Division of State EMS

We're growing to better serve New York's EMS community.

As the Division of State EMS grows from a Bureau to a Division, you'll notice some changes to titles and unit names that reflect our updated organizational structure. Our team members continue to perform the same vital work with the same commitment to the EMS community as before. If you would like additional information related to the updates as they occur, please visit the State EMS website at health.ny.gov/EMS.

Division of State EMS Organizational Chart

Directors Office

Bureau of EMS Administration

  • Central Administration Branch
  • Policy and Strategy Branch
  • Finance Operations Branch
  • Communications and Data Integration Branch

Bureau of EMS Standards & Licensure

  • Surveillance and Investigations Branch
  • Educational & Training Branch
  • Emergency Services Licensing Branch
  • Public Health & Safety Branch

Bureau of EMS Emergency Management

State EMS Task Force
  • Coordination and Support Branch
  • Planning and Preparedness Branch

Division of State EMS Staff:

Directors Office

  • Ryan P. Greenberg, State EMS Director / Chief
  • Steven P. Dziura, Deputy State EMS Director / Deputy Chief

Bureau of EMS Administration

  • L. Farruggia, Bureau Chief – EMS Administration

Central Administration Branch

  • A. Shults, Branch Chief – Central Administration
  • M. Rudinger, Unit Coordinator – Administrative Services
  • T. Allen, Unit Coordinator – Council Operations
  • S. Jackson, Unit Aid – Administration Services

Policy and Strategy Branch

  • G. Stathidis, Branch Chief – Policy and Strategy
  • G. Wierzbowski, Unit Manager – Regulatory and Policy
  • J Munitz, Unit Manager – Project Management
  • D. Enugu, Research Specialist – Analytics and Research
  • L. Nguyen, Production Specialist – Analytics and Research

Finance Operations Branch

  • S. Danz, Unit Manager – Contracts and Procurement
  • S. Bensalah, Unit Coordinator – Contracts and Procurement
  • A. Bebenek, Unit Coordinator – Contracts and Procurement
  • O. Cordell, Auditor – Contracts and Procurement
  • V. Thomas, Unit Manager – Fiscal Management
  • T. Barbagallo, Unit Coordinator – Fiscal Management
  • T. Elmendorf, Unit Assistant – Fiscal Management

Communications and Data Integration Branch

  • L. Johnson, Unit Manager – Data Integration System Support
  • J. Powhida, Unit Coordinator – Data Integration System Support
  • P. Brodie, Unit Manager – EMS Data Systems Support
  • J. DeMay, Unit Coordinator – EMS for Children Data Integration
  • E. DeVere, Public Health Fellow – Data and Analytics

Bureau of EMS Standards & Licensure

  • B. Steigerwald, Bureau Chief – EMS Stands and Licensure
Surveillance and Investigations Branch
  • E. Mager, Branch Chief – Surveillance and Investigations
Eastern Region:
  • R. Robinson, Unit Chief – Compliance and Conduct (East)
  • C. Ackerman, Unit Captain – Compliance and Conduct Investigator
  • M. Dunleavy, Unit Captain – Compliance and Conduct Investigator
  • A. Kaczor, Unit Captain – Compliance and Conduct Investigator
  • M. Linehan, Unit Captain – Compliance and Conduct Investigator
  • M. McGregor, Unit Captain – Compliance and Conduct Investigator
  • K. Zoda, Unit Captain – Compliance and Conduct Investigator

Eastern counties covered: Albany, Bronx, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Kings, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, Washington and Westchester

Western regional staff:
  • V. Ouimette, Unit Captain – Compliance and Conduct Investigator
  • E. Townsend, Unit Captain – Compliance and Conduct Investigator
  • L. Rewinski, Unit Captain – Compliance and Conduct Investigator
  • B. Wiedman, Unit Captain – Compliance and Conduct Investigator
  • A. Steel, Unit Captain – Compliance and Conduct Investigator
  • S. Jackson, Administrative Assistant - Compliance and Conduct Investigator

Western counties covered: Allegany,Broome, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Erie, Genesee, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, St. Lawrence, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates

Central staff:
  • T. Fortune, Unit Chief – Investigations and Enforcement
  • G. VanCort, Unit Captain – Investigations and Enforcement Investigator
  • S. Stepanian, Unit Captain – Investigations and Enforcement Investigator

Educational & Training Branch

  • D. Chesney, Unit Chief - Instructional Standards & Compliance
  • B. Goyette, Unit Captain – Instructional Standards & Compliance Investigator
  • C. Hammond, Unit Captain – Instructional Standards & Compliance Investigator
  • J. Salomon, Unit Captain – Instructional Standards & Compliance Investigator
  • R. King, Administrative Assistant – Instructional Standards & Compliance

  • M. Lockwood, Unit Chief, Practitioner Licensing and Credentialing Unit
  • K. Lynch, Unit Captain - Provider Licensure and Credentialing Investigator
  • S. McCartin, Unit Captain - Provider Licensure and Credentialing Investigator
  • G. Myers, Unit Captain - Provider Licensure and Credentialing Investigator
  • S. Khawari, Administrative Assistant - Provider Licensure and Credentialing

  • A. Eisenhauer, Coordinator – Vital Signs Conference
  • C. Bond, Project Lead - Vital Signs Conference and Community Outreach
  • A. Eisenhauer, Program Administrator – EMS for Children Grant

Emergency Services Licensing Branch

  • D. Clayton, Branch Chief - Emergency Services Licensing
  • D. Trzepacz, Unit Chief – Agency Licensing
  • D. Bowers, Unit Coordinator – Agency Licensing
  • T. Bonfiglio, Trauma Coordinator – Trauma Designation and Compliance Investigator

Bureau of EMS Emergency Management

  • S. Brucato, Bureau Chief – EMS Emergency Management

Statewide EMS Task Force

Coordination and Support Branch

  • M. Ramo, Unit Chief – State Medical Operations Coordination Center Manager
  • M. Cocco, Captain - State Medical Operations Coordination Center Duty Officer
  • M. Leonard, Captain - State Medical Operations Coordination Center Duty Officer
  • C. Sullivan, Captain - State Medical Operations Coordination Center Duty Officer

Planning and Preparedness Branch

  • M. Wiley, Branch Chief – Planning and Preparedness

Mailing Addresses:

State EMS Council and State Emergency Medical Advisory Committee

Division of State EMS
State EMS Council Operations
875 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12206-1388
(518) 402-0996
(518) 402-0985 Fax

Bureau of EMS Regional Offices

Capital Region

NYS Department of Health
Division of State EMS
875 Central Avenue
Albany NY 12206
PHONE: (518)-402-0996
FAX: (518)-402-0985

Counties Covered: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren and Washington

Central Region

NYS Department of Health
Division of State EMS
217 South Salina Street
Syracuse, New York 13202
PHONE: (315) 477-8456
FAX: (315) 477-8587

Counties Covered: Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, St. Lawrence, Tioga and Tompkins

Metropolitan Region

NYS Department of Health
Division of State EMS
145 Huguenot Street, Sixth Floor, Room 603
New Rochelle, New York 10801
PHONE: (212) 417-4455
FAX: (212) 417-4641

Counties Covered: Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester

Western Region

NYS Department of Health
295 Main Street, Suite 300
Buffalo, NY 14203
PHONE: (716) 847-4391
FAX: (716) 847-4352

Counties Covered: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates