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.

LERN Region 8 Map

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

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

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