Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Elizabeth J. Consie, Dr. Paula Fink Kocken, M.D., Dr. Paul Satterlee, M.D., and Paul H. Stelter; and the reappointment of Brenda Brown and Kevin Miller to the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Regulatory Board.

Brown, of Tyler, is a firefighter with the Tyler Fire Department, as well as a paramedic with North Ambulance in Marshall. She is a DOT-certified instructor, and an instructor of CPR, AED, and first aid. She has training in hazardous materials, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Basic Trauma Life Support, and water and ice rescue. Brown, who has been a member of the EMS Regulatory Board since 2004, is reappointed as a representative of volunteer firefighters to another four-year term that expires on January 2, 2012.

Consie, of Duluth, is a firefighter with the Duluth Fire Department. She is also a paramedic with Gold Cross Ambulance Service in Duluth, and has previously been a wildfire firefighter with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. She earned her bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the University of Minnesota, Duluth, and had advanced training including in firefighting and hazardous materials. Consie replaces Shanna Hanson as a representative of full-time firefighters on the EMS Regulatory Board for a four-year term that expires on January 2, 2012.

Kocken, of Minneapolis, is the co-medical director of Emergency Medical Services for Children in Minnesota as well as the director of emergency department emergency preparedness with Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. She has been a pediatrician for nearly 21 years, 19 of which have been at Children’s, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Kocken earned her medical doctorate degree from Indiana University in Indianapolis. She earned her bachelor of science degree with distinction in biology, as well as her bachelor of arts degree with distinction in psychology from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Kocken replaces Dr. Lee Pyles as a representative of pediatricians on the EMS Regulatory Board for a four-year term that expires on January 2, 2012.

Miller, of Cannon Falls is the director of operations at Allina Medical Transportation. Previously, he was the Dakota County EMS coordinator, a paramedic with Apple Valley/Lakeville/Farmington Ambulance Service, and a paramedic in Texas and Stillwater.

Miller was also the director of the Campbell Emergency Response Team in Weatherford, Texas, and a police officer with the Stillwater Police Department. He is a member and past chair of the Metro Region EMS Committee, and has served on a variety of its subcommittees. He is completing his bachelor of arts degree at Bethel University in Arden Hills, and went through the intensive care paramedic program at Century College in White Bear Lake. Miller, who has been a member of the EMS Regulatory Board since 2006, is reappointed as a representative of metropolitan regional EMS programs to a four-year term that expires on January 2, 2012.

Satterlee, of Minneapolis, is a staff physician in the emergency department at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, and the associate medical director of Allina Medical Transportation. He is also the medical director in the paramedic education program at Century College in White Bear Lake and the chief medical officer for the Minnesota – 1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT). Previously, Satterlee was an emergency physician and the medical director of EMS education at North Memorial Medical Center, as well as the associate medical director with North Memorial Medical Transportation. Satterlee did his residency in emergency medicine at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. He earned his doctor of medicine degree from University of South Dakota School of Medicine in Vermillion, and his bachelor of science degree from South Dakota State University in Brookings. Satterlee replaces Dr. Kory Kaye as a representative of emergency physicians on the EMS Regulatory Board for a four-year term that expires on January 2, 2012.

Stelter, of St. Peter, is the director of the South Central Minnesota EMS Regional Program in Mankato, a position he has held since 2001. He is also a part-time peace officer for the city of Arlington. Previously, he was the South Central Minnesota EMS Regional Program education coordinator, manager of the St. Peter Area Ambulance/Gold Cross ambulance service, and a part-time police officer. He serves on the North Central EMS Cooperative Board and has also been a member of the Minnesota Ambulance Association Board. Stelter replaces Karla McKenzie as a representative of non-metropolitan regional EMS programs on the EMS Regulatory Board to complete a four-year term that expires on January 4, 2010.

The Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board makes recommendations on improving access, delivery and effectiveness of the state’s EMS delivery system and establishes procedures for investigating, hearing and resolving complaints against EMS providers. The board consists of 19 members, including 15 appointed by the Governor. Members may not serve more than one consecutive term on the board.