Vice-President-Directors Division (2007 - 2009)

Courtney Terwilliger currently serves as EMS Director at Emanuel Medical Center in Swainsboro, Georgia.

He has been Director of this county wide, hospital based EMS service for 30 years. He is a member of

the Region 6 EMS Council, prevously served as president of the Council, and currently chairs the

membership and by-laws committee. He has been a member of the Georgia Emergency Medical

Service Advisory Council for over 12 years and has served as Chairman of that group for the past6 years.

He is Chairman of the Georgia Association of EMS and has served in that position for the past 4 years.

Courtney is a member of Nunez Baptist Church and serves as the Sunday School Director. He is the

Assistant Scout Master for Troup 75 of the BSA. Courtney is married to Toni Terwilliger they reside in

Swainsboro Georgia with their two children.

President - Directors Division (2007 - 2009)

Lee Oliver currently serves as the Director of Emergency Medical Services for the Medical Center

of Central Georgia.  Lee also serves as Vice Chairman of the Georgia Emergency Medical Services

Advisory Committee (EMSAC) which advises the Department of Human Resources Board on

issues related to EMS in Georgia.  Oliver also serves as the Vice Chairman Georgia Association of

Emergency Medical Services (GAEMS) statewide EMS organization.  He also serves as the President

of GAEMS' Director's Division. Lee is also a Council Member of the Region V Emergency Medical

Services Council, representing 23 middle Georgia counties.  In his spare time, Lee enjoys sailing and

spending time with his wife, Rebecca, and two children. 

Vice President - Providers Division (2006 - 2008)

Kelly Joiner has been a Paramedic in Georgia's EMS industry for the last 17 years, and has been a

member of the GAEMS board of directors for 7 years.  Kelly also currently serves as the Assistant Director

of the Medical Center of Central Georgia EMS.  She currently lives in Juliette, Georgia with her

husband and children.

President Providers Division (2007 - 2010)

Jeff Smith has been a paramedic since 1977.  He currently serves as the President of the GAEMS

Provider's Division, as well as serving as the Association's treasurer.  Jeff is currently Director of

Campus Safety and Security at Ogeechee Technical College in Statesboro, Georgia.  He also serves

part time at Medstar Ambulance Service.  Jeff lives in Bulloch County with his wife and 13 year old son. 

In his spare time, he enjoys singing with his gospel quartet, playing golf, and watching sports. 

At Large (2006 - 2008)

Rick Shores currently serves as the Treasurer of GAEMS in an At - Large position on the board of directors.

Rick's term runs from 2006 - 2008.  He currently serves as a Paramedic with Effingham County EMS and

as a realtor with Ben Farmer Realty.  Rick has devoted almost 25 years to public service and public safety,

having served in the United States Army, fire services, and emergency medical services.  Rick has a bachelor

of science in Business Administration, and currently lives with his wife of 11 years and three children.  He

loves to spend his spare time working on old muscle cars.  

Vice President - Educators Division (2007 - 2009

Becky has been in the EMS business for 31 years.  She was certified in 1976 as an emergency

medical technician, and became a paramedic in 1977.  Since then, she has worked in almost

every region of the state of Georgia.  Becky is currently an EMS instructor at DeKalb Technical College.

She lives in Covington, Georgia with her cat, Jessie, and attends St. Augustine Catholic Church. 

In her spare time, she loves to cook and play card games.

At Large #3 - Directors Division (2006 - 2008)

David Moore has been the Director of Candler County's EMS services since he was certified as a

Paramedic.  David still serves in that role in Metter, Georgia where he lives with his wife, Penny,

and three children.  David loves to live life in the fast lane, from his family, to his EMS service, to his

family, and his seat on the GAEMS Board of Directors. 

Board Member (2007 - 2009)

Carol is the RTI Lead Paramedic Instructor with over 15 years paramedic experience - Her instructor

qualifications include: ACLS, AMLS, BTLS, CPR Instructor Trainer, PALS and many other EMS related

programs. In addition to heading up all EMS courses at Rescue Training she is a full-time paramedic

with MedstarOne based at the Level One Trauma Center in Savannah.  Carol is also the V.A. (Veterans

Administration) lieason for student affairs and the RTI Clinical Coordinator. Carol is a member of the

State of Georgia BTLS (Basic Trauma Life Support) Committee. She is a very active National Registry

Exam Coordinator, conducting approximately ten National Registry exams each year.

President, Educator's Division (2007 - 2009)

Steve McNure currently serves as President of the Educators Division for the Georgia Association of

Emergency Medical Services. Steve has been in EMS for 28 years with 25 as a Paramedic and 19 as

an EMS Instructor. He is the past EMS Program Director for Ogeechee Technical College and is the

current Editor of Georgia EMS Magazine. Mr. McNure holds an Associate Degree in Health Care

Management from Western International University. Steve is married to the former Cristi Williamson

and is the father of five children. In his spare time, he enjoys playing guitar and singing with

his band, Georgia Bluegrass.

At Large #4 (2007 - 2009)

Captain Tim Peebles has over 24 years experience in Georgia as a firefighter, EMT, and paramedic

and 10 years of experience in EMS training and Administration.  He currently serves at Hall County

Fire Services in Gainesville, Georgia.  Tim and his wife have been married 18 years and have a

beautiful 8 year old daughter.

At Large (2007 - 2009)

James Turk started his EMS Career in 1987 as a First Responder. After becoming certified as a paramedic,

he met his wife on a call. Soon after, he was promoted to shift captain. After the attacks on September 11,

James became the Director of EMS for Coffee County. James is now a Board Member of GAEMS,

Chairman of Southeast GA EMS-C, Executive Committee Member of the Southeast GA EMS Council, and

Committee Member of the State EMS-C Advisory Council.   James currently resides in Douglas with

his wife and two sons.