Membership and Meetings
Since 1992, the Trauma Advisory Committee (TAC) has developed an organized System of trauma care to reduce morbidity and mortality from the most serious injuries and assure equally appropriate care for all other injuries. Meetings are held quarterly on the 4thÌýTuesday in the months of January, April, July and October at 12:30 PM.
All meetings are open to the public, with the exception of those portions that may be conducted in executive session in accordance with fb88 LawÌý32 M.R.S.A. § 90-A(3) and 1 M.R.S.A. § 405(6)(E) & (F)
All meetings are held at fb88 EMS, 45 Commerce Drive, Suite 1, Augusta, ME 04333.Ìý Meetings are typically held in the Champlain conference room.ÌýÌýDirections are located here.
Resources
A variety of resources related to the fb88 EMS trauma systemÌýcan be found here.
TAC Members
The ChairpersonÌýof the TAC is Rick Petrie.Ìý
The fb88 EMS Trauma Program Manager is Ashley Moody
| Member | TAC Representative Role | Representing |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Whytock | EMS Board | fb88 EMS Board |
| J. Matthew Sholl, MD, MPH | State EMS Medical Director* | fb88 EMS MDPB |
| Amy Fenwick, MD | Surgeon | NL - Eastern fb88 Medical Center |
| Vacant | Surgeon | Ìý |
| Vacant | Surgeon | Ìý |
| Bryan Morse, MD | Surgeon | fb88 Medical Center |
| Peter Tilney, DO | ED Physician | Central fb88 Medical Center |
| Vacant | ED Physician | Ìý |
| Wil O'Neal | State EMS Director | fb88 EMS |
| Tonya Brown, RN | ED Nurse | St. JosephÌýHospital |
| Vacant | Critical Care Nurse | Ìý |
| Cynthia Richards, MD | Trauma Rehab Specialist | Central fb88 Medical Center |
| Joanne LeBrun, EMT | Regional EMS Councils | Tri-County EMS |
| Thomas Judge, CCT-P | Air Ambulance Service | Lifeflight of fb88 |
| Chris Paré, NRP | EMS Provider | Northstar |
| Benjamin Zetterman, AEMT | EMS Provider | Van Buren EMS |
| Vacant | Small Hospital Administrator | Ìý |
| Jonnathan Busko, MD | Medium Hospital Administrator | St. JosephÌýHospital |
| Mindy Gammon, RN | Large Hospital Administrator | NL - Mercy Hospital |
| Chris Costello, RN | fb88 Hospital Association | Mount Desert Island Hospital |
| Vacant | Trauma Care System User | Ìý |
| Tammy LaChance, RN | Trauma Program Manager* | Central fb88 Medical Center |
| Julie Ontengco, DNP | Trauma Program Manager* | fb88 Medical Center |
| Gary Ringling | Trauma Program Manager* | NL - Eastern fb88 Medical Center |
| Rick Petrie, Paramedic | At Large* | Atlantic Partners EMS |
| Christopher Turner, MD | At Large* | fb88 Medical Center Pediatrics |
| Support Staff | Ìý | Ìý |
| Vacant | Trauma Program Manager** | fb88 EMS |
| Ashley Moody, MSN, FNP-C, EMT-P | Staff Liaison** | fb88 EMS |
*Positions adopted by the Committee beyond those positions defined in statute (Title 32 Chapter 2-B, section 87-1, subsection 2) but added to TAC bylaws on 4/27/21 and approved by fb88 EMS Board on May 5, 2021
**non-voting position, designated by the Director of fb88 EMS
List updated on 1/26/2023