GETAC- Disaster Preparedness and Response Committee

Current Members

The Council appoints committees it considers necessary to perform its duties. Committees meet in conjunction with the quarterly GETAC meetings or as necessary to conduct committee business.

Council Liaisons: Mike Clements, EMT-P; Brian Eastridge, MD; Sharon Malone, MD

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Name	Affiliation	Location	Term Expires
Eric Epley, NREMT-P, CEM Committee Chair	Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC) Executive Director	San Antonio, TX 78227	12/2026
Wanda Helgesen, RN Committee Vice-Chair	Border Regional Advisory Council (Border RAC) Executive Director	El Paso, TX 79924	12/2025
Brad Cecil, RN	Paris Regional Health Chest Pain/Stroke Coordinator	Paris, TX 75460	12/2024
Angela Cornelius, MD	Integrative Emergency Services John Peter Smith Hospital Academic Emergency Physician	Fort Worth, TX 76104	12/2024
Joe Fowler, EMT-P	Global Medical Response Operations Manager Ground Air Evacuation Life Team Senior Program Director Air	Greenville, TX 75402	12/2025
Jacob Johnson, RN, LP	Medical City Health Director of EMS Relations	Irving, TX 75039	12/2024
Emily G. Kidd, MD	Acadian Ambulance Service Texas Medical Director	San Antonio, TX 78233	12/2026
W. Nim Kidd, EMT, CEM	Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) Chief	Austin, TX 78752	12/2026
Scot Leatherwood, EMT-P	Rico Aviation Program Manager	Amarillo, TX 79109	12/2025
Ronald Nichols, EMT-P	Chambers County Emergency Services Director	Anahuac, TX 77514	12/2025
Keith Noble, NREMT-P, LP	Austin-Travis County EMS	Austin, TX 78702	12/2024
Rene Perez, RN, LP	South Texas Emergency Care Foundation, Inc. Director of Patient Transport Services	Harlingen, TX 78553	12/2025
Erik Richenberger, RN, EMT-P	Montgomery County Hospital District EMS District Chief	Conroe, TX 77304	12/2024
Candice Smith, RN	Hereford Regional Medical Center Chief Nursing Officer	Hereford, TX 79045	12/2025
Marcus Smith, EMT-P	Terlingua Fire/EMS Fire/EMS Chief	Terlingua, TX 79852	12/2024
Lisa Spivey	South East Texas Regional Advisory Council (SETRAC) Director of Preparedness	Houston, TX 77008	12/2026
Kenneth Webb	UT Health East Texas Division Director Security/EM	Tyler, TX 75701	12/2025
Chase Wheeler, CEM	City of Grand Prairie Emergency Management Coordinator	Grand Prairie, TX 75052	12/2026

Past Meetings

August 21, 2024	Agenda
June 12, 2024	Agenda	Report
March 6, 2024	Agenda
November 18, 2023	Agenda	Report
August 16, 2023	Agenda	Report
June 7, 2023	Agenda	Report
March 7, 2023	Agenda	Report

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