Robert McDaniels began his public service career as a NREMT in the volunteer fire service in 1990. In 1993, he graduated from Davenport University's paramedic program initiating a 17 year advanced practice in pre-hospital, critical care and military medicine. In addition to his clinical practice, he has been an EMS/Medical instructor since 1998 teaching Continuing education and credit courses at such organizations as Johns Hopkins Hospital - Lifeline, George Washington University (GWU), the US Army and Army National Guard, and Frederick Community College (FCC). He Joined the US Army as a combat medic in 1999 and later was commissioned as a Quartermaster Officer. His work with the US Army/National Guard provided opportunities to serve during Operations Noble Eagle (ONE), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and several positions focused on disaster and crisis management. He finished his BS from Excelsior College in 2004 and his MS from Jacksonville State University Emergency Management Program in 2008. In 2007, he became the Program Manager of the Emergency Management Program at Frederick Community College. Robert joined University of New Mexico, Emergency Medical Services Academy (EMSA) in 2010 as the Paramedic Program Manager.

Marc-David Munk received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and a Master of Public Health degree from Boston University. He completed residency in emergency medicine and fellowship in international emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.

Munk is the Executive Medical Director for Quality and Patient Safety at UNM Hospitals, and is also the Medical Director for the EMS Academy. He served as the Director of the EMS Academy from 2009 to 2011.

I moved to New Mexico in 1984 to a small ranch in Torrance County, just north of Mountainair. I still live in Mountainair and commute to Albuquerque each day for work, although I no longer ranch, I do still enjoy the quiet country living. I have been in EMS for 20 years and a volunteer firefighter for 16 of those years. I began teaching for the EMS Academy in 2000, and graduated from UNM with a BS in EMS Education, Summa Cum Laude, in 2001.

I love rural EMS and am very proactive when it comes to rural EMS education opportunities. I have enjoyed my position at the Academy because it allows me to interact with my rural instructors and to train out in the rural parts of New Mexico. My hobbies include hunting, fishing, home remodeling, camping, rodeo, and above all else; spending time with my children and grandchildren.

Jason graduated from UNM’s Paramedic School in 2006 and obtained a BS in Emergency Medicine the following year. Jason grew up around EMS and rescue. He obtained his EMT-Basic license at the age of 17 while volunteering with Bernalillo County Fire Department. Around that same time he became highly involved with Albuquerque Mountain Rescue and is currently their President and a Rescue Leader. www.abqmountainrescue.org. While in Paramedic school Jason worked at the Heart Hospital of New Mexico’s Emergency Department where he still works PRN. Jason developed his love for teaching early on in his EMS career. At the EMS Academy he primarily instructs the Pararescue Paramedic courses and is currently developing the Mountain Medicine program. He has and continues to instruct/co-direct UNM’s International, Improvisational and Wilderness Medicine Rotation for 4th year medical students. He also lectures at conferences abroad with the company Mountain and Marine Medicine, where recent conference locations have included Chamonix, France and Mt. Rainier, Washington. Now in his off time he can be found in the mountains around New Mexico and throughout the country rock climbing, ice climbing, skiing, or hiking with his dog.

Coffee Brown worked his way through college teaching math, art, and science at the middle-school and undergraduate levels. He began a scientific illustration track, but got hooked on science (Warn your kids!), and wound up going to medical school at University of Arizona. After that, he did residency in Emergency Medicine at University of New Mexico, and has worked in community Emergency Medicine Departments for most of the last twenty years. He is a Fellow of ACEP, a past NM-ACEP chapter president and now, again, an educator.

Rick moved here from a tiny no name town in Eastern Pennsylvania. Because of his sheltered life, Rick is very eclectic in his experience to make up for his somewhat lost childhood. Rick has been a Paramedic for more than 10 years, teaching EMS for a little more than that and involved with EMS for well, a long time. Actually, he earned his bachelors degree in Environmental Science and Biology from East Stroudsburg University and is on his way to completing his master's degree in Health Education here at UNM.

After many years of passing through Albuquerque to visit family members stationed at KAFB, Shelly decided to move to Albuquerque from the Mile High City of Denver to attend the University of New Mexico. This is also when her EMS career began here as the work study for The Emergency Medical Services Academy. Shelly completed both her Bachelor Degree and her Master's Degree in Health Education from the University of New Mexico. She is currently an EMS Educator and our Clinical Coordinator here!

Judith Rhodes started at the EMS Academy in February of 1991 as the receptionist and quickly worked herself up to Office Administrator. Even though she does all kinds of odds and ends the part of the job she likes the most is working with the cadre around the state. When not working she enjoys reading, walking and spending time with her two grandsons Jase and Steven.

I was born on Mather Air Force Base in Sacramento California in 1986. I have been raised here in Albuquerque since I was about 3 or 4. Graduated from Freedom High School in 2004. Worked for the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department for almost 2 years as a State Certified Public Safety Telecommunicator (Police Dispatcher/911 Operator). And now I am working full time here at the EMSA and also going to school to pursue a degree in Science.