Welcome to Day 2 Of The EMS Leadership Summit
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The Soundtrack of Leadership
Featuring Asbel A. Montes II, BSBM
About the Session:
Leadership is a journey that demands resilience, authenticity, and a commitment to purpose. This session explores how leaders can navigate criticism, amplify their strengths, and foster supportive relationships to create harmony in their personal and professional growth. Embrace the unique song that defines your leadership style and lead with clarity and confidence.
About the Speaker:
Asbel Montes is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Solutions Group Services, an AI-powered healthcare tech company transforming revenue cycles. With years of leadership experience in the EMS sector, Asbel created a solution to streamline billing, uncover hidden revenue, and improve financial health for providers. At Solutions Group Services, he leads a team focused on breaking barriers and integrating tech with existing systems for seamless results. Asbel is a trusted ally in revenue cycle management and government relations, championing better reimbursement practices to empower healthcare organizations and improve patient care.
It's Hard to Help When the Helping Hurts
Featuring I. David Daniels, Ph.D., CSD
About the Session:
This presentation will help EMS leaders focus on ways to identify and address the psychosocial hazards that EMTs and Paramedics will be exposed to. Clarify the sources that contribute to exposure to psychosocial harm. Discuss the hierarchy of controls as a strategy to address psychosocial hazards in the workplace.
About the Speakers:
Dr. I. David Daniels is an occupational health and safety professional, thought leader, and President/CEO of ID2 Solutions, LLC. He hosts the Psych Health and Safety USA podcast and is the author of the new book Psychosocial Hazards Are Real.
Dr. Daniels holds a Ph.D. in Occupational Health and Safety and a master’s degree in human resource management. He is certified as a Safety Director and holds a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion certificate from Cornell University. He is the founding chair of the Safety and Security Industry Workgroup of the National Association of Black Compliance and Risk Management Professionals.
Leading Change with Courage, Grace & Horse Power
Featuring Carmen Theobald Founder & Director of Horse Sense North
About the Session:
Wellness matters. It's can also seem impossible to find wellness within the current structures of first responder organizations. Creating changes that actually make wellness possible requires collective action and courage. Horses can be surprising teachers, healers and guides to help us get there, and this presentation will help us discover how to access the "power of the herd" as we lead the way to necessary change.
About the Speaker:
Carmen’s coaching, facilitation & speaking combine her experience working with thousands of horses, Post Traumatic Growth, and a determination to make a difference in this fractured world. She is the Founder and Director of Horse Sense North, where they offer personal growth, leadership & team development, and trauma recovery.
With over sixty thousand hours in the art of building bridges between the worlds of horses and humans, Carmen strives to help both species create a deeper sense of safety, wholeness, and freedom. She believes that healing, at individual and systemic levels, is part of the activism that our world needs.
The Forgotten Domains of Learning & Leadership
Featuring Eric Chase
About the Session:
Our workshops blend Applied Improvisation with Dare to Lead™ principles to create dynamic, interactive sessions that build self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and relational skills. Participants move beyond their comfort zones—through fear and learning—into the growth zone, where purpose and performance align. Sessions engage the cognitive, emotional, and physical learning domains to inspire real-world impact.
About the Speaker:
Eric Chase is a nationally registered paramedic, educator, and founder of EMSIMPROV LLC and the EMSIMPROV Podcast. With a B.A. from Mercyhurst University and advanced training from UMBC and the University of Colorado, Eric has served in roles from Flight Paramedic to Clinical Services Manager. He’s spoken at national conferences including STARS of Life and First There First Care, and teaches leadership, compassion, and resilience at OSU/OKC’s Center for Social Innovation. Eric is known for blending clinical insight with creativity to inspire EMS professionals nationwide.
Leveraging Communication &
National Associations to Support Your EMS Needs
Featured Panel: Mark Tenia + Rob Lawrence + Alexia Jobson
About the Session:
Strategic Communication is an essential component in gaining the necessary external and internal support for your EMS agency. Aligning your messaging with national advocates and associations can enhance your communication strategies. Learn how consistent communication and embracing national resources can help with your agency's short-term and long-term goals.
About the Speaker:
Alexia Jobson is a public affairs specialist with REMSA Health, a ground & fixed wing air medical provider, and the largest out of hospital healthcare provider in Nevada. It is her mission to help protect the brand of the REMSA Health organization, and their exceptionally talented providers. With an Accreditation in Public Relations she joins the EMS Leadership Summit on a panel discussion of leading industry PR experts.
Mark Tenia is an experienced broadcast journalist who now serves as the Public Relations manager for the Richmond Ambulance Authority. His passion for helping promote prehospital providers through storytelling shines through. He is a returning speaker to the EMS Leadership Summit and has brought together an expert panel of our industry's top communications specialist where we can all learn how to grow awareness of our industry.
Rob Lawrence has been a leader in civilian and military EMS for over 25 years. He is the Director of Strategic Implementation for PRO EMS and Prodigy EMS and the part-time Executive Director of the California Ambulance Association. Formerly COO of the Richmond Ambulance Authority and Paramedics Plus, he also led the East of England Ambulance Service. A former Army officer and Sandhurst graduate, Rob served globally in prehospital and evacuation roles. He is the President of AIMHI, an EMS1 columnist and podcaster, and serves on the EMS1 and EMS World Editorial Advisory Board.
Achieving Lasting Change
Featuring Charles Blankenship (NEMSMA)
About the Session:
Lessons learned on achieving lasting change management gleaned from a personal health transformation and other examples.
About the Speaker:
Charles Blankenship, MBA, has 30 years of EMS experience, 6 years of service in the US Army and has served as a board member with the National EMS Management Association (NEMSMA) for the past 6 years. He is the MIH Support Services/Division Chief at Novant Health Mobile Integrated Health in Wilmington, North Carolina. He covers Fleet, Physical Services for Stations, IT, Logistics, Risk and Safety. A Fellow of the American College of Paramedic Executives, he has been an educator, innovator, and facilitator in the arena of community paramedicine/mobile integrated healthcare; population health, behavioral health transport, inter-facility transport, and value-based healthcare
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