Stars of Life

The American Ambulance Association’s Stars of Life program recognizes outstanding Paramedics, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), and Telecommunicators from across the country. These men and women are recognized during a three-day event in Washington, DC in early May. They have the opportunity to meet with some of their local law-makers to discuss important issues and to increase awareness of the role that Emergency Medical Services play in protecting our communities.

Medic’s Stars of Life are selected by their peers and are recognized for either an outstanding incident or the overall excellence with which they tackle their jobs.

 2011 Recipients Cathy Jordan, Virgil Leggett and Jamie Stanford

(From left to right:) 2011 Stars of Life Recipients, Paramedic Crew Chief Cathy Jordan, NET Coordinator Jamie Stanford and IT/Systems Engineer Virgil Leggett are congratulated by Medic Executive Director, Joe Penner after being selected as this year’s winners.

Cathy, Jamie and Virgil’s committment to the Agency is unparalleled as they consistently perform above and beyond what is required within their daily roles here at Medic. The Agency’s Leadership Team is extremely honored to have each of them represent Medic at this year’s Stars of Life Conference in Washington DC, May 1st - 4th, 2011

Past Stars of Life Recipients

 Medic Executive Director, Joe Penner poses with the 2010 Stars of Life Recipients (from left to right), Paramedic Crew Chief Mike Sherriff, Operations Support Technician Jonathan Wise and Communications Training and Certification Coordinator Don Robinson.

Mike, Jonathan and Don are outstanding co-workers and set a solid example by the way they go about their jobs here at Medic. The Agency’s Leadership Team was very proud to have each of them represent Medic at this year’s Stars of Life Conference in Washington DC, May 2nd - 5th, 2010

The 2008 Stars of Life were (left to right) Operations Supervisor David Brown and Telecommunicator Rhona Neilson.

The 2003 Stars of Life were (left to right) Paramedic Bobby Suarez, GIS/Mapping Coordinator Monroe Hicks, Paramedic Tim Hayes and Communications Supervisor Steve McAuley.

The 2002 Stars of Life were (left to right) Paramedic John Crunk, Communications Supervisor Bryan Runyan and Community Relations Coordinator Eric Morrison.

The 2001 Stars of Life were (left to right) Telecommunicator Nate Archie, Paramedic Jeff Roberts and Field Clinical Specialist Bob McNally.

The 2000 Stars of Life were (left to right) Paramedic Martha Branden, Support Services Technician Littlejohn Goodwin and Field Clinical Specialist John Tompkins.

• The 1999 Stars of Life were Telecommunicator Corinne Rust, Paramedic Chris Murdock, Paramedic Nash Glaze and Support Services Assistant John Sepski.
• The 1998 Stars of Life were Paramedic Tim Marshburn, Paramedic Tom Wright and Telecommunicator Heather Van Raalte.
• The 1997 Stars of Life were Telecommunicator Todd Sims, Paramedic Keith Overcash and Paramedic Beth Wally.