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CIT Board of Directors
Nels D. Sanddal, MS, REMT-B,
President
Mr. Sanddal oversees all
research, grants and projects for the CIT Foundation, assists other states
with management of federal EMS projects and is a frequent conference
speaker. Mr. Sanddal writes and directs video projects, as well as developing,
writing and editing reports, presentations, proposals and training
materials. 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 CIT Board of
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Stuart A. Reynolds, MD, FACS, Vice President
Dr. Reynolds is a retired trauma and general surgeon from Havre, a rural
community on Montana's northern high line. Dr. Reynolds is considered an
authority on rural trauma care and has worked tirelessly to further
Montana's trauma care system efforts. He has served as co-principal
investigator on several of CIT's research projects. He is sought after as
a conference speaker and has been particularly active with the American
College of Surgeons. Dr. Reynolds has been a board member since the
Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation was founded in 1986. Back
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Thomas J. Esposito, MD, FACS, MPH, Vice President
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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Linda D. Williams, BS, REMT-I, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary
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 CIT Board
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Jeanne P. O'Brien, MN, REMT-P, Secretary
Ms. O'Brien is an education specialist in charge of primary and continuing
education for EMTs and paramedics for the Tacoma Fire Department. She is a
popular speaker at EMS conferences nationwide. Ms. O'Brien has been a
preeminent trainer in prehospital EMS for more than 20 years. She has
contributed to numerous publications and training curricula including the
first edition of Prehospital Trauma Life Support. Ms. O'Brien was elected
to the board in 1998. Back to CIT Board of
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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.
Altehofen was elected to the board in 1999. Back
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Ellen J. MacKenzie, PhD
Dr. MacKenzie is director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy and
senior associate dean for academic affairs at The Johns Hopkins University
School of Hygiene and Public Health. She is well known for her research in
the trauma arena as noted by her contributions to "Cost of
Injury" and numerous other landmark publications. Dr. MacKenzie was
elected to the board in 1998. Back to CIT Board of
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Robert W. Milvet, Jr., CPA
Mr. Milvet is the Corporate Controller for University Health Associates (UHA)
in Morgantown, WV, whereby he oversees the finance and accounting
functions for the WVU Medical and Dental Corporations, and serves in a
similar capacity for the WVU Physicians of Charleston WV. This West
Virginia native is a 1996 graduate of West Virginia University with a BSBA
in accounting. Mr. Milvet serves on
the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties as a board member, an
executive committee member, assistant treasurer and as the chairman of a
development-stage planned giving committee.
He also is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants, and is licensed to practice in West Virginia.
Prior to joining UHA, Mr. Milvet served as a senior accountant for
two of the largest accounting firms worldwide, PricewaterhouseCoopers and
Ernst & Young, providing audit and business advisory services to oil
& gas, retail technology, manufacturing and health care clients
throughout the nation. He brings to the CIT Board his expertise in
financial management.
John E. Prescott, MD, FACEP
Dr. Prescott is President and CEO of West Virginia University Health
Associates. He is Associate Dean of Clinical Enterprise and professor of
emergency medicine. He was the founder and first director of the Center
for Rural Emergency Medicine (CREM), an outreach program that provides
technical assistance, continuing education, injury control recommendations
and projects to overcome rural challenges to hospital, EMS providers and
communities. Dr. Prescott was elected to the board in 1998. Back
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James D. Upchurch, MD, FAAFP
Dr. Upchurch, a family practice physician, is medical director for the
Billings Indian Health Services EMS and medical director for the Big Horn
County Advanced Life Support Ambulance in Hardin, which is located in
eastern Montana. He was co-principal investigator of the alcohol related
injury recidivism research project completed by the CIT Foundation. Dr.
Upchurch is an innovator in training for rural prehospital providers,
especially in the development of distance education. Dr. Upchurch was elected to the board in 1998. Back
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