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DIRECTOR’S OFFICE

Director                                                                                  Richard Tadeo                                   (562) 378-1610
Administrative Support                                                      Vanessa Gonzalez                            (562) 378-1607

Medical Director                                                                 Marianne Gausche-Hill, M.D.      (562) 378-1500
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

                                                                                                            ceclarino@ph.lacounty.gov

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