EMS Task Force
The Emergency Medical Services Task Force is composed of individuals subject to the approval of the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, which advises and makes recommendations to the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and the Department on matters related to emergency medical services.
EMS Task Force Members
Louisiana Approved Education Program: Jeffery Anderson** (term expires: 12/31/2022)
Military Medic: Justin Arnone (term expires: 12/31/2020)
EMS Certification Commission: Ryan Brown (term expires with Certification Commission term)
EMS Physician Medical Director: Avery Callahan, MD (term expires: 12/31/2022)
Flight Medic: Kirk Coussan (term expires: 12/31/2022)
Licensed Paramedic: Brent Crawford (term expires: 12/31/2022)
Ambulance Safety: Carl Flores (term expires: 12/31/2022)
Licensed Paramedic: Gavin Hall (term expires: 12/31/2023)
Ambulance Service District Administrator: Aaron Johnson (term expires: 12/31/2022)
CAAHEP EMS Education Program: Kirk Lacour (term expires: 12/31/2022)
Fire/EMS Agency: Preston Landry (term expires: 12/31/2023)
Fireman's Association: Brian Lindberg (term expires: 12/31/2022)
Private Provider: Marco Macera (term expires: 12/31/2022)
Professional Fire Fighters Association of Louisiana: Chad Major (term expires: 12/31/2022)
Louisiana Ambulance Alliance: Naomi Majors* (term expires: 12/31/2023)
Telecommunnicator: Richard McGuire (term expires: 12/31/2022)
American College of Emergency Physicians: Andre Mouledoux, MD (term expires: 12/31/2022)
Provider of Industrial EMS: Brian Regan (term expires: 12/31/2022)
Municipal Ambulance: Bill Salmeron (term expires: 12/31/2023)
Licensed EMT: Ceirra Smith (term expires: 12/31/2023)
LANREMT: Evon Smith (term expires: 12/31/2020)
High School Educator: Wendi Worsham (term expires: 12/31/2022)
* Chair
** Vice-Chair
2021 Meeting Dates:
January 12, 2021
April 13, 2021 - CANCELED
July 13, 2021
Meeting Minutes
October 12, 2021 - CANCELED
2022 Meeting Dates:
January 11, 2022
March 8, 2022
May 10, 2022
July 12, 2022
September 13, 2022
November 15, 2022
Standing EMS Task Force Subcommittees
Credentialing - Evon Smith, Chair
Education - Jeffery Anderson, Chair
Examinations - Gavin Hall, Chair
911 Communications - Richard McGuire, Chair
Ambulance Standards - Carl Flores, Chair
EMS Certification Commission - Ryan Brown, Chair
Task Force - State Partners
Kim Hood - Assistant Secretary/Office of Public Health
Myra Lowe - Deputy Assistant Secretary/Office of Public Health
Butch Browning - State Fire Marshal
Paige Hargrove - Louisiana Emergency Response Network
Jessica Vallelungo- Louisiana Department of Education
Gail Gibson - EMS for Children
Amanda Broussard - EMS for Children
Traci Travis - Office of the State Fire Marshal