AAMS announces new board of directors chair
The board of directors of the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) recently elected Gerald M. Pagano to serve a one-year term as chair of the board following its 2012-2014 elections. He replaces Timothy Pickering.
The board of directors of the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) recently elected Gerald M. Pagano to serve a one-year term as chair of the board following its 2012-2014 elections. He replaces Timothy Pickering.
Pagano was elected during the Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC), held 22-24 October in Seattle, Washington, US. He Pagano is currently the director of medical transport and aeromedical facilities for the Health Care District of Palm Beach County, a Federal Aviation Authority-certificated air ambulance service based in West Palm Beach, Florida. He is an aviation executive with 38 years of experience including military training, combat flight assignments, and ratings in fixed and rotor-wing aircraft. Pagano holds or has held positions as director of operations, check airman, chief pilot, air traffic controller, emergency medical technician, and is an aviation consultant.
Pagano commented: βIt is a great honour and privilege for me to serve the Association of Air Medical Services. I am humbled at being selected to chair its board of directors as we work together with the president, staff, and member volunteers to continue the great work the association does each and every day in support of our membership as they provide air and ground critical care transportation throughout the world to patients in need of those services.β
Since October 2006, Pagano has served as the region VI director on the AAMS board of directors, as well as chair of the AAMS Safety Committee since 2007. He has also served as president of the Florida AeroMedical Association. He is a current member of the National EMS Pilots Association and the Florida EMS Pilots Association.
Elected officers also included: vice-chair Eveline Bisson, program director for Northwest MedStar, Spokane, Washington; treasurer Martin F. Arkus, vice-president of business development at Med-Trans Corporation, Tucson, Arizona; and secretary Betsy Sullivan Casanave, director and chief of Mobile Critical Care Services, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Rick Sherlock, AAMS President and chief executive officer, said: βI look forward to working with such a distinguished and dedicated group of industry leaders who are so clearly committed to providing safe and effective medical transportation for the most critically ill and injured patients worldwide.β