{"id":5265,"date":"2017-01-13T14:56:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T14:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/?page_id=5265"},"modified":"2025-02-10T11:44:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T16:44:03","slug":"advisory-board-roster","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/advisory-board-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Advisory Board Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"height: 5991px;\" width=\"924\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Member<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Organization Represented<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>1<sup>st<\/sup> Term Appointment<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Term Appointment<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\"><strong>Beth Adams<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\"><strong>Northern Virginia EMS Council<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">July 1, 2019 \u2013 June 30, 2021<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">July 1, 2021 &#8211; June 30, 2024*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\"><strong>Lisa Baber<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\"><strong>Old Dominion EMS Council<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">July 1, 2024 \u2013 June 30, 2027<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\"><strong>Walter Bailey<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\"><strong>Virginia State Firefighters Association<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">July 1, 2024 &#8211; June 30, 2027<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\"><strong>Madison Lee Blaska<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\"><strong>Associated Public Safety Communications Officials<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">July 1, 2024 \u2013 June 30, 2027<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\"><strong>John C. Bolling<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\"><strong>Southwest Virginia EMS Council<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">July 1, 2018 \u2013 June 30, 2021<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">July 1, 2021 &#8211; June 30, 2025*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\"><strong><strong>Kim Craig<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\"><strong>Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">July 1, 2021 &#8211; June 30, 2025<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\"><strong>Kevin L. Dillard &#8211; CHAIR, EMS ADVISORY BOARD<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"105\"><strong>Virginia Ambulance Association<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">July 1, 2018 \u2013 June 30, 2021<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">July 1, 2021 &#8211; June 30, 2025*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Paula Ferrada, M.D., FACS, FCCM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\"><strong>American College of Surgeons<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">July 1, 2021 &#8211; June 30, 2024<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">July 1, 2024 &#8211; June 30, 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Brian J. Frankel<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\"><strong>Virginia Fire Chiefs Association<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">July 1, 2020 &#8211; June 30, 2023 (<em>Completed L. 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