2025 EMS Awards Program
On Friday, November 21, 2025, the National Conference on EMS celebrated the remarkable individuals and agencies that have demonstrated extraordinary dedication and achievement in the field of Emergency Medical Services.
To view the video of the 2025 awards program, Click Here.
2025 EMS Award Winners
| Award | Name |
| Outstanding Action by an EMS Program | Pennsville EMS |
| Outstanding Action by an EMS Program | New Castle County Paramedics |
| Outstanding Action by an EMS Program | Inspira Health |
| Outstanding Action by an EMS Program | Deepwater Fire Department |
| First Responder of the Year | Dolph Joseph |
| EMT of the Year | Brian Torres |
| Paramedic of the Year | Ricardo Lopez |
| Prehospital Nurse of the Year | Marybeth Wiedemann |
| Prehospital Administrator of the Year | Armand Cayer |
| Prehospital Educator of the Year | Dana Conte |
| Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen | Paul Kinsella |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Laurie Sheldon |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | Francis Pagurek |
| Dispatcher of the Year | Sean Kennedy |
| Outstanding Action by a Youth | Billy Carberry |
| Outstanding Action by a Youth | Nylah Bennett |
| Outstanding Action by a Youth | Vincent Stoeckel |
| Prehospital Program of the Year | University Hospital EMS |
| Prehospital Physician of the Year | Tung-Lin "Jesse" Yuan |
| H. Mickey McCabe Memorial Award | Paula Weiler |
| H. Mickey McCabe Memorial Award Plaque | Paula Weiler |
| Community Service Award | Cooper Center for Resuscitation Education and Community Engagement |
| Directors Award | Michele Lewis |
| Directors Award | Michelle Gardner |
| Directors Award | Michael Tarantino |
| Directors Award | Patrick McIlhenney |
| Directors Award | Kevin Kurzweil |
| Directors Award | Russell Stuart |
| Directors Award | Phyllis Woestemeyer |
| Directors Award | Charles Livezey |
| Directors Award | William Capella |
| Directors Award | Jennifer McCarthy |
2025 EMS Award Nominees
| Category | First Name | Last Name |
| Dispatcher of the Year | Danielle | Homza |
| Dispatcher of the Year | Christopher | Imbrenda |
| Dispatcher of the Year | Sean | Kennedy |
| Dispatcher of the Year | Keri | Murphy |
| Dispatcher of the Year | Richard | Tarleton |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | Anna | Behnke |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | Steve | Chait |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | Vincent | Cisternino |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | David | Dalrymple |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | Peter | Dworsky |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | Charles | Livezey |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | John | Marks |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | Daniel | Newman |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | Francis | Pagurek |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | Andrew | Valenzuela |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Kim | Berdine |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Salvatore | Decarlo |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Mel | Dennison |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Kirk | Fleming |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Lawrence | Homer |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | John | Marks |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | John | Orfan |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Donald | Platt |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Richard | Raymond |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Carolyn | Ross |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Frank | Runza |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Tim | Shaak |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Laurie | Sheldon |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Edward | Sudo |
| EMT of Year | Mark | Atkinson |
| EMT of Year | John | Buscaino |
| EMT of Year | Anthony | Christian |
| EMT of Year | Rob | Clarkin |
| EMT of Year | Kevin | Frysztacki |
| EMT of Year | Warren | Gabriel III |
| EMT of Year | Anne Marie | Krygier |
| EMT of Year | Hannah | Mcdowall |
| EMT of Year | Ralph | Noriega |
| EMT of Year | Jenny | Rapa |
| EMT of Year | Krish | Raval |
| EMT of Year | Robert | Reillo |
| EMT of Year | Victor | Rothstein |
| EMT of Year | Frank | Runza |
| EMT of Year | Keith | Stuart |
| EMT of Year | Brian Ivan | Torres |
| EMT of Year | Ashli | Venukur |
| EMT of Year | Sophie | Walpole |
| EMT of Year | Joseph R | Wojtowicz |
| First Responder of the Year | Travis | Ash |
| First Responder of the Year | Vince | Jones |
| First Responder of the Year | Dolph | Joseph |
| First Responder of the Year | William | Scott |
| H. Mickey McCabe Memorial Award | Tracy | Connellan |
| H. Mickey McCabe Memorial Award | David | Dalrymple |
| H. Mickey McCabe Memorial Award | Jeffrey | Goldstein |
