Andrea is the EMS Programs Manager for the Michigan State Office of Rural Health, EMS Innovation Coordinator for a Michigan EMS agency and the owner and author of The EMS Professional. With over 20 years of EMS industry experience in a variety of EMS leadership roles, Andrea is skilled in system management, training & education, administration, and project management. In addition to her EMS leadership experience, she brings years of experience teaching college level biology courses. Andrea holds her National Registry Paramedic license, Community Paramedic certification and Instructor Coordinator license in addition to her formal education and degrees. Andrea is an avid EMS blogger, national speaker, educator and consultant. 

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Amy sits on several boards and committees and is passionate about policy-making and advocacy in EMS. She was a recipient of the 2022 Government Finance Officers Association Hero Award.

“While I loved working for organizations as an executive for many years, I became passionate about the idea of helping more agencies succeed. I began to see a pattern in EMS and Healthcare and saw an opportunity to improve effectiveness and efficiency, fix understaffing issues, and greatly boost undertrained and overburdened administrative departments - even in the most clinically progressive and adept organizations. After some time away to do some further investigating of this perceived gap, I knew the opportunity had finally arrived. Within the year Apex360, LLC was born. I now have the pleasure to work with leaders, line staff, policy makers, and go-getters in the field, across the nation to improve these under appreciated yet critical functions.”
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Scott Moore 

Scott is a Massachusetts licensed attorney and possesses certifications as both a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and the Society for Human Resources Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP). He is a member of the American Bar Association (ABA), the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA), the Northeast Human Resource Association (NEHRA), and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

In addition, Scott is an active member of the American Ambulance Association and has been a Site Reviewer for the Commission for the Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) for many years.

Scott is still an active EMT and continues to respond to emergencies as a Call Fire Fighter in his home town.

Martha Peribonio

Martha Peribonio is the Executive Director of the National Association of Mobile Integrated Healthcare Providers. She originally studied Education and concentrated on teaching students and training teachers in foreign countries for the first years of her career while living abroad. Upon her return to the United States almost 20 years ago, Martha became more involved in the management aspect of schools. That path quickly led to her involvement with students, families, and populations that needed resources and assistance beyond the educational landscape in order to be more successful. This led to her work the past 15 years with non-profit organizations. 

Within her work, Martha has been instrumental in forming and developing teams to be successful. In her current endeavor with NAMIHP, she has helped the organization grow in the last two years to have members from over 40 states who are networking and collaborating to help the industry of Mobile Integrated Healthcare advance. Martha is passionate about this industry because it aims to help each patient beyond an episodic intervention but rather seeks to address the patient from a holistic standpoint and through the coordination of an interdisciplinary team which seeks to improve the patient's quality of life. Martha is driven by a deep passion for connecting people and seeing each team member use their talents and abilities to become a part of a team that is successful as a whole.

Sharon Taulbert
Deputy Director of Professional Services at Mecklenburg EMS Agency (Medic)

Since 2019, Sharon Taulbert has served as Deputy Director of Professional Services at Mecklenburg EMS Agency (Medic). In this role, Sharon leads and coordinates the talented Quality Improvement, Clinical Improvement, Scheduling & Forecasting, Medical Services, Human Resources and Risk & Safety teams. Sharon has been with Medic since February 2014, when she served as the Human Resources Manager. Prior to joining Medic, she was the Human Resources Manager for Southeast Industrial Equipment. 

Sharon earned her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Exercise Science and Sport – Athletic Training from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  She has been a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) since 1995 and an NC Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) since 2002, first with Mint Hill VFD and now with Medic. Sharon also served as a volunteer firefighter (NC FF I & II and Swift Water Rescue Technician) with Mint Hill VFD.  Sharon lives in Mint Hill, NC with her husband Mike and their two dogs – Maggie and Thor. She enjoys spending time outdoors particularly mountain biking, hiking, and kayaking. She also enjoys yoga, traveling and reading.

WiES Founding Advisors are volunteer roles with no financial interest