On May 24, 2018, the Chester County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Council, Inc., held their 14th Annual EMS Awards Ceremony at the Red Clay Room, Kennett Square. The annual Awards Ceremony recognizes emergency responders from across the County. This event also coincides with National EMS Week to recognize and celebrate the achievements of the Chester County EMS system and personnel over the past year. Over 300 EMS personnel and their families attended the Awards Ceremony. The Chester County Board of Commissioners provided a proclamation to recognize National EMS Week.
Award Recipients:
BLS Practitioner of the Year: Domingue M. Saturno
ALS Practitioner of the Year: Jessica R. Heale
Distinguished Provider Award: Jonathan J. Werner
Telecommunicator of the Year: Jessica A. Bell
EMS Educator of the Year: Alexander D. McCarthy
Citizens Award: Long Tran; Josh Prosser; Sean Kushnerock
Distinguished Service Award: Malvern Fire Company
Medal of Valor: David A. High; Officer Anthony Stabilo; Officer Andrew P. Vattilano; Officer Joseph Waldron
Nicholas H.S. Campbell Meritorious Services Award-EMS Leadership Award: Jerry L. Peters
President's Award: Mark J. Rupsis
Clinical Save Commendations:
Renee Cherwinski; Vincent Passerini;Brad Cosgrove; Samantha Colace;Jack Law; Ike Fisher;James Lucas; Steven King;
Aaron S. King;Travis Tome; Amos King;Thomas Wright; Ivan King;
Michael Carunchio; John Crowley;Tye Weaver; Jeffrey Hood;
Michael Decker; Suzanne Conlin;Michael Sells; Timothy Swee;t
Rory Cook;Donald Keith; Wayne Lineberry;Gary Hartung; Nicholas Melchiorre;Michael Groover ;Robert Cazillo;
Saveria Sardone;Kevin Sweeney; Nathan Delestienne;
Andrew Vattilana; Robert Cazillo;Kathleen Brown; Geoffrey Burkhart;Cody Meade Brandon McGonigal; Jospeh Colace;
Kathryn Bucher;Kevin O’Connell; Kenneth Boyd;
Anastasia Pizz;i Officer Kurt Gravina;Rachel Hibbert; Officer Brian Hughes;Amanda Baker; Christopher Dunlap
Michael Kopp; Kevin McCarthy;Matthew Applegate; Christopher Eno;Earl Brookheimer; Vincent Passerini
Judy Stultzfus;Andrew O’Donnell;Samantha Colance;
Pamela Hoadley;Brett Carlson; Michael Gerisch;Keith Laws;
David High; Brian Vickers;Jackson Trego; Daniel O’Connell;
Justin Schultz; Richard Franks;Michael McCarthy; Kathryn Bucher;
David Panetta; Fred Wurster;John Paul Mensack; Michael Coogan;
Saveria Sardone; Kenneth Boyd;Randall Patto;n Larren Grygo;
Thomas Lee IV;David High; Adam Pozza;Jackson Trego; Nathan Weigel;Gavin Dobyns;Theresa Delp;Michael Gerisch;
David High;Charles Foy Jr.; Caroline Morse; Michael Syska;
William Dill;Alex Christ; Richard Constantine;Gary Hartung;; Stephen Nuse;Dennis Bisson; Daniel Caldwell;
Stephanie Biondi;John Paul Mensack;Dallas Martin; Stephen Nuse; Amanda Demarco; Andrew Rychlak;Pamela Hoadley;
Michael Gerisch;Keith Laws; Kourtney Kluczynski;
Wayne Salat; Officer George Popp;Caroline Lewis; Sgt. John Kopacz;Heather Staley; Gregory Lewis;
Richard Ressel; Brian Hughes;Jason Adams; Michael Risell;
Brendan Sisca; Matt Fink;Sgt. Ryan Sheehan; Eric Nowaczyk;
Donna Benz; Amanda Baker;Mark Zahour; Allan J. Edgerton
Life Saving Clinical Excellence Commendations:
Scott Gallagher; Earl Bookheimer;Susan Smith; Kenneth Fritz;
Brian Kotzer;Richard Constantine; Saveria Sardone;
Jerry Peters; Caitlyn DeFrank; Gregory Lewis;Brian Garver;
Michael Risell;Michael Pisano; Robert Lotz
Pre-Hospital Delivery Commendations:Kevin Collette; Theresa Delp;Edwin Walters; William Buttner;
Brian Vickers