University of Delaware

Present Biographies

Marianne Bitner, NREMT-P, has been a Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic since 1983 and Nationally Registered EMT-Basic since 1972. She holds current paramedic certifications in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Massachusetts. Marianne is Past-Deputy Chief of Administration for Kent County EMS, Dover, Delaware and Past-Operations Supervisor of Sussex County EMS, Georgetown, Delaware. Her instructor levels include: Prehospital Trauma Life Support, Basic Trauma Life Support, CPR, AdvancedCardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate, EMT-Paramedic, Traffic Occupant Protection Specialist, and Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment. Marianne is the past Assistant Director of NorthEast Emergency Medical Services and current director of Clinical Services/ALS Coordinator of Trinity EMS, Inc., Lowell, Massachusetts.

Ryan Carney, EMT-B, became an EMT in the spring of '98,after one semester of being with the Emergency Care Team and at Texas A&MUniversity EMS. At Texas A&M EMS he has held several positions,including Resources Lt., Logistics Lt., and is now serving as the Logistics Capt. Ryan is a Junior Management Major at Texas A&M University.Ryan is currently certified as a Texas EMT-Basic and holds the following certifications: CPR-I, USLA Lifeguard Instructor, Red Cross Instructor, and Emergency Medical Dispatcher.

Edward T. Dickinson, M.D., NREMT-P, FACEP is an assistant professor and Director of EMS Field Operations for the University of Pennsylvania Department of Emergency Medicine in Philadelphia. He began his career in EMS in 1979 as an Emergency Medical Technician-firefighter and remains active in hands-on prehospital patient care as an EMS Medical Director for police, third service and fire service agencies. An emergency medicine physician, paramedic, researcher and instructor, he has been continuously involved in EMS for the past 20 years. He is the Medical Editor of JEMS,as well as the medical editor of several EMT and Certified First Responder textbooks. In addition, he has authored an EMT-Basic textbook and co-authored the only available textbook on emergency incident rehabilitation (EIR) operations Because of his background, Dr. Dickinson brings broad experience and prospective to his lectures.

Kevin Eichenger, NREMT-B, University of Delaware Environmental Health Specialist, specializes in chemical and laboratory safety as well as environmental compliance. Mr. Eichinger is a member of the University of Delaware's emergency response team which handles most occupational / environmental health and safety emergencies on campus. He is also the CPR / AED / First Aid training program coordinator. Mr. Eichinger is a National Registered EMT-B, NFPA Fire Officer I certified, a Hazardous Materials Specialist and an Assistant Chief with the Aetna Hose Hook and Ladder Company of Newark, Delaware.

Sgt. Jeffrey R. Evans, BS, NREMT-P, Paramedic Commander Delaware State Police - Aviation Section is a 13 year veteran of the Delaware State Police where he has been a member of the Aviation Section as a flight medic for nine years and Paramedic Commander of the Section for four years. He is a certified EMS instructor for Christiana Care Health Systems, Bay Health Medical Center, and the Delaware State Fire School.

Det. Cpl/2 John R. Evans, BS, Delaware State Police - Homicide Unit is a 12 year veteran of the Delaware State Police with seven years experience as a criminal investigator and four years experience in the Homicide Unit. He has attended several courses in advanced homicide investigation and crime scene analysis in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and New York. Detective Evans is an instructor for police recruits and EMS personnel for death investigations, crime scene safety and crime scene preservation throughout Delaware and neighboring states.

Carol Faedtke, RN, BSN, CEN is an experienced nurse with over 19 years in the field of emergency medicine with specialties in neurosurgery, emergency medicine, mobile intensive care nursing, and pre-hospital education. Her last four years have been enrolled full time with the education of pre-hospital care providers at both advanced life support and basic life support levels.

Gary Hecker RN, EMT, Clinical Educator, Emergency Dept., Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn NY has been involved in Campus EMS since 1986, starting out at SUNY StonyBrook Volunteer Ambulance. He is actively involved with the Brooklyn College Emergency Medical Squad as a riding member and on the Board of Directors. He is also very involved in EMS education as an EMT skills instructor. Gary is a Registered Nurse, working on a GraduateDegree in Critical Care/Trauma Nursing. He previously held a staff nurse position in a Level I Trauma Center in Manhattan (Bellevue Hospital) in both the ED and ICU. He also worked as an RN for a critical care ground transport service in Cincinnati Ohio. His current position is Clinical Nurse Specialist/Clinical Educator for a 911 receiving hospital in Brooklyn NY.

Allen J. Huelsenbeck, NREMT-B, Battalion Chief, Wilmington Fire Department is a 27 year veteran of the Wilmington (Delaware) Fire Department, where he has been a chief officer for the past 13 years. He was the initial incident commander of the Centaurus ship fire in February 1989, and was the 14th floor commander on the Market Street High-Rise fire in April of 1997. A graduate of the University of Maryland College Park, Chief Huelsenbeck has received two commendations of valor, four unit citations, six achievement awards, and a VFW National Lifesavers Award during his tenure with the Wilmington Fire Department.

George Keonig, EMT-M, President, NCEMSF is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Biomedical Science at The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. In 1996, he graduated from Bucknell University with a degree in Biology and Chemistry. While attending college, he was active with Bucknell’s quick response group. He served as President of the Bucknell Emergency Response Team from 1994 to 1996. He is currently certified as a Pennsylvania EMT.

Krista Murray, MS, RBP, University of Delaware Biosafety Officer received a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology from the University of Delaware and a Master of Science degree in Public Health from West Chester University . She is a Registered Biological Safety Professional. While attending the University of Delaware, Krista was a member of the University of Delaware Emergency Care Unit and was a Nationally RegisteredEMT-B.

Karen Neil, NREMT-P is a Lieutenant with the New Castle County EMS. Karen is known for her work with injury prevention and EMS. She has been actively working with the safe kids coalition and the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration in that area.

Ralph Neil, NREMT-P has been involved with EMS for an number of years in the State of Delaware. He has been an instructor for EMS professionals at an EMT level and Paramedic level as well. He currently works as a paramedic for Kent County, Delaware.

R. Douglas Poore, NREMT-P has been providing EMS care for 20 years as a volunteer EMT and for the past ten years as a paramedic. He has been teaching EMS for the past seven years, and is currently the EMT Program Coordinator for Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover, DE.

Lawrence E. Tan, NREMT-P, Deputy Chief New Castle County EMS is an Emergency Services Assistant Manager with the New Castle County (Delaware) Police Department, where he is assigned as the commander of Emergency Medical Services Operations. He attended the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and completed his paramedic field internship in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is also on the faculty of the Counter Narcotics Tactical Operations Medical Support (CONTOMS) program with the Uniformed Services University in the Department of Defense, and the National Fire Academy.

Jack Van Cleve, EMT-P began in EMS began when he was 16 years old and in his Senior year of high school obtaining his EMT certification. He is currently a Texas EMT-Paramedic holding the following certifications: ACLS, PALS, PHTLS, EMS-Examiner, CPR-I, Swiftwater Rescue. All of this, in his career of EMS spanning only a little over 3.5 years. Jack served as the Public Information / Relations Officer for Cotulla EMS and at Texas A&M he has held the positions of Assistant Training Officer, Assistant Chief, and currently hold the position of Chief of EMS. Jack also works part-time as a Paramedic for Montgomery County Hospital District EMS and as an ER Tech for College Station Medical Center. He serves on the Brazos Valley Regional Advisory Council on Trauma and the Local Emergency Planning Committee. Jack Van Cleve is currently a Junior Community Health major at Texas A&M University while also finishing his Associates degree in EMS at Blinn College.