Karolina A. Schabses, NCEMSF's Membership Coordinator, has been involved in campus EMS since 1995. While earning her bachelor's degree in biology and health at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Karolina volunteered with Cornell University EMS. After she received her degree, she worked as a New York State Critical Care EMT in Ithaca, NY. During and after her undergraduate education, Karolina resided at the Cayuga Heights Fire Department where she served in many roles including firefighter, advanced EMT, company treasurer, and continuing medical education evaluator.

Karolina joined the NCEMSF Board in 1998 as Treasurer and has remained Membership Coordinator since 1999. Karolina holds a master's in public health in environmental and occupational health from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. She has worked in both federal and state government as an epidemiologist specializing in infection control and environmental and occupational health research.

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