A Co-founder of NYC Medics and a former paramedic in New York during the late 1980s and ’90s, Steve is Co-founder and President of Voicethread.com, a collaborative Web tool used by educators and professionals globally.
A public heath professional, Kathy is a passionate champion for those off the grid, directing NYC Medics’ national and international teams and events and raising millions of dollars for humanitarian efforts throughout the world.
Dr. Matt Waxman is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles. He is an experienced global health professional who has worked in a variety of disaster responses and humanitarian crises. Matt has worked on the Thai Burma border, the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, and recently with NYCMedics in Iraq. He brings academic, research and educational leadership to the medical aspect of the NYCMedics team.
A Co-founder and NYC paramedic for more than 20 years, Phil has extensive experience operating in complex post-disaster environments, having volunteered on almost every mission in NYC Medics’ 12-year history. A talented photographer, he has created hundreds of images of NYC Medics in action.
Former medic, Coast Guardsman, and Co-founder of NYC Medics, Chris is a cardio-thoracic surgery and critical care PA, with extensive experience in disaster response. A talented and natural teacher, Chris also serves as an effective liaison with local communities in disaster locations worldwide.
Steve has extensive experience in adult and pediatric critical care as well as trauma medicine. He now works as a paramedic in Westchester, New York and also serves as a rescue medic for the county’s technical rescue team.
Courtney’s experience as a clinician, educator and Close Protection Operative make her valuable in areas affected by conflict and armed violence. Courtney is a strong believer in the empowerment of those made vulnerable through conflict to generate peaceful and lasting progress
ADEN, YEMEN 6.5.20 Job Description ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW NYCMedics is a New York based global disaster relief and health organization, specializing in the deployment of highly trained and motivated clinical and global health staff and Read more…
Since deploying to Aden (Yemen) in 2020, NYCMedics has been working to develop Yemen’s prehospital care system – a project that has proved timely and needed given the double challenge of Yemen’s state of emergency Read more…
Aden, Yemen The Country Director will be responsible for the overall coordination and strategic direction of NYCMedics project that oversees the entire patient referral process from presentation at front line medical facilities through to referral hospitals and interfacility transports. This position will provide leadership and supervisory management of NYCMedics Yemen office and operations, pursuing outcomes identified in the country strategy action plan to deliver high-quality, cost-effective programming results at high levels of accountability. The Country Director will be NYCMedics principal representative to the government, UN, donors, international and local NGOs and the media and is expected to respond effectively to a constantly changing environment with responsive and impactful humanitarian programs implemented directly and with other stakeholders.
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