Region 8 includes 12 parishes in the northeast part of the state: Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union, and West Carroll.
Officers
Olivia Caskey, NRP
Chair
Program Director
Air Evac
Representing:
Air Medical
Jamie Florentine, RN
Vice-Chair
Trauma Performance Improvement Coordinator
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
Representing:
LA Emergency Nurses Association
Mike Brame
Secretary
Hospital DRC – Region 8
St. Francis Medical Center
Representing:
Health & Human Services Designated Regional Coordinator (HHSDRC)
Members
Jo Ann Alley, MD
Associate Professor Clinical Surgery,
LA State University Medical Center
Representing:
American College of Surgeons
Teresa Dugdale Daniel, RN-BC
Chest Pain/Stroke Coordinator
St. Francis Medical Center
Representing:
LHA – Hospitals > 100 Beds
Trooper Ryan Davis
Public Information Officer
LSP Troop F
Representing:
Louisiana State Police
Jade Gabb
Director
Ouachita Parish 911 Communications District
Representing:
National Emergency Number Association
Jinger Greer
Chief Financial Officer
Delhi Hospital
Representing:
Rural Hospital
John Lipka, MD
Surgeon, Asst. Professor & Discipline DHaor of Surgery & Anatomy
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Louisiana Campus
Representing:
Louisiana State Medical Society
Euil Luther, MD
Primary Care
Rayville, LA
Representing:
Office of Public Health
Rodger E. McConnell
Director
Ouachita Parish Office of Homeland Security
Representing:
GOHSEP
Janice Posey
Educator
Northeast Louisiana Ambulance
Representing:
Emergency Medical Response
Pamra Sharma, MD
Vascular Neurologist, Stroke Medical Director
St. Francis Medical Center
Representing:
American Stroke Association
Keisha Sparks
NELA Operations Manager
Acadian Ambulance
Representing:
Local EMS
Marc Todd, RN, EMT-P
Emergency Department Director
Franklin Medical Center
Representing:
LHA – Service District Hospitals
David Wells, NRP
Director of Emergency Medical Services,
Ruston Fire Department
Representing:
Rural Ambulance Alliance