GETAC- Air Medical and Specialty Care Transport Committee
Statement of purpose
To collaborate with individuals and organizations to promote and enhance the overall safety, quality of service, and level of care to patients being treated and transported by air medical and specialty care transport providers.
Current members
The Council appoints committees it considers necessary to perform its duties. Committees meet in conjunction with the quarterly GETAC meetings or as necessary to conduct committee business.
Council Liaison: Shawn Salter, RN; Daniel "Danny" Ramirez, EMT-P
| Name | Affiliation | Location | Term Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Lail, RN, BSN, LP Committee Chair |
CareFlite Air Chief Flight Nurse |
Grand Prairie, TX 75052 |
12/2024 |
| Cherish Brodbeck, RN, LP Committee Vice-Chair |
Medical City Healthcare Transport Supervisor |
Dallas, TX 75230 |
12/2024 |
| Scott Christopher, RN, LP, BA | Deep East Texas RAC Board Chairman |
Lufkin, TX 75904 |
12/2025 |
| Joshua Cools, MBA, LP | Memorial Hermann Director of Business Development - Trauma Services |
Houston, TX 77030 |
12/2025 |
| Adam Gallagher, EMT-P, FP-C | St. Joseph Health Air Medical Flight Paramedic Robertson County EMS Assistant EMS Director |
College Station, TX 77845 |
12/2023 |
| John Hamilton, EMT-P | Travis County STAR Flight Chief Medical Supervisor |
Austin, TX 78724 |
12/2023 |
| Martha Headrick, RN, LP | Air Evac Lifeteam Program Director |
Granbury, TX 76048 |
12/2023 |
| Brandon Joines, RN, LP | CareFlite Air Flight Nurse |
Grand Prairie, TX 75052 |
12/2024 |
| Michael Mock, BS, ATP | Memorial Hermann Life Flight Pilot |
Houston, TX 77030 |
12/2025 |
| Daniel Oakes, RN, LP | Air Methods Corporation Area Manager |
Spring Branch, TX 78070 |
12/2023 |
| Lesley Osborn, MD | Memorial Hermann Life Flight Medical Director Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine |
Houston, TX 77030 |
12/2025 |
| Stacy Putman, MBA, RRT | Cook Children’s Medical Center Director of Transport |
Fort Worth, TX 76104 |
12/2023 |
| Darin Smith, BSN, RN | Peterson Health Trauma Program Manager |
Kerrville, TX 78028 |
12/2023 |
| William Solomon, BSN, RN | CHRISTUS Flight For Life Interim Chief Flight Operations Officer |
Tyler, TX 75704 |
12/2023 |
| Jim Speier, NREMT-P | Christus Flight for Life and EMS Marketing Manager |
Tyler, TX 75709 |
12/2023 |
| Hashim Zaidi, MD | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Assistant Professor - EMS/Emergency Medicine Harris Health EMS Medical Director |
Houston, TX 77030 |
12/2024 |
Past Meetings
| August 16, 2023 | Agenda | |
| June 7, 2023 | Agenda | Report |
| March 7,2023 | Agenda | Report |
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