CMA

Staff

Administration

• Philip H. Cass, PhD | Email
  Chief Executive Officer
• Marie Robinette, RN, BSN, MPH | Email
  Executive Director
• Katherine Gaitten | Email
  Administrative Assistant

Finance

• Julie E. Eikenberry, CPA, MBA | Email
  Chief Financial Officer

Disaster Preparedness

• Kelsey L. Blackburn, CHEP | Email
  Critical Incident Response Planner
• Mark D. Hollar | Email
  Disaster Preparedness Resource Planner
• Jodi Keller, RN | Email
  Regional Healthcare Preparedness Coordinator

Education

• Sally Betz, RN, MS, CCRN, EMT, APRN | Email
  Education Program Developer
• Janelle N. Glasgow, RNC, CPEN | Email
  Nurse Educator
• Christine M. Sheppard, BS | Email
  Education Coordinator

Process Improvement

• Sharon A. Deppe, RN, BSN | Email
  Process Improvement Coordinator

Trauma Registry

• Roxanna L. Giambri, RHIA, CSTR | Email
  Trauma Registry Coordinator

Board of Trustees

Officers

• Robert A. Lowe, MD, FACEP
  Emergency Services, Doctors Hospital, Columbus, Ohio; COTS President
• Medard R. Lutmerding, MD, FACEP
  Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Carmel Health System, Columbus, Ohio; representing the Columbus Medical Association, COTS Vice-President
• Susan A. Tilgner, MS, RD, LD, RS
  Franklin County Health Commissioner, Franklin County Board of Health; representing the Franklin County Commissioners; COTS Secretary-Treasurer
• Clifford L. Mason, EMT-P, OFE
  Representing the Franklin County Fire Chiefs Association, COTS Immediate Past-President

Trustees

• Angela Allion, RN, MSN
  Manager of Nursing Office and Respiratory Therapy, Fairfield Medical Center, Lancaster, Ohio
• Anthony G. Barnett, RN
  Nurse Team Leader, Adena Health System, Chillicothe, Ohio
• Gina Birko-Burris, MBA
  Emergency Management Administrator, Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital, New Albany, Ohio
• David Boehmer, DO, FACEP
  Medical Director, Emergency Services, Dublin Methodist Hospital, Dublin, Ohio
• Jennifer Bogner, PhD
  Director of Research, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dodd Hall Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
• Kathryn B. Breeze, RN
  Emergency Department Director, Knox Community Hospital, Mt. Vernon, Ohio
• Craig Cairns, MD, MPH
  Vice President, Medical Affairs, Licking Memorial Hospital, Newark, Ohio
• Philip H. Cass, PhD | Email
  CEO of Columbus Medical Association, Columbus Medical Association Foundation, Physicians Free Clinic/Voluntary Care Network, Central Ohio Trauma System (Ex-officio)
• Lowell Chambers, MD
  General/Trauma Surgery, Mount Carmel Health System, Columbus, Ohio; representing the Columbus Medical Association
• Stuart JD Chow, DO
  Medical Director, Trauma & Acute Care Surgical Services, Genesis HealthCare, Zanesville, Ohio
• William Cotton, MD
  Medical Director, Primary Care Network, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio; representing the Columbus Medical Association
• David A. Davis, RN
  Director of Emergency and Trauma, Genesis HealthCare System, representing Genesis Bethesda, Zanesville, Ohio
• Michael R. Dick, MD
  Medical Director, Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University Hospitals East, Columbus, Ohio
• Rhonda C. Dixon, BSN, MBA, RN
  Director Emergency and Trauma Services, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
• Victor Dizon, DO, FACOS
  Trauma Medical Director, Trauma Services, Mount Carmel West, Columbus, Ohio
• Sharon Dooley, RN
  Nurse Director Critical Care, Memorial Hospital of Union County
• Robert E. Falcone, MD
  Consultant; Past-President Grant Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; COTS Trustee Emeritus
• Steven C. Gentile, MD
  Vice Chairman Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Carmel East, Columbus, Ohio
• Jan Gorniak, DO
  Franklin County Coroner, Franklin County Coroner's Office, Columbus, Ohio
• Jonathan I. Groner, MD, FACS
  Trauma Medical Director, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio; representing the Columbus Medical Association
• Kathryn J. Haley, RN, BSN
  Trauma Program Manager, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
• David Keseg, MD
  Medical Director, Columbus Division of Fire, Columbus, Ohio; COTS Special Advisor to the Board
• Leanne Manring, RN, BSN
  Director of Emergency Department, Oncology and House Coordinators, Madison County Hospital, London, Ohio
• J. Allen McElroy, MD, FACS
  General Surgeon, Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Ohio
• M. Shay O'Mara, MD
  Interim Director of Trauma, Grant Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
• Frank Orth, DO
  Emergency Department Physician, Mount Carmel St. Ann's, Westerville, Ohio
• Tina M. Pierce, RN
  Nurse Manager of Emergency Services, Berger Health System, Circleville, Ohio
• Monica Rozzell, RN, MS
  Trauma Performance Improvement Manager, Grant Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; representing Central Ohio Trauma Program Managers
• Sonrisa Sehlmeyer, CIC, MPH
  Infection Control/Safety Office, Grady Memorial Hospital, Delaware, Ohio
• Mike Smeltzer, MPH
  Director, Planning & Peak Performance, Columbus Public Health, Columbus, Ohio
• Steven M. Steinberg, MD, FACS
  Director Division of Critical Care, Trauma & Burn, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
• Josef Tulga
  Director of Safety & Security, Marion General Hospital, Marion, Ohio
• Porter R. Welch, JD, EMT-P
  Fire Chief, Scioto Township Fire Department, Commercial Point, Ohio; representing the Central Ohio Fire Chiefs Association
• Howard Werman, MD, FACEP
  Medical Director, MedFlight of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio
• David K. Whiting
  Battalion Chief, Columbus Division of Fire, Columbus, Ohio
• Jodi A. Wilson, BSN, MBA, CEN
  President and COO, Diley Ridge Medical Center, Canal Winchester, Ohio

