1. Statewide association of EMS Professionals since 1974

2. Membership TypeNumber of Memberships Individual950 Corporate Associate941 Service Associate 5002 Total: 6893 Service & Corporate Departments384

3. Full time staff Mindy Allen – Executive Director Janna Merrit – Office Manager Emily Rule – Office Assistant Part time staff: Brent Killackey – Magazine Editor Lisa Leider – Magazine Design Answers to EMS questions always available via 1-800-793-6820... or our website at “www.wisconsinems.com ”

4. Advisory Staff Dr. Mark Schultz – Medical Director/Advisor Forbes McIntosh – Registered Lobbyists, Government Policy Solutions Barry Syzmanski – Legal Advisor

5. 48 pages filled with the latest news and information for Wisconsin EMS and WEMSA members.

6. Group Buying Program

7. ANNUAL CONFERENCE Largest EMS Conference in the Midwest Third largest in the Country Fifty Con Ed sessions

8. Annual Conference Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee Four Days 2500 Attendees Expo hall 125,000 Sq Ft 125 Vendors

9. Special Operations Society Why create a new division of WEMSA?

10. Special Operations Society What is SOS – SOS is the voice of the special operations programs that exist in the Wisconsin EMS community.

11. Special Operations Society Has the ability to use the existing WEMSA resources mentioned above SOS will speak with and for these special operations programs:

12. Special Operations Society Tactical EMS (SWAT medics)

13. Special Operations Society Disaster operations

14. Special Operations Society Wilderness medicine

15. Special Operations Society Urban search and rescue

16. Special Operations Society Membership: – Annual – Add on to a WEMSA membership – Cost $10.00 – Current membership 46

17. Benefits of Membership Quarterly Newsletter Networking A forum for exchange of ideas and information Access to computer data base Reduced cost of SOS TEMS education Focal Point of Disaster and Wilderness medicine training Professional development

18. Quarterly Newsletter

19. Special Operations Society Officers – President : Steve Loudon MSN, RN, TNS – Vice President: Chad Stiles RN, EMT-P, PO – At Large: Joel Kutz EMT, PO – At Large: Steve Rabinovich EMT, PO – At Large: Les Luder EMT-P, FF