Matt Reagan

Vice Chair

Matt is the CEO at Code 1 Supply, a national distributor of best-in-class medical diagnostics, brand-name supplies, and equipment, and a leading provider of emergency medical training supplies and student materials. Code 1 Supply is the trusted source to deliver best-in-class medical diagnostics and brand-name supplies and equipment when and where you need it most. We are committed to representing the most trusted and respected manufacturers of medical diagnostics, supplies and equipment. The Code 1 Supply team is proud to be the first choice provider of medical supplies used by EMS and Urgent Care professionals.

Matt serves his local community as a firefighter and paramedic, which help to inform his business practices and provide an unmatched level of expertise in the medical supplies and equipment industry.

Dr. Brenda Morrissey

(Peer Support/ Crisis Intervention)

I became an EMS Volunteer in 1993 at my local volunteer ambulance corps in New York City. From there, I became an EMT and began working for a commercial agency until 2001, September 14th, to be exact. I was a 9/11 responder and lost my partner on that day. At the same time I was working at the commercial ambulance, I was working as a mental health worker in a local inpatient psychiatric hospital which began my love of mental health patients. After 9/11, I began working at my current job, which is a hospital based EMS service for Northwell Health. I became a paramedic in 2007, and after a pretty serious one the job injury, decided to take on a new role in 2012 of working in communications. Presently, I am a Senior Quality Improvement Specialist for a division of my workplace called the Centralized Transfer Center. I became involved in CISM work in 2002 as my department, reeling from the loss of Carlos Lillo, decided to take on the task of peer support. Over the net few years, I would take the ICISF Group and Individual Courses and later the National Center for Crisis Management Basic and Advanced courses. In 2012, I took the coordinator role for Northwell EMS's CISM team, and over time worked with the EAP to develop the program into a clinically sound and appropriate peer support team. Additionally, I volunteer in the Civil Air Patrol with my favorite job being that of a Chaplain Support Specialist, which aids Chaplains in navigating the emergency scene and in managing their tasks.

Eric Bauer

(HEMS)

Meet Eric Bauer, the guiding force behind FlightBridgeED, LLC. As President and CEO, he humbly brings over three decades of experience in Emergency Medical Services (EMS). His journey, especially in the Helicopter EMS (HEMS) space over the last 20 years, has been a path of quiet dedication. Eric has authored books and spoken on critical care, hoping to shed light on complex topics for audiences around the world. Eric’s voice reaches many through his writing and his podcast, which has been downloaded over 5.5 million times. His efforts have been acknowledged with a few industry awards, like the 2017 EMSWORLD Innovation Award for his work on ventilator management and the 2018 John Jordan Award for Excellence from the Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association. In a unique honor, he was named an Honorary Fellow of the Academy of Air & Surface Transport Nurses, marking a special moment as the first paramedic accorded this honor. Other recognitions, including the 2023 NAEMT/JONES & Bartlett Learning Public Safety Group EMS Educator of the Year and the 2024 recipient of the Tim Hynes Award by the International College of Advanced Practice Paramedics.. Eric's focus remains on improving education and practices in EMS and critical care, striving to make a lasting, positive impact in the field.

Dr. John vonRosenberg

(EMS/ HEMS)

John "vonron" vonRosenberg has been in Fire, EMS, critical care, and flight medicine for over 20 years. His primary job is working as a flight paramedic and currently works with a hospital-based critical care service in North Carolina and Virginia. In addition to his role as a bedside clinician, vonron is an active instructor at his local college and with Impact EMS. He has a bachelor’s degree in Education, a master’s degree is in Biology, and a PhD in Cognition and Applied Neurophysiology. His doctoral dissertation focused on social support, burnout, and performance in stressful situations such as those commonly found in pre-hospital medicine.

Michael Sugrue
(Law Enforcement)

Michael Sugrue began his law enforcement career in the United States Air Force as a Security Forces Officer in 1998. As a Security Forces Officer, Michael specialized in Law Enforcement, Global Force Protection, Anti-Terrorism, Nuclear Security, Foreign Air Field Assessments and Air Base Ground Defense.

Michael served in a variety of assignments including: Flight Leader, Flight Commander, Senior Watch Officer, Chief of Command Post and Chief of Security Forces. Michael served all over the United States, Europe, the Middle East and South America. He was also a Security Forces Phoenix Raven with the unique identifier of #1173. Michael honorably separated from the Air Force as a Captain in 2004. Immediately after the Air Force, Michael was hired by the Walnut Creek Police Department where he served in a variety of assignments including: Patrol Officer, Driver Training Instructor (EVOC) Field Training Officer (FTO), SIU Detective, Undercover CA DOJ Narcotic Task Force Agent (Contra Costa County), Public Information Officer (PIO) and Patrol Sergeant. Michael was awarded the Walnut Creek PD Distinguished Service Medal in 2014 for his heroic and life saving actions during a Fatal Officer Involved Shooting in 2012.

Michael ultimately medically retired in 2018. He is now a Peer Volunteer at the West Coast Post Trauma Retreat (WCPR) and an Ambassador for Save A Warrior (SAW). Michael is a dedicated advocate for awareness, prevention, education, training on Post Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI) and First Responder Suicide Prevention. Michael continues to speak at law enforcement agencies all over the United States. Subject in Mission 22 “Smash The Stigma” short documentary film and subject in full length documentary film “Residual: Cumulative Trauma and PTSD in First Responders” In his International #1 BEST-SELLING book, RELENTLESS COURAGE: Winning the Battle Against Frontline Trauma, along with Dr. Shauna Springer, PhD, they tackle the complexity of trauma within the law enforcement community, uncovering the unspoken barriers, and outline a path to healing.

RELENTLESS COURAGE released in Spring 2022 and has been described by Lt. Col. David Grossman, best-selling author of On Killing and On Combat as “one of the most important books of our time” and “the natural successor to On Combat.” ⬇️ HIS NEW BOOK IS AVAILABLE HERE ⬇️ amzn.to/3vDZvSw