Mission, Vision, Values |
Program Outcomes |
Policies |
Advisement & Counseling |
Meet our Staff |
MEET OUR STAFF
Tiffany Bombard, MD, NRP
Program Medical Director
Tiff is an Emergency Physician at our partner hospital, UVM Health Network - Champlian Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH). She is a self-proclaimed EMS "lifer," having worked in hospital-based, municipal and private service EMS and as a firefighter, flight paramedic, and ski patroller. Tiff graduated from Albany Medical College in Albany, NY and is board certified in Emergency Medicine. She continues to be heavily involved in EMS as the EMS Coordinator at CVPH, is an agency medical director, as well as a member of the REMAC and SEMAC.
John "Jack" Tims, Paramedic, CIC
Program Lead Instructor
Jack began his EMS career in 1987 when he joined a volunteer fire department in Suffolk County and subsequently was hired by New York City EMS (prior to the FDNY/NYC EMS Merger) as an EMT. He became a Paramedic in 1991. He spent many years with the FDNY EMS Academy as an instructor, and became a Certified Instructor Coordinator in 1997. In 2003, he was promoted to the rank of FDNY EMS Lieutenant and functioned as the BLS and ALS Program Administrative Officer. We are glad he's spending his "retirement" with us.
Melissa Brook, Paramedic
Clinical Coordinator
Melissa Brook is an EMS educator and paramedic from the North Country EMS Region, where she severed as the director of Operations and clinical educator for Gouveneur Rescue. She has experience in urban, rural and critical care ground and flight EMS. She is a NYS, National Registered and Certified Flight Paramedic.
She joined the ECH team in January of 2023 and will assume the role of clinical coordinator in Fall of 2024.
Joshua LaDuke, MA
Paramedic Program Director
Joshua LaDuke is a 15-year EMS professional who has severed the greater Onondaga County area. He joined the Paramedic Program in 2024 and assumed the role of Program Director after 10 years in prehospital medicine education in Onondaga County. He is passionate about patient care, specifically for pediatrics.
When not in the classroom, he can be found researching technology or spending time with his family in their home in Marcellus, NY.
This program could not be complete without the likes of additional staff:
- Allison Bailey, Paramedic
- Simon Gardner, Paramedic
- Craig Jackson, Paramedic
- Christopher Miller, Paramedic
- Craig Roberts, Paramedic
- Michelle San Antonio, Paramedic
- Mike Weller, Paramedic