Andrew Mener, NCEMSF Startup Coordinator, is currently a Doctor of Medicine Candidate at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Andrew received his Bachelors of Arts degree with honors in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2007. He has been involved in EMS since 2001 as a member of the Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps (Scarsdale, NY) and the Volunteer Medical Services Corps of Lower Merion and Narberth (Ardmore, PA) where he served on the Membership Committee and as a BLS Trainer. During 2005, Andrew volunteered overseas in Israel on Magen David Adom Basic and MICU ambulances and participated in an international disaster preparedness training exercise organized by the Israeli government. Andrew holds the following EMS certifications: EMT-Basic (NY & PA), AHA BCLS Instructor, and Israeli Medic.

While at Penn, Andrew founded the Penn Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT), the first collegiate EMS organization in Philadelphia. He served as the organization’s first Chief of Operations and Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2006-2007. Andrew is the 2006 recipient of the prestigious Robert A. Fox Leadership Award for his commitment to "entrepreneurial, civic-minded, public spirited leadership" and his dedication to collegiate EMS at Penn.

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