Region 6 includes 8 parishes in the central part of the state: Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon, and Winn.

LERN Region 6 Map

Officers

Jeremy Timmer, MD
Chair
Trauma Medical Director
Rapides Regional Medical Center
Representing:
Louisiana State Medical Society

Jeff Pogue
Vice-Chair
Operations Manager
Acadian Ambulance
Representing:
Local Ambulance Services

Mary Tarver
Secretary
Region 6 Hospital DRC
Representing:
Health & Human Services Designated Regional Coordinator

Members

John Babcock, MSN, RN, CEN
Clinical Director of Emergency Department
CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital
Representing:
LHA – Hospitals > 100 Beds

Angela V. Branton
Director
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Representing:
National Emergency Number Association

April Cotton, RN
Perioperative Nurse Manager
Hardtner Medical Center
Representing:
Hospitals < 60 Beds

Gonzalo L. Hidalgo, MD
Neurologist
St. Frances Cabrini
Representing:
American Stroke Association

David Holcombe, MD
Medical Director
Community  Healthworx
Representing:
Louisiana State Medical Society

Christina Lord, MD 
OPH Medical Director
LDH Office of Public Health
Representing:
Louisiana Department of Health Office of Public Health

Mark Majors
Owner
Legacy EMS
Representing:
LANREMT

Kenneth Moore
Regional Director
Vernon Parish OHSEP
Representing:
Governor’s Office of Homeland Security (GOHSEP)

Shawn Lacombe Moreau, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN
Trauma Program Director
Rapides Regional Medical Center
Representing:
Trauma Centers

Mark Morris, RN, NREMT-P
Clinical Care Coordinator
Acadian Ambulance Service
Representing:
Air Medical

Don Patton Matthew Pierce
Emergency Manager
Army Community Hospital Bayne-Jones
Representing:
Military Representative

Vickie Stagg, RN
Emergency Nurse
Rapides Regional Medical Center
Representing:
Registered Nurse Practicing in Emergency or Critical Care

Rhea L. Tannehill
EMS Director of Operation
LaSalle Parish Ambulance
Representing:
Louisiana Ambulance Alliance

Casey Wallace
Public information Officer
Louisiana State Police
Representing:
Law Enforcement

Jordan White, BSRT, RT
District of Radiology
LaSalle General Hospital
Representing:
LHA- Service District Hospital