Peter Bonadonna, EMT-P has been certified as a NYS EMT since 1978 and a Paramedic since 1982. He has 20 years of full-time experience in urban/metropolitan EMS, working in Buffalo and then in Rochester, NY. Peter is also active in the volunteer sector. He has served 15 years as a Paramedic and Deputy Chief Paramedic for Wayne County Medic 88. Peter is currently the Administrative Chief Paramedic at Monroe Ambulance, a proprietary ambulance service, in Rochester, New York. Peter has been teaching advanced EMTs in the Rochester region since 1984. He has been recognized by the American Heart Association, NYS Department of Health Educator of Excellence Award, The Safety Council of Rochester, and he is the only non-nurse to be honored by the Emergency Nurses Association for his work in EMS and teaching.
Contact Peter at:
PBonadonna@MonroeCC.edu
Reg Allen, BS, NREMT-P has been certified as an EMT since 1981; was certified as a NYS Critical Care Technician in 1987 and was certified as a NYS Paramedic in 1997. He has 18 years of urban/metropolitan EMS experience; Volunteering at Gates Ambulance, Chili Fire Department and working part time at Monroe Ambulance. He served five years as the Director of Operations at Gates Ambulance and was the youngest person to ever hold this position. Reg is an instructor for the American Heart Association and is currently certified to instruct CPR and ACLS. Reg and his wife Lynn currently instruct ACLS original and refresher programs for MCC. One of his key responsibilities is to assist the Paramedic Program staff in obtaining accreditation from the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs for the EMT - Paramedic. Currently only 20% of all paramedic programs across the United States have this accreditation.
Contact Reg at:
RAllen@MonroeCC.edu
Bob Breese, EMT-P started his EMS career in the military in 1976. He became one of the first paramedics in the state of Georgia. Bob has achieved instructor certification in ACLS, BTLS, PALS and is a subject lecturer for ATLS. Bob has served in diverse EMS regions including military, aeroevacuation, rural to urban. He has been a member of the MCC PSTC faculty since 1987 and is currently the EMS director for Xerox Corporation. Bob's responsibilites include management of the EMT-P refresher program. He is the main instructor for pharmacology and industrial medicine in the Paramedic Original training course. Bob also teaches various courses in EMS including EMT-D original and EMT-CC.
Contact Robert at:
bob.breese@usa.xerox.com
Sharon Chiumento, BSN, EMT-P joined the Paramedic Program faculty in 1993 after graduating from the program with high honors. Sharon has many years experience as a registered nurse having received her Bachelor's Degree at the University of Rochester. She has worked in various areas, particularly in pediatrics and research. Sharon is an active Paramedic with a busy volunteer ambulance corp. Sharon regularly responds to, and treats, emergencies in the field. She is also the Quality Assurance Coordinator for our EMS system. Sharon fulfills many roles in the Paramedic program from teaching to clerical, from student support to guidance and from documentation to pediatric education. Because of Sharon's dual role as QA/QI Coordinator and Paramedic educator, she helps guide the curriculum by providing dynamic feedback from the field. Sharon is currently the Chairperson of the Training Committee of our Regional EMS Council.
Contact Sharon at:
Sharon_Chiumento@urmc.rochester.edu
Bruce Lee, PA, EMT-P and Carol Lee, NP, EMT-P work full time in a medical center providing primary care to patients. They are also graduates of the MCC Paramedic Program. They teach 12 lead EKG Intrepretation for Paramedics and health care professionals. They are also lab Instructors for physical exam and other advanced skills. In addition to their teaching responsibilities, Bruce and Carol volunteer their time responding to emergencies in Wayne County with Medic 88, an Advanced Life Support Flycar.
Contact the Lees at:
BCLee88@aol.com
Karen Wilson is likely to be the first person you talk to when contacting MCC's Paramedic Program. Her areas of responsibility are: general program operational support, including reservation and registration procedures; customer relations; preparation of instructional materials; physical files and database record maintenance. She joined the staff in 1984.
Contact Karen at 716-262-1467 or Wilson@MCCvm.is.MonroeCC.edu
URL: http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/pstc/paboutst.htm
Updated: December 23, 1998
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