Les R. Becker, Ph.D., NREMT-P
Project Manager for NAEMT Programs
Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute
Advanced Life Support Program
4500 Paint Branch Parkway, Bldg 199
University of Maryland
College Park MD 20742
(Mobile) 301.520.5642
(F) 800.878.6662
Email: lbecker@mfri.org 

State of Maryland-Dept.of Health & Mental Hygiene

Massachusetts

Area: 10555 sq.mi
Population(2000): 6,349,097
Population/sq.mi.: 809.8
Capital City: Boston

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

Massachusetts PHTLS Coordinator:
Michael Hunter
174 Highland St
Holden, MA 05120
(H) 508-829-5717
email:
huntem01@ummhc.org

Affiliates:
Peter Laitinen
(O) 978.375.1075
email: doc120@verizon.net

Gary Childs
email:
daisyalex@aol.com

The Massachusetts Dept.of Public Health-Office of EMS

Mississippi

Area: 48434 sq.mi
Population(2000): 2,844,658
Population/sq.mi.: 60.6
Capital City: Jackson

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

Mississippi PHTLS Coordinator:
Joyce "Cookie" Schemmel
108 oakridge Cove
Clinton, MS 39056
email: cookieschemmel@yahoo.com

Michael David
60 Hometown Dr
Vicksburg MS 39180
(O) 601.630.8047
(C) 318.237.2145
email: mdavid@vicksburg.org



Mississippi
State Dept.of Health-Office of Health Regulation

New Hampshire

Area: 9351 sq.mi
Population(2000): 1,235,786
Population/sq.mi.: 137.8
Capital City: Concord

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

New Hampshire PHTLS Coordinator:
David Tauber
Box 2680
Conway, NH 03818
(O) 603.447.4249
(F) 603.447.3631
email:
dtauber@ncia.net

State of New Hampshire-Dept.of.Health & Human Services

New Jersey

Area: 8722 sq.mi
Population(2000): 8,414,350
Population/sq.mi.: 1134.5
Capital City: Trenton

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

New Jersey PHTLS Coordinator:
Steven D. Olsen
Miller Airport
P.O. Box 1245
Toms River, NJ 08754
(O) 732.818.3360
(C) 908.419.2669
email:
njphtls@comcast.net

New Jersey Dept.of Health & Human Sciences-Office of EMS

New York

Area: 54475 sq.mi
Population(2000): 18,976,457
Population/sq.mi.: 401.9
Capital City: Albany

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

New York PHTLS Coordinator:
Joseph Terranova, EMT-P 
Educational Coordinator
Paratechnologies, LLC
149 Ash Street, Suite 100
Floral Park, NY 11001
(O) 516.551.2335
email:
jterranova@paratechnologies.org

Affiliate Faculty:
Detective Scott M. Harding, NREMT-P
NYS CIC, # 3847, Regional Faculty
(H) 914.736.6339
(C) 914.469.5886

Nassau County
Raymond Smith, Operations Officer
North Shore-LIJ Center for EMS
15 Burke Lane,
Syosset, NY 11791
(O) 516.719.5050
email: rsmith2@nshs.edu

Frank Riboni,
Paramedic Program Chairman
St. John's University
175-05 Horace Harding Expressway
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(O) 718.990.8416
email: ribonif@stjohns.edu

Ulster County
Nikhil Natarajan
Cottekill Rd
Stone Ridge NY 12484
(O) 845.687.5279
email: natarajn@sunyulster.edu

Douglas Sandbrook
(O) 845.687.5279
email: sandbrod@sunyulster.edu

Suffolk County
Tom Lateulere,
Chief of Education and Training, SCEMS
(O) 631.853.4407
email: tom.lateulere@suffolkcountyny.gov

New York State Dept.of Health-EMS

North Carolina

Area: 53821 sq.mi
Population(2000): 8,049,313
Population/sq.mi.: 165.2
Capital City: Raleigh

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

Affiliate Faculty:
North Central Region:
John Duskey, RN, REMTP
Box 3883
Duke University Health System
Durham, NC
(O) 919.684.2197
(F) 919.681.6251
(Pager) 919.970.7543

Mike Dymes NREMT-P
Program Director EMS
Durham Technical Community College
2401 Snowhill Road
Durham, NC 27712
(O) 919.686.3714
(F) 919.686.3519

Eastern Region:
Wayne Martin, RN, BSN, CEN, NREMT-P
Critical Care Transport Nurse
Duke Life Flight-Lumberton
2391 Roberts Avenue
Lumberton, NC 28358
(O) 910.738.4161

Eric T Mayhew, NREMT-P
Training Coordinator
Pender EMS and Rescue
14388 Highway 210
Rocky Point, NC 28457
(O) 910.675.9198 ext 116
(C) 910.470.4013
(F) 910.675.9169

Western Region:
Dr. Michael W. Hubble
EMC Program Director
122 Moore
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC 28723
(O) 828.227.7113
(F) 828.227.7446
URL: http://emc.wcu.edu

