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Bay Area Youth EMT Program
Opportunities for Success
BAY EMT Staff
Wellington Jackson, Executive Director
Alameda Co. FD Firefighter/Paramedic
*Maria Barcena, Assistant Director
Royal Ambulance EMT
Sean Gascié, Fire Academy Director
Oakland FD Captain
Gil Cody, Fire Science Technology Instructor
Retired Oakland FD Lieutenant
Paramedic Coordinator
BAY EMT Staff, Clinical Coordinator
Staff Member
Jason Bivens, Lead Instructor
San Jose FD Fire Captain
Philip Wright, Lead Instructor
AMR Paramedic
* Todd Nagel, Skills Instructor Coordinator
Paramedics Plus EMT
Oliver Knodel-Sherman, CPR Coordinator
Alameda Co. FD Engineer
* Perry Compton, Special Event Coordinator
Paramedics Plus EMT
Aisha Knowles, Program Liaison
Alameda Co. FD PIO/Community Outreach
EMS and fire professionals interested in participating are encouraged to contact the program directors.
BAY EMT Instructors
Aaron Brown - Oakland FD Engineer
*Anthony Mendoza - Oakland FD Firefighter
*Chevalier Riley - Oakland FD Firefighter
Derek Hanley - EMT Instructor
*Elisa Sconza - Oakland Zoo EMT
*Eric Lanier - Alameda Co. FD Firefighter
*Francis Fernandez - Alameda Co. FD Firefighter
*Jason Bowden - Falk Ambulance EMT
Javan Smith - Oakland FD Investigator
John Marshall - BAY EMT alumni
Jonathan Brewer - Oakland FD Firefighter
Josue Valadez - BAY EMT alumni
Keith Evans - Oakland FD Lieutenant
Manny Watson - Oakland FD Firefighter/Paramedic
Michael Hughes - Oakland FD Lieutenant
*Nadja Havenhill - Alameda Co. FD Firefighter
Nathan Hausel - Paramedics Plus Paramedic
*Nicholas Kinney - Oakland FD Firefighter
*Paul Mason - Oakland FD Firefighter
*Rajiv Coburn - ProTransport-1 EMT
*Samantha Soto - Royal Ambulance
Solomon Tucker - Oakland FD Engineer
Tyre Mills III - Berkeley FD Captian
Zoraida Diaz - Oakland FD Battalion Chief
* BAY EMT Alumni
"What stands out the most to me was the feeling that the instructors really cared about the students."
– 2006 Student
BAY EMT Sponsors
"These programs are necessary especially in a place like this – you have people going through poverty, so much violence on the streets... get your mind off all the negativity. They teach you something you can use to make your community better and the world better."
– 2014 Student
