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Bay Area Youth EMT Program
Opportunities for Success
BAY EMT Staff
Wellington Jackson, Executive Director
*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, Board member
San Jose FD Fire Captain
*Philip Wright, Board member
Medical school
* Todd Nagel, Skills Instructor Coordinator
Oakland FD firefighter
Oliver Knodel-Sherman, CPR Coordinator
Alameda Co. FD Engineer
* Samantha Soto, Special Event Coordinator
Aisha Knowles, Program Liaison
Alameda Co. FD PIO/Community Outreach
Karen Cox, Program Liaison
Oakland FD Public Education Coordinator
EMS and fire professionals interested in participating are encouraged to contact the program directors.
BAY EMT Instructors
Aaron Brown - Oakland FD Engineer
Alberto Mahani - BAY EMT alumni
*Arianna Isolani - AMR, EMT
*Arnell Freer - Royal Ambulance
Dominque Goodman - BAY EMT alumni
*Chevalier Riley - Oakland FD Firefighter
*Elisa Sconza - Oakland Zoo EMT
*Eric Lanier - Alameda Co. FD Firefighter
Eric Truax - Alameda Co. FD Captain
*Fabian Pierantoni - USAR
*Francis Fernandez - Alameda Co. FD Firefighter
*Gabriel Light - Paramedic intern
*Jack Austin - Paramedics Plus, EMT
Jason Lewis - Boy Scouts, Camping Director
Javan Smith - Oakland FD Investigator
*John Marshall - United Ambulance
Jonathan Brewer - Oakland FD Firefighter
Keith Evans - Oakland FD Lieutenant
Manny Watson - Oakland FD Firefighter/Paramedic
Michael Hughes - Oakland FD Lieutenant
*Nadja Havenhill - Alameda Co. FD Firefighter
*Nicholas Kinney - Oakland FD Firefighter
*Paul Mason - Oakland FD Firefighter
*Rajiv Coburn - ProTransport-1 EMT
Solomon Tucker - Oakland FD Engineer
Talat Mirmalek - Falk Ambulance
*Victoria Thompson - United Ambulance
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
