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Katrina B. Altenhofen, MPH,
EMT-P
Ms. Altenhofen is the State Emergency Medical Services for Children
Coordinator for the Iowa Department of Public Health - Bureau of Emergency
Medical Services. Katrina has a variety of interests, particularly in the
realm of prevention. She is a Certified Child Passenger Safety Trainer
with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as well as a
founding member of the Iowa Lyme Disease Foundation. She is a dynamic
speaker on a variety of prevention and clinical EMS topics and has
presented at local, state, regional and national conferences. Ms.
Altenhofen was elected to the board in 1999.
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Thomas J. Esposito, MD, FACS, MPH
Dr. Esposito is a trauma surgeon and is assistant director of the Loyola
University Burn and Shock Trauma Institute. He directs the Injury Analysis
and Medical Program at Loyola. Dr. Esposito is well-published in the
trauma field, is sought-after as a conference speaker and has served as
co-principal investigator on several of CIT's research projects. In
addition to trauma care and research interests, he is well versed in
issues of injury prevention and epidemiology. Dr. Esposito has been a
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Robert D. Prewitt, M.I.C.T., I.C.
Mr. Prewitt
has been the director of the Finney County EMS Service since 1976 and has
over 30 years experience in emergency medical services. He has been an
instructor/coordinator for over 20 ALS and BLS programs in the Winfield
and Garden City areas as well as a faculty instructor for the Garden City
Community College. He is active in the Southwest Kansas EMS Regional EMS
Committee and the Kansas EMT Association. Of Robert’s many activities, he
serves as a Community Assessment and Integration Consultant for the
Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation. Back to CIT Consultants
Nels D. Sanddal, MS, REMT-B,
President
Mr. Sanddal is the President of
Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation and is currently on detachment as
the Director of the Rural Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Technical
Assistance Center (REMSTTAC). Nels has been involved in EMS since the 1970s and has held many
state, regional and national positions in organizations furthering EMS
causes, including president of the Intermountain Regional EMS for Children
Coordinating Council and core faculty for the Development of Trauma
Systems Training Programs for the U.S. Dept. of Transportation. Mr.
Sanddal is a
Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician-Basic, volunteers with
a local fire department, and has been involved with the CIT Foundation
since its inception. He holds a MS in psychology and is currently pursuing
a PhD in health services. Back to Consultants
Linda D. Williams, BS, REMT-I
Ms. Williams serves as MSU County Extension Agent and Disaster and
Emergency Services Coordinator for Chouteau County, a rural area in north
central Montana. She remains an active Emergency Medical
Technician-Intermediate and is training coordinator for her ambulance
service. Both in terms of field experience and in her tireless efforts to
improve EMS, Ms. Williams is truly one of the region's most knowledgeable
experts in emergency medical services. She has been active with
professional EMS associations at both the state and national levels. Ms.
Williams has been a board member since the Critical Illness and Trauma
Foundation was founded in 1986. Back to
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Gary Wingrove
Gary Wingrove works for Gold Cross/Mayo Medical
Transport in Government Relations and Strategic Affairs. Mr. Wingrove
Chairs the Small Providers Committee and co-chairs the Rural EMS
Leadership Initiative for the American Ambulance Association. He is also a
member and past president of the Board of Directors for the North Central
EMS Cooperative. In 2000, Mr. Wingrove received an award from the North
Central EMS Cooperative for leadership in developing the cooperative.
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Carl Calkins, Ph.D
Dr. Carl F. Calkins
is the Director of the UMKC Institute for Human Development, a University
Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, a tenured Professor
of Psychology at UMKC, a past President of the Association of University
Centers on Disabilities, and a Fellow at the Center for Family Policy and
Research. Dr. Calkins has a PhD in Community Psychology/Special Education.
His specialties include assisting with organizational development for
non-profit organizations, program development and evaluation, and
community development.
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