North Carolina PHTLS Coordinator:
Susan Crisp
245 College Road
Smithfield, NC 27577
(O) 919.209.2135
email:
crisps@johnstoncc.edu

Affiliate Faculty:
Jason Clark
Education Coordinator
Cherokee Tribal EMS
P.O. Box 455
969 Acquoni Road
Cherokee, NC 28719

Kent Spitler, MSEd, RN, NREMT-P
Gaston College
Department for EMS Education
201 Hwy 321 South
Dallas , NC 28034

Todd Doster
Extension Education EMS Instructor/Coordinator
Southwestern Community College Public Safety Training Center
Franklin, NC
(828)369-0591

Devin W. Rhodes
Rockingham Community College
Specialty Course Liaison
(O) 336.382.9219
email: drhodes520@aol.com

North Carolina Div.of Facility Services-EMS

Pennsylvania

Area: 46058 sq.mi
Population(2000): 12,281,054
Population/sq.mi.: 274
Capital City: Harrisburg

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

Pennsylvania PHTLS Coordinator:
Thomas Rothrock, RN, BSN, PHRN, Paramedic
Emergency Medicine Institute
2166 S. 12th Street Ground Floor
Allentown, PA 18103
Fax 610.969.0289
Pager: 610.508.8754
Cell: 610.462.5995
email: Thomas.rothrock@lvh.com

Affiliate Faculty:
Timothy Reitz, BS, NREMT-P
Program Director
Conemaugh School of EMS
Allied Health Schools
1086 Franklin St
JOhnstown, PA, 15905
Tele: 814.534.9764
Fax: 814.534.9945

Pennsylvania Dept.of Health-EMS

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico PHTLS Coordinator
Dr. Hector Alonso-Serra
PMB 133
220 Western Auto Plaza Suite 101
Trujillo Alta, PR 00976-3604
(P) 787.388.1122
email:
alonsoserra@pol.net

Visit the PHTLS Puerto Rico Page

Rhode Island

Area: 1545 sq.mi
Population(2000): 1,048,319
Population/sq.mi.: 1003.2
Capital City: Providence

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

Rhode Island PHTLS Coordinator:
Greg Chapman
Hudson Community College
80 Vandenburg Avenue
Troy, New York 12180
(O) 518.629.4895
email: chapmgre@hvcc.edu



Rhode Island Dept.of Health

South Carolina

Area: 32007 sq.mi
Population(2000): 4,012,012
Population/sq.mi.: 133.2
Capital City: Columbia

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

South Carolina PHTLS Coordinator:
Scott Garrett
Deputy Chief
Westview-Fairforest Fire & EMS District
4247 Anderson Mill Road
Moore, SC 29369
(O) 864.595.4316
(F) 864.595.1261
email: sgarrett@WFFD.org
website: http://www.WFFD.org

Affiliate:
Steven McDade
300 Wilewood Rd
Abbeville, SC 29620
(O)459.2400 ext 17
director@abbeville911.org

South Carolina Dept.of Health & Environmental Control-EMS

Vermont

Area: 9615 sq.mi
Population(2000): 608,827
Population/sq.mi.: 65.8
Capital City: Montpelier

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

Vermont PHTLS Coordinator:
Colleen Gilman
275 Stratton Road
Rutland, VT  05701
email: gilmanatras@aol.com

Vermont Dept.of Health, Office of EMS & Injury Prevention

Virginia

Area: 42769 sq.mi
Population(2000): 7,078,515
Population/sq.mi.: 178.8
Capital City: Richmond

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

Virginia PHTLS Coordinator:
Anthony S. Harbour,MEd,RN,NREMT-P
Director,Southern Virginia EMS
7109 Staples Mill Road,#258
Richmond, VA 23228-4110
(O)804.365.8685 x111
email:
aharbour@harbour.net

Virginia Dept.of Health, Office of EMS

West Virginia

Area: 24231 sq.mi
Population(2000): 1,808,344
Population/sq.mi.: 75.1
Capital City: Charleston

Source:
50States.com; U.S.Census Bureau

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West Virginia PHTLS Coordinator: 
Doug Douglas
HealthNet Aeromedical Services
P.O Box 1393
Charleston, WV 25325
(O) 304.388.6592
email:
doug.douglas@camc.org

Affiliate Faculty West Virginia:
Brett K. Wellman, RN, NREMT-P
Cabell County EMS / HealthNet Aeromedical
846 8th Avenue
Huntington, WV 25701
(304) 526-9796
brett.wellman@chhi.org

Louis Robinson
(O) 304.372.8897
email:
louie@citynet.net

Rick Bibbee
(O) 304.424.2111

Denise Cooper
email:
TeddibearDC@aol.com

Glenn Sutphin
(O) 304.323.2483
email:
bfdglenn@hotmail.com

Rick Gobble

Eric Hatcher, NREMT-P, CCEMT-P
P.O. Box 728
MacArthur, WV 25873
Cell 304.222.1616
(O) 304.465.8700
(O) 1.800.781.9053

Matt Arrowood
(O) 304.638.0518


West Virginia Dept.of Health & Human Resources, Office of EMS