Directory
DIRECTOR’S OFFICE
Director Richard Tadeo (562) 378-1610
Administrative Support Vanessa Gonzalez (562) 378-1607
Medical Director Marianne Gausche-Hill, M.D. (562) 378-1600
Assistant Medical Director Nichole Bosson, M.D. (562) 378-1602
Director of Education and Innovation Denise Whitfield, M.D. (562) 378-1663
EMS Educator and CE Specialist Vacant (562) 378-1648
Administrative Assistant Claudia Del Toro (562) 378-1609
Chief, Information Technology Adam Martinez (Acting) (562) 378-1628
Administrative Assistant Olivia Castro (562) 378-1608
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Assistant Director Jacqueline Rifenburg (562) 378-1640
Certification & Training Program Approvals
Chief, Certification & Training Program Approvals Mark Ferguson (562) 378-1604
Civilian Investigator Robert Orozco (562) 378-1633
EMS Training Program Approval Manager Jennifer Calderon (562) 378-1638
EMS Training Program Approval Coordinators: Sandra Montero (562) 378-1689
Andrea Solorio (562) 378-1690
EMS Personnel Certification Manager Nicholas Todd (562) 378-1632
EMS Personnel Certification Specialists:
Paramedic/MICN Accreditation Lynne An (562) 378-1637
EMT Certification Susan Miller (562) 378-1635
Vacant (562) 378-1634
Paramedic Training Institute
Program Director Miguel Ortiz-Reyes (562) 378-1571
Administrative Support Annette Nassar (562) 378-1580
Medical Director Dipesh Patel, M.D. (562) 378-1576
Training Coordinators Charmaine Kane (562) 378-1570
Hannah Deloria (562) 378-1574
Paramedic Instructors: Sam Calderon (562) 378-1573
Kelsea Mauerhan (562) 378-1579
Mariana Munatones (562) 378-1578
Steven Robinson (562) 378-1577
Enrique Ascencio (562) 378-1572
Administrative Services
EMS Reimbursement Programs/Contracts & Grants/Personnel/Finance
Administrative Services Manager Adrian Romero (562) 378-1595
Fiscal Services Manager Maria Morales (532) 378-1591
Building/Property Management Liaison Tamara Butler (532) 378-1589
Contracts Manager Angelica Maldonado (532) 378-1593
Reimbursement Program Coordinator Jimmy Duarte (532) 378-1590
Reimbursement Program Auditor Lynn Trevino (562) 378-1509
Ambulance Overflow Invoice Processing Sheila Mouton (562) 378-1501
EMS PROGRAMS
Nursing Director Christine Clare (562) 378-1661
EMS Commission Liaison/Administrative Support Denise Watson (562) 378-1606
Prehospital Care Operations
Chief, Prehospital Care Operations David Wells (562) 378-1677
Prehospital Program Manager Natalie Greco (562) 378-1680
Prehospital Program Coordinators
ALS Public Providers Gary Watson (562) 378-1679
Civilian Investigators: Kurt Kunkel (562) 378-1687
Juan Mejia (562) 378-1691
Ambulance Licensing Manager Phillip Santos (562) 378-1674
ALS/SCT Private Providers Vacant (562) 378-1684
ALS/SCT Private Providers Christine Zaiser (562) 378-1678
Ambulance Program Monitoring Manager Christopher Rossetti (562) 378-1688
Contract Program Auditors: Helain Hence (562) 378-1693
Lily Martini (562) 378-1686
Gabriela Ramirez (562) 378-1692
Ofelia Rodriguez (562) 378-1500
EMS System Quality Improvement / Pilot Studies Susan Mori (562) 378-1681
EMS Dispatch / AED Programs Gregory Klein (562) 378-1685
Hospital Programs
Chief, Hospital Programs Ami Boonjaluksa (562) 378-1596
Trauma Center / Paramedic Base Hospital / Stroke Center
Hospital Program Manager Lorrie Perez (562) 378-1655
Hospital Program Coordinator (Stroke) Frederick Bottger (562) 378-1653
Hospital Program Coordinator (Base) Laura Leyman (562) 378-1654
STEMI Receiving Center / Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics (EDAP) / Pediatric Medical Center (PMC) / Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)
Hospital Program Manager Lily Choi (562) 378-1652
Hospital Program Coordinator (Peds/SART) Karen Rodgers (562) 378-1659
Hospital Program Coordinator (STEMI) Priscilla Romero (562) 378-1660
EMS System Data Management
EMS Data Systems Manager Sara Rasnake (Acting) (562) 378-1658
EMS Data Coordinators Aldrin Fontela (562) 378-1662
Vacant (562) 378-
Epidemiologist Shaohua (Sean) Chen (562) 378-1657
EMS Data Collection Supervisor Patricia Hollis (562) 378-1667
ESO Solutions – Technical Support Staff Eddie Light, Garrett Sarmiento
Trauma One Support (866) 766-9471 Option 3, 3, 4
LA TEMIS Support (866) 766-9471 Option 3, 3, 5
DISASTER PROGRAMS
Nursing Director Roel Amara (562) 378-1598
Administrative Support Claudia Del Toro (562) 378-1609
Disaster Services
Chief, Disaster Services Terry Crammer (562) 378-1646
Administrative Support/DHV Aracely Campos (562) 378-1649
Hospital Preparedness Program
DRC, Hospital and Surge Programs Christopher Sandoval (562) 378-1645
Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Home Health Laurie Lee-Brown (562) 378-1651
and Dialysis
Clinics, Long Term Care and EMS Disaster Nnabuike Nwanonenyi (562) 378-1647
Workgroup
Grant Compliance/Audits/Communication Isabel Sanchez (562) 378-1642
Business Continuity/Training and Exercises Darren Verrette (562) 378-1641
Emergent Infectious Disease Christopher Sandoval (562) 378-1645
Homeland Security Grant Program Justin Manntai (562) 378-1650
Disaster Response /Emergency Coordination (EC) Program
Chief, Disaster Response Roel Amara (Interim) (562) 378-2445
Mobile Medical System Program Manager Jerry Crow (562) 378-2443
Chempack Program Manager Jerry Crow (562) 378-2443
EC Nurse Consultant and Educator Elaine Forsyth (562) 378-1505
Warehouse Supervisor Robert Smock (562) 378-2440
Emergency Coordination Program Manager Vacant (562) 378-1510
MHOAC Rep/Building Emergency Coordinator John Opalski (562) 378-2448
MHOAC/Building Emergency Coordinator Alternate Aaron Roman (562) 378-2449
Regional Disaster Medical & Health Specialist Jeremy Fahey (562) 378-2454
Regional Disaster Medical & Health Specialist Javier De La Cerda (562) 378-2453
Joint Regional Intelligence Center Liaison Ralph Torres (562) 378-1151
Public Health Liaison Christina Eclarino (323) 914-1240
Medical Alert Center (MAC) / Ambulance Services / Central Dispatch Office
Program Manager John Quiroz (562) 378-1512
Administrative Support Dolores (Lola) Cardenas (562) 378-1508
MAC Operations Manager Richard Jurado (562) 378-1502
Nurse Consultant Olester Santos (562) 378-1506
Ambulance Services Operations Manager Robert Moore (310) 498-7369
EMS Fleet David Lee (562) 378-2446
Central Dispatch Office Manager Mike Jones (562) 378-1518
QI Coordinator and Educator James Crabtree (562) 378-2442
