WINNERS
2022 WINNERS
EMS Agency of the Year
Stratford EMS
Volunteer of the Year Award
Deputy Chief Joseph Danao, Gardner Lake Fire Department
Educator of the Year Award
Patrick Lahaza, Echo Hose Ambulance
EMS Impact Award
Deputy Chief Scott Martus, North Haven Fire Department (Ret.)
Leadership in EMS Award
Chief Michael Loiz, Stratford
Youth EMS Provider of the Year
EMT Ryan Blake, Westport EMS
2021 WINNERS
EMS Agency of the Year:
Wallingford Fire Dept. (C)
Echo Hose Ambulance (V)
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Helen “Bunnie” McQuilton, Stratford EMS
Volunteer of the Year Award:
Aaron Franzi, Harwinton Ambulance
Distinguished Achievement Award:
Andrew Weber, Trumbull
EMS Educator of the Year Award:
Melissa Osborne, ASM
EMS Supporter Award:
William Chin, Town of Trumbull
Physician of the Year Award:
Dr. Mark Cicero, YNHH EMS-C
Unit Citation Award:
SWFD, SWPD, ASM, EHFD, BBFD, Lifestar, SWPW, SW 911, Environmental Services, Inc.
Legislator of the Year Award:
Senator Julie Kushner, 24th District
2020 WINNERS
EMS Agency of the Year
Trumbull EMS (TEMS)
Leadership in EMS Award
Deputy Chief Donald Figiela, Town of Coventry Fire-EMS Department EMS Division
Lifetime Achievement Award
Robert Nappe, Yale New Haven Hospital Center for EMS
Volunteer of the Year Award
Leo (Todd) McDonnell, Mystic River Ambulance
Distinguished Achievement Award
Maria Wilson, President Region 4 EMS Council and Mystic River Ambulance
Educator of the Year Award
Aimee Roberts, Training Coordinator AMR Fairfield County
EMS Impact Award
Lt. James Gosselin, Berlin PD (retired) and CCSU
EMS Supporter of the Year Award
Corey Brennan, Senior Airman, 103rd Air Lift Wing, CNG
EMS Vocation Award
Meg Zeitler, Trumbull EMS
EMS Communications Award
Southwest Regional Communications Center (SWRCC)
Youth EMS Provider of the Year
Travis Glen Smith, Bethlehem Ambulance Association
Years of Service Recognition
- 35 Years Robert Heilbrunn Trumbull EMS
- 35 Years Roger Tiberio Trumbull EMS
- 20 years Eric Buckland American Ambulance
- 15 Years Christopher Colonair American Ambulance
- 10 Years Cody Stober American Ambulance
- 10 years Kyle Mordick American Ambulance
- 10 Years Derek Fauntlueroy American Ambulance
- 10 Years William Elliot American Ambulance
“Last Call”
- Christopher Buczek Danbury Hospital
- Jonathan Burbank North Stonington, Mystic River, American, Groton, Ledyard Dispatch
- Marcia Schultz Warren Volunteer Fire Company
- Marge Brenna Monroe Volunteer EMS
2019 WINNERS
Governor’s Award
American Ambulance (Commercial Service)
Echo Hose Ambulance (Volunteer Service)
CT Public Health Commissioner’s Award
Joshua Beaulieu, Batt. Chief/EMS Officer Manchester Fire-Rescue-EMS Department
Dr. AE Hertzler Knox Award
Dr. Dorothy Turnbull, Stamford Hospital
George A. Ganung Award
Jen DiJoseph, EMT Trumbull EMS
Distinguished Achievement Award
David Bailey, Hartford Hospital EMS Coordinator
Paul Winfield Smith Award
Daniel Tauber, Capital Community College
Dr. Mark E. Quigley Award
Dr. Sandy Bogucki, Yale New Haven Hospital EMS Medical Director, YNHH Center for EMS, Branford Fire Dept. Associate Medical Director
Legislator of the Year Award
Jonathan Steinberg, Westport, Public Health Committee Co-Chair, MIH Work Group
Gillooly – Lawton Award
Kevin Ferrarotti, Chief of Harwinton Ambulance, EMS Development Hartford Health Care
2018 WINNERS
Peter Canning
Robert “Red” McKeon
John Quinlavin
Tom Lenart
Blair Balmforth
CEMSAB Education & Training Committee
2017 WINNERS
ManchesterRescue-EMS Department
Art Groux
Helen “Bunnie” McQuilton
Laura Bramucci
George Fargo
Erin Smith
Kevin Scott Brown
2016 WINNERS
Trumbull EMS
Maria C. Wilson
Joseph Soto
Audrie Babineau
Erin Maloney
Dr. William Begg III
J.P. Sredzinski
2015 WINNERS
Stratford EMS
Karen Marino
J. David Olsson
William Ackley
Viola Watson
Michael A. Paoletto
2014 WINNERS
Trumbull EMS
C. Steven Wolf, MD
Michael Zacchera
Windsor EMS
John Spencer
Richard Kamin, MD
2013 WINNERS
New Britain EMS
Greg Allard, American Ambulance
Judith Reynolds, Essex Ambulance
Ron Hammer, Darien EMS Post 53
Raffaella Coler, Hartford Hospital
Robert Ziegler, ERM
Chris Bowen, Eastford Fire & Rescue
Jason Perillo AND Terry Geratanna
2012 WINNERS
ASM AND Coventry Volunteer Fire Association
Carin Van Gelder Johnson Memorial Hospital
Terry DeVito, Capital Comm. College
Merril L. Seney, Community Fire Company
Shayne Kettle, KB Ambulance
Michael Moraveck, Echo Hose Ambulance
EMSI Curriculum Development Group: Terry DeVito, Raffaella Coler, David Tauber, Richard Judd
Dr. Kyle McClaine, William W. Backus Hospital
JT Dunn, Common Cents EMS Supply
Linda Orange, Colchester/East Haddam AND Kevin Ryan, Bozrah/Franklin/Lebanon/Montville
