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Board & Staff

Board of Directors

Ann Gihl, MA, RN

Executive Director

Karie Pearce, RN

President

Paul Van Gorp, MD

Vice President

Stephen Dunlop, MD

Secretary

Michael Wilcox, MD

Treasurer

Darrell Carter, MD

Board Member

Kevin Smith, MHA

Board Member

Greg Miller, MD

Board Member

Greg Kerola, EMT-P

Board Member

Mike Gravdahl, NRP

Board Member

Gerry Gilbertson

Board Member

Dave Larson, MD

Board Member

Anne Swearingen

Board Member

Linette Meyer, RN

Board Member

David Collins, MD

Board Member

Natalie Katsiyiannis

Board Member

Michele Whaylen, PA

Board Member

Dan Johnson, RN, NRP

Curriculum Chair

Staff

Ann Gihl, MA, RN

Executive Director

ann.gihl@calsprogram.org

Darrell L. Carter, MD

Program Director

dlcarter@calsprogram.com

Pat Bloomquist, BA

Business & Accounting Manager

pat.bloomquist@calsprogram.org

Dan Johnson, RN, NRP

CALS Education Manager

dan.johnson@calsprogram.org

Dan Starkka, NRP

CALS Course Coordinator

dan.starkka@calsprogram.org

Andrew Hebdon, RN

Clinical Course Supervisor

andrew.hebdon@calsprogram.org

Dana Jarvis Bies, BS

Administrative Manager

dana.bies@calsprogram.org

Erika Froiland, BA

Organizational Systems Coordinator

erika.froiland@calsprogram.org

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