Squad Leadership
The Squad has a structure in which there is an administrative body and an operational body.
The administrative body, our Board of Directors, is elected annually and oversees all activities of the Squad, and is led by Squad President Dawn Helton. The members of our Board of Directors are all members of our Squad, and they are:
- President – Collin Mills
- Vice President – Dawn Helton
- Secretary – Prabhat Adusumalli
- Treasurer – Kalana Hair
- Chief Operations Officer – Christina Austin
- At-Large Board Member – Josh Pei
- At-Large Board Member – Nikhil Chandravel
- At-Large Board Member – Rachel Heo
- Operational Medical Director – Joanne Lapetina, MD (non-voting)
Our Operations Officers are also appointed annually, and are led by Chief Christina Austin. They provide leadership to and have responsibility for the medical and technical rescue operations of the Squad. The members of our Operations team are all members of our Squad, and they are:
- Chief of Operations – Christina Austin (EMS 500)
- Deputy Chief of Operations – Vacant
- Deputy Chief of Administration – Denise Hairfield (EMS 502)