Staff (Under construction- More Staff and Pictures to be added soon )
| Joe Bigley |
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Joe moved to Chromo, Colorado in 2003 where he lives with his wife Diane. After taking the Basic EMT course offered by the Pagosa Springs EMS in 2005, Joe realized first that if he didn’t use the skills he had just learned they would soon be forgotten; and second, he was only touching the tip of the ice berg in terms of emergent medicine. As it turns out, Pagosa Springs EMS was looking for part-time Basic EMTs at the time. Since becoming an EMT-B, he has taken an Advanced Medical Life Support class and has received his IV Certification. In addition to Joe’s affiliation with Pagosa Springs EMS, he is involved with Colorado Mounted Search and Rescue and is an Operations Section Chief with New Mexico Search and Rescue. When Joe is not on the ambulance, he can be found working his ranch or enjoying what the four corners region has to offer.
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| Ed Chester |
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Ed was born and raised in rural Western Kentucky. Upon graduation from Murray State University in 1969, with a BS and MS in Biology, he moved to Miami and taught Biological Sciences and coached for 33 years. He was the Athletic Trainer working with the high school sports teams for 10 years. He spent the last three years in Miami working as an Emergency Room Tech at Homestead Hospital. Ed and his wife, Beverly, a high school math teacher, spent summers traveling and discovered Pagosa Springs in the summer of 1993. Having had enough of heat, humidity, and hurricanes, they were able to move here in June, 2005 and have spent the last year building a house. Ed enjoys all sports, hiking, biking, fishing and traveling. |
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| Joel Claus |
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Joel hails from New England and moved to Colorado after graduating college with a BA in German Language and Literature. He trained as a paramedic in Aurora and Denver, Colorado. He worked as a career firefighter/paramedic for six years for the Sanford Maine Fire Department and worked overseas in Ghana, West Africa as a field paramedic at a power plant being built in that country. He moved to Denver in 2003 and worked full-time as Denver Health Paramedic prior to joining USJHSD. He lives with his wife, Aubrey, and two dogs, Libby and Leiban, and enjoys climbing, hiking, telemark skiing and golfing on his days off. |
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Larry Escude |
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Larry was born in New Haven, CT and grew up in Florida. He served four years in the US Navy as a Nuclear Reactor Operator. After serving in Desert Storm, a career change to construction and found Pagosa Springs. He joined the Pagosa Springs Fire Protection District as a volunteer Fire Fighter and was solicited by EMS to join as an Emergency Vehicle Operator. He attended an EMT Basic class and advanced to intermediate. He worked part time for the Health District until 2003 when he accepted a full time position. He is currently the training officer and a shift supervisor. He enjoys computers, hiking, snowboarding and four wheeling. He has completed two basic classes with a 100 percent pass ratio for national registry, and is very excited about another upcoming basic class. |
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| Thad Miller |
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Thad was born and raised in Northern Georgia. After high school, he attended Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. In 1998, he earned a BS in Biomedical Engineering. Following college he spent some time teaching experiential / outdoor education to kids ages 10 to 40 in rural New Hampshire. He completed an EMT basic class taught in Pagosa in 2000 and completed paramedic education at Health ONE EMS in Denver in 2003. He has been employed full time in Pagosa since the fall of 2004. In his off time, he can be found anywhere with high mountains, rich flora and fauna, and clear cold streams. |
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Angela Myers |
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Angela was born in Glenwood Springs, CO and grew up in Lake Havasu, AZ and Dove Creek, CO. She attended and certified as an EMT Basic through an EMT Basic class held in Dove Creek in 2005 where she volunteers for there ambulance service. A few months later Angela was hired to work for Pagosa Springs EMS. She also worked part time for Southwest Memorial Hospital as an EMT and ER tech. She worked in Pagosa for six months before she attended an EMT Intermediate class in Durango, CO. In August of 2006 Angela gained her Intermediate national and state certificate. She plans to eventually attend Paramedic school. She spends her off time with her husband and six year old daughter. |
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