Wendy J. Marshall MD, FACS - Medical Director
Dr. Marshall's role as Medical Director involves the overall supervision and management of the patient care AeroCare's flight teams deliver on each and every mission. Her duties include development of Standing Medical Orders, approving flight crew members, overseeing development of policy and procedures, quality assurance, continuing education, pre-flight medical consults, and on-line medical control. Dr. Marshall has extensive aeromedical experience including her role as the founding Medical Director of LifeStar, an EMS helicopter program based at Loyola Medical Center in suburban Chicago. In addition, Dr. Marshall is a board certified Trauma Surgeon and is the Medical Director of the Level 1 Trauma Center at Saint James Hospital and Health Center.
Joseph D. Cece - Program Director & CEO
Joe's primary role is to oversee all day to day operations of AeroCare working closely with all of AeroCare's Senior Management Team members to form a cohesive group focusing on common goals such as safety and the delivery of high quality healthcare. Joe's experience of over 20 years of EMS (Emergency Medical Services) started in the early eighties when he became a 911 paramedic. In 1990 Joe became an entrepeneur by purchasing a private ground ambulance which he successfully grew and later sold to a publicly traded national provider as the ground ambulance industry began consolidation. Joe's love of flying/aircraft coupled with his expertise in EMS/medicine and business savvy afforded him the opportunity to fill a niche by venturing into the air ambulance market and personally founding AeroCare. In it's thirteenth year of operation, AeroCare has shown continued strong growth over the tenure, becoming a multi-base operation, gaining CAMTS status and a nationally recognized provider of domestic and international high quality air ambulance services.
Rebecca Pusateri, RN, MSN, MBA - Director Clinical Operations & Compliance
Becky is a veteran AeroCare Flight Nurse who works with Dr. Marshall to oversee the clinical operations for AeroCare's flight program. As a member of the Senior Medical Management team, her daily duties include overseeing all regulatory compliance, risk management, crew education and quality assurance. Additionally, Becky conducts pre-flight consults and informs our Medical Director of patient condition pre-flight, ensuring the highest level of safety and patient care with each and every transport conducted. Becky is well prepared for this position with extensive clinical and administrative healthcare experience. A seasoned emergency room nurse, Becky also has held several executive level management positions with major HMO providers and medical suppliers. Her tenacity and ability to understand the requirements of key regulating agenices was the driving force in AeroCare achieving full accreditation with the Commision on Accreditation of Medical Transport Services (CAMTS), the highest honor in the fixed-wing air ambulance arena. Becky stays updated within the industry by serving on both the AAMS fixed-wing special interest group committee and as a Board member for the Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA). Becky has spoken on a national level related to a myriad of fixed wing topics and is actively involved in educating nurses, paramedics and respiratory therapists on critical care and the effects of fixed wing transport. Inquiries to Becky can be directed to her personally at becky@aerocare.com
David C. Schult, Sr. - National Director of Sales
As a key senior manager of AeroCare, David has had a long standing career in EMS and aeromedicine starting with his early career aspirations in the U.S. Coast Guard. David’s years of EMS spanned the Eastern and Southeastern portion of the United States down into the sunny State of Florida where he began his now 20+ year aeromedical career. Operating in both hospital based operations as well as large national based companies has made it easy for David to transition into AeroCare’s domestic and international venue. His compassion for patient’s and their families as well as his innate ability to understand and anticipate customer needs coupled with his strong knowledge base has proven to be an invaluable asset to AeroCare’s success.
Anthony J. LaRocco - Director of National Marketing & SOG Program Director
Anthony has been with AeroCare since it's inception and focuses on AeroCare's national marketing efforts as well as overseeing the Special Operations Group (SOG) program, an organ procurement specialty transport division of AeroCare. Currently contracted with several major transplant facilities within Illinois, Wisconsin and Arizona, SOG's mission is to provide air and ground options for organ procurement and transport, making a difference in saving thousands of lives annually. Additionally, Anthony is the driving force in increasing AeroCare's market-share with hospitals, rotor-wing programs, ground programs, managed care case managers, and other users requiring fixed-wing air ambulance services. Anthony has extensive experience in the medical transport business coming from American Medical Response (AMR), a publicly traded leader in the ground ambulance industry, as a senior marketing executive. Anthony also specializes in providing educational in-services to case managers and hospital social workers throughout AeroCare's market regarding the differences in patient transportation, aircraft versus ground selection and the importance of making an informed decision and choosing an appropriate provider when it comes to transporting a patient. Inquiries to Tony can be directed to him personally at tony@aerocare.com.
Eric Karolek - Chief Pilot
As a seasoned pilot, Eric brings over 30 years flight experience, most recently in Lear/Falcon/Hawker and Citation jets as well as twenty plus years experience in both the air ambulance and corporate charter industries. As our Chief Pilot, Eric works with the aviation management team, pilots and medical crew members to coordinate a safe and successful mission for each flight. In charge of seven aircraft in our busy flight department, Eric works to ensure standardization of corporate aviation policies and continued training for over twenty-five line pilots. His responsibility is broad stretching as he works diligently to maintain a safe flight environment through hands-on experience for missions, liaises with Maintenance Department and sits on the corporations Safety and Risk Management Committee.
Kristoffer Werth - Director of Maintenance/R&M Aviation
Kris has been an AP/IA certified aircraft mechanic for over fifteen years with extensive maintenance and systems experience on equipment ranging from Cessna 150 to Canadair CRJ700 with special expertise on mid size corporate turboprops and jets. Prior to coming to work for R&M Aviation/AeroCare, Kris worked as Crew Chief conducting general maintenance on a myriad of aircraft including, but not limited to King Air turboprops, Cessna Citation’s and Lear jets, Kris also was responsible for major structural repair and modifications for many of the aircraft. As a Flight Safety trained mechanic, Kris also has held his pilot’s license for over 25 years and has extensive experience in developing and operating FAA 135 air carrier certificate operations and maintenance safety. Kris’ vast experience and personal demeanor lend to his participation in Safety & Survival Training for AeroCare crew as well as other companies AeroCare conducts business with on a daily basis. His continued participation in the Safety and Risk Management Committee as well as his “go the extra mile” mentality make him a team player who is highly respected in the company as well as the aeromedical industry.
Tim Hermesdorf Chief Flight Coordinator
As Chief Flight Coordinator, Tim oversees the day to day operations of The Communication Center. Here Tim and the other Communication Specialists coordinate all flights and ground operations requests for all lines of Aerocare business. From the first call for a flight to the time the aircraft is back in the hanger, the Comm Center is responsible for tracking every movement and aspect of flight or coordinating drivers to pick up organ teams for harvest, etc. A seasoned 911 Paramedic, Tim brings with him 25 years of Medical and Fire Service/EMS experience. His experience is broad based from hospital to street and his background is extensive including previous experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist. Tim's vast knowledge base and ability to think under pressure has afforded him the ability to successfully run AeroCare's busy 24 hour, 365 day per year Comm Center.
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