AAMS Congratulates the MTLI Class of 2024

MTLI graduates 64 newly minted Certified Medical Transport Executives 

AAMS is pleased to announce the 64 graduates representing the 2024 Class of the Medical Transport Leadership Institute (MTLI), the association's flagship leadership training program.  

AAMS awards the Certified Medical Transport Executive (CMTE) designation to the following individuals and welcomes them to an impressive leadership roster of over 1200 CMTEs in air and critical care ground medicine since the program’s inception in 1998.

• Mohammed Al Zahrani, Alpha Star Aviation Service
• Brian Allen, UVA Health Medical Transport Network
• Matthew Baily, Penn State Health Life Lion Critical Care
• James Bane, PHI Air Medical
• Andrew Basile, STAT MedEvac
• Magalis Bayron, SeniorCare EMS
• Brandon Bell, Avera Careflight
• Heather Cady, Med-Trans / GMR
• Juliamaria Calvo, Texas Children's Hospital
  
• Toby Carter,  Cape Fear Valley LifeLink Air
• Kevin Casey, Classic Air Medical
• Gregory Cassis, UVA - Pegasus
• Christopher Chang, Care Flight
• Caleb Chestnut, GMR /Guardian Flight Great Lakes
• Gustav Clark, Star Valley EMS
• Jason Cole, Classic Air Medical
• Brett Cross, Classic Air Medical
• Kyle Danielson, Airlift Northwest | UW Medicine
• Amanda Davis, Cook Children's Teddy Bear Transport
• John Evans, Vanderbilt Lifeflight
• Andrea Frechette, St. Luke's Emergency & Transport
• Daniel Gormley, Flight For Life Colorado
• Drayton Green, AirMed International LLC
• Kacee Griffin, Atrium Health / Medcenter Air
• Tracie Groves, Novant Health - Vitalink
• Cindy Gutierrez, Flight for Life
• Lamar Hall, Children's One Flight Team
• Courtney Harrison, Med Trans Corporation/ EagleMed-HealthStar
• Donna Hawley, STAT MedEvac
• Kenneth Hawley, GMR / MTC / AeroCare
• Amaury Hernandez, Health Care District of Palm Beach County
• Kimberly Hough, AMI
• Shelby Jackson, Flight For Life Colorado
• Kirsten Johnston, Arkansas Children's Hospital - Angel One
• Aimee Kollat, Banner Air
• Zachary Lancaster, Wellstar AirCare
• Nicholas Lehouillier, Flight For Life
• Andrea Leighty, Life Flight Network
• Leilana Lopez, GMR
• Zach Lyman, Classic Air Medical
• Sean McConnell, Flight For Life Colorado
  
• Nicholas North, UMass Memorial LIFE FLIGHT
• Shaun Notary, GMR
• Colleen Planck, Nationwide Children's Transport Team
• Stefani Price, Atrium Health / Medcenter Air
• Shannon Ramsey, Life Flight
• Tyler Rebbe, Flight For Life Colorado
• Stephen Schmid, Life Flight Network
• Bryan Shepard, Geisinger Life Flight
  
• Kimberly Smith, AirLife Denver
• Ben St. Germain, AirMed International
• Christopher Stansell, Med-Trans Corporation / AeroCare
• Michael Steckevicz, Boston MedFlight
• Brian Taylor, AMS / ACCESS Air Ambulance
• Mack Tolbert, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist AirCare
• Debra Tortora, MedFlight of Ohio
• Todd Van de Bussche, VCU Health
• Tina Wells, GMR
• Jennifer Wheeler Powers, Boston MedFlight
• Jenni White, Natioinwide Childrens Hospital
• Erin Whitney, Life Flight Network
• Darby Wix, AirMed International LLC
• Chris Yates, LifeForce Air Medical
• Chris Zukowski, St. Luke's University Health Network

"I am incredibly proud of this year's graduates, all of whom represent the 25th Class of CMTE's in ideal fashion," said MTLI Council of Regents Chair, Tom Liebman. "These individuals excelled over two years in a rigorous program that has prepared them for leadership roles in our unique industry that sits at the crossroads of healthcare and aviation."

Learn more about the Medical Transport Leadership Institute here.