Southern Berkshire Emergency Medical Service
Task Force
Who Are We?
Southern Berkshire EMS Task Force:
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14 towns
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2 ambulance providers
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1 regional partner
Representation: Each participating organization has representation on the Task Force.
Funding: $180,500 grant from the State of Massachusetts Efficiency and Regionalization program, received by the Town of Great Barrington.
Project Support: Collins Center for Public Management.
Goal: Develop a regional model for reliable and sustainable EMS in Southern Berkshire County.
Website Updates:
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Notices of meetings, agendas, and meeting minutes
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Informational materials and presentations from meetings
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Notices of public meetings and presentations, including public outreach and events
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Survey links and opportunities for citizen engagement
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Survey results, data, maps, and other project materials
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Reports, interim findings, and more
Upcoming Meetings & Events
Project Participants &
Task Force Membership
Chair: Heather Barbieri, Berkshire Health Systems
Vice-Chair: Kevin Wall, Chief, Southern Berkshire Ambulance
Clerk: Mary McGurn, Town of Egremont Representative
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Alford - Jayne Smith, Health Agent; Alternate: Peter Puciloski, Select Board Member
Becket - Katherine Warden, Town Administrator
Egremont - Mary McGurn, EM Director
Great Barrington - Scott Turner, Fire Chief
Lee - Ryan Brown, Fire Chief
Lenox - Marybeth Mitts, Select Board Member
Monterey - Susan Cooper, Select Board Member
Mount Washington - Brian Tobin, Select Board Member, Police Chief
New Marlborough - Maureen Krejci, New Marlborough Ambulance; Alternate: Tara White, Select Board Member
Otis - Brandi Page, Town Administrator
Sheffield - Eric Munson, Police Chief
Stockbridge - Scott Muir, Captain of Stockbridge Fire, Emergency Management Director
West Stockbridge - Scott Muir, Captain of Stockbridge Fire, Emergency Management Director
Sandisfield - Michael Morrison, Police Chief
Action EMS - Michael Woronka, President & Chief Ececutive Officer of Action Ambulance
Southern Berkshire Ambulance - Kevin Wall, Chief of Operations for Southern Berkshire Ambulance
Berkshire Health Systems - Heather Barbieri, Director of Emergency Management
Member-At-Large: Smitty Pignatelli, Former State Representative
Collins Center Project Team:
Becca Meekins: Project Manager; becca.meekins@umb.edu
Stephanie Lessing: Project Coordinator & Communications Liaison
David Pomerantz: Facilities & Technology
Alex Torpey: Governance, Assessment, & Education
Tim Nelson: Staffing & Operations
Shawn Fenn: Data Management
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission: GIS