Committees

Executive/Finance Committee

• Robert A. Lowe, MD, FACEP
  Doctors Hospital, Co-Chair
• Medard R. Lutmerding, MD, FACEP
  Mount Carmel Health System, Co-Chair

Aeromedical Communications Committee

• Sherri Kovach, RN, EMT-B, EMS CE I
  Nationwide Children's Hospital, Co-Chair
• Robert A. Lowe, MD, FACEP
  Doctors Hospital, Co-Chair

Clinical Trauma Committee

• Victor Dizon, DO, FACOS
  Mount Carmel West, Co-Chair
• Jeff Hubartt, RN
  Riverside Methodist Hospital, Co-Chair

Diversion Committee

• Shawn C. Koser, NREMTP
  Columbus Division of Fire, Co-Chair
• Medard R. Lutmerding, MD, FACEP
  Mount Carmel Health System, Co-Chair

Emergency Department Directors & Managers Committee

• Angela Allion, RN, MSN
  Fairfield Medical Center, Co-Chair
• Christina M. Chandler, BSN, RN, CEN
  Mount Carmel St. Ann's, Co-Chair

Fall Prevention Network

• Anne Goodman
  Grant Medical Center, Co-Chair

Pre-Hospital Committee

• Thomas J. Gavin, MD, FACEP
  Dublin Methodist Hospital, Co-Chair
• Alan G. Gora, MD, FACEP
  Mount Carmel Health System, Co-Chair

Regional Hospital Emergency Preparedness Committee

• Medard R. Lutmerding, MD, FACEP
  Mount Carmel Health System, Co-Chair
• Josef Tulga
  Marion General Hospital, Co-Chair

Registry Committee

• Renae Kable, CSTR, CAISS
  Nationwide Children's Hospital, Co-Chair
• Peggy Rhoades, CSTR
  Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, Co-Chair

Stroke Committee

• Heith Good, EMT-P
  Norwich Township Fire Department, Co-Chair
• Duane Kusler, RN, MBA
  Nationwide Children's Hospital, Co-Chair

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Committee

• Lyn Nofziger, Lt. EMT-P
  Upper Arlington Fire Department, Co-Chair
• Michael R. Sayre, MD
  The Ohio State University Hospitals, Co-Chair