| H. Mickey McCabe Memorial Award | David | Illion |
| H. Mickey McCabe Memorial Award | Korey | Lawlor |
| H. Mickey McCabe Memorial Award | James | Mazza |
| H. Mickey McCabe Memorial Award | Lora | Schade |
| H. Mickey McCabe Memorial Award | Paula | Weiler |
| Outstanding Action by an EMS Program | Berlin EMS | |
| Outstanding Action by an EMS Program | Bridgeton Fire EMS | |
| Outstanding Action by an EMS Program | Florham Park EMS | |
| Outstanding Action by an EMS Program | Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center | |
| Outstanding Action by an EMS Program | Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center | |
| Outstanding Action by an EMS Program | Inspira Health | |
| Outstanding Action by an EMS Program | Lawrence Twp. EMS | |
| Outstanding Action by an EMS Program | Mahwah EMS | |
| Outstanding Action by an EMS Program | Manchester EMS | |
| Outstanding Action by an EMS Program | New Castle County Paramedics | |
| Outstanding Action by an EMS Program | Paramus EMS | |
| Outstanding Action by an EMS Program | Pennsville EMS | |
| Outstanding Action by an EMS Program | University Hospital EMS | |
| Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen | Paul | Kinsella |
| Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen | Andrew | Mcgoldrick |
| Paramedic of the Year | Joshua | Fish |
| Paramedic of the Year | Ricardo | Lopez |
| Paramedic of the Year | Michael | Mulleavey |
| Paramedic of the Year | Christopher | Norek |
| Paramedic of the Year | Christopher | Polgar |
| Paramedic of the Year | Laith | Shubbar |
| Paramedic of the Year | Matthew | Strickland |
| Paramedic of the Year | Yoel | Tesser |
| Prehospital Administrator of the Year | Armand | Cayer |
| Prehospital Administrator of the Year | Donald | Christopher |
| Prehospital Administrator of the Year | Todd | Felter |
| Prehospital Administrator of the Year | Heather | Gabriel |
| Prehospital Administrator of the Year | Brad | Greenberg |
| Prehospital Administrator of the Year | Gregory | Hales |
| Prehospital Administrator of the Year | Drew | Kallinicos |
| Prehospital Administrator of the Year | Michael | Loiz |
| Prehospital Administrator of the Year | Anthony | Raffino |
| Prehospital Administrator of the Year | George | Senf |
| Prehospital Administrator of the Year | Russell | Stuart |
| Prehospital Administrator of the Year | Robert | Tharp |
| Prehospital Administrator of the Year | Jamie | Wood |
| Prehospital Educator of the Year | Dana | Conte |
| Prehospital Educator of the Year | David | Dalrymple |
| Prehospital Educator of the Year | John | Dorn |
| Prehospital Educator of the Year | Nicole | Ferrarella |
| Prehospital Educator of the Year | Dr. Harry | Kopolovich |
| Prehospital Educator of the Year | Julia | Kulesa |
| Prehospital Educator of the Year | Michele | Lewis |
| Prehospital Educator of the Year | Lawrence | Pratt |
| Prehospital Educator of the Year | Debbie | Quintana |
| Prehospital Educator of the Year | Laurie | Sheldon |
| Prehospital Educator of the Year | Ashley | Spitzer |
| Prehospital Educator of the Year | Avishai | Steinhart |
| Prehospital Educator of the Year | Francis | Teixeira |
| Prehospital Nurse of the Year | Michael | Biesiada |
| Prehospital Nurse of the Year | Marybeth | Wiedemann |
| Prehospital Physician of the Year | Christopher | Amato |
| Prehospital Physician of the Year | Matthew | Letizia |
| Prehospital Physician of the Year | Dr Cheng | Wang |
| Prehospital Physician of the Year | Jesse | Yuan |
| Prehospital Program of the Year | Berlin EMS | |
| Prehospital Program of the Year | Galloway Township Ambulance Squad | |
| Prehospital Program of the Year | Hatzalah of Metrowest | |
| Prehospital Program of the Year | Hopewell Fire EMU | |
| Prehospital Program of the Year | Manchester EMS | |
| Prehospital Program of the Year | Millburn Short Hills Volunteer First Aid Squad | |
| Prehospital Program of the Year | Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office EMS | |
| Prehospital Program of the Year | Montclair Ambulance Unit | |
| Prehospital Program of the Year | Montgomery EMS | |
| Prehospital Program of the Year | River Road Rescue Squad | |
| Prehospital Program of the Year | RWJBarnabas Health | |
| Prehospital Program of the Year | Sea Bright Fire Rescue | |
| Prehospital Program of the Year | South Orange Rescue Squad | |
| Prehospital Program of the Year | University Hospital EMS | |
| Prehospital Program of the Year | Virtua Health EMS | |
| Prehospital Program of the Year | Wall Twp. EMS | |
| EMS Community Service Award | Barrington Ambulance Association | |
| EMS Community Service Award | Cooper Center for Resuscitation Education and Community Engagement | |
| EMS Community Service Award | Island Heights Volunteer First Aid Squad | |
| EMS Community Service Award | Lakewood EMS | |
| EMS Community Service Award | South Brunswick Emergency Medical Services | |
| EMS Community Service Award | Summit EMS | |