NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. (January 23, 2019) — Mobile Life Support Services, the largest emergency service provider in the Hudson Valley, has announced three promotions within its staff of EMS professionals, and opportunities for career advancements within the company for an additional five employees.
Marcelo Cutonilli, Chad Burkhart and Eric Kennett have received promotions; Brett Cohen, Cory Rivera, Pam Finnerty, Duane Davis and Darryl Raynor have been appointed to new positions on the Mobile Life team.
Marcelo Cutonilli, a paramedic, has been promoted to Paramedic Field Supervisor. A 21-year veteran of the EMS industry, he has spent the last 14 years at Mobile Life. He is also a member of the company’s Tactical Emergency Medical Service (TEMS) team.
Chad Burkhart, formerly an Education Coordinator for Mobile Life, has been promoted to Education Manager. In this new role, he will continue providing the highest quality education to Mobile Life employees and local EMS providers. Chad has been an employee of Mobile Life for the past 12 years as an EMT, paramedic, field training officer (FTO), dispatcher, and member of the Loss Prevention and Quality Assessment/Quality Improvement committees.
Eric Kennett has been with Mobile Life for 14 years and served in various roles, including EMT, paramedic, communications center supervisor, FTO and a member of the Special Operations Response Team (SORT) and TEMS team. He was recently promoted to Quality Improvement Manager, where he will continue to be an active proponent for the EMS industry and personnel, initiating and implementing change whenever possible to better serve patients and providers.
Mobile Life has also offered five employees new roles, which provides them with opportunities for professional growth and development. Brett Cohen and Duane Davis will serve as Mobile Life Tactical Medics; Cory Rivera is now a Fleet Logistics Coordinator; Pam Finnerty has been appointed to the position of Quality Improvement Coordinator and Darryl Raynor to Field Training Coordinator. The employees have been members of the Mobile Life family for 18, 17, 5, 18 and 17 years, respectively, serving in a variety of roles ranging from dispatcher to field training officer.
“Each staff member has proven him or herself to be a valuable asset to our company, both professionally and personally. I am proud to welcome each of them into their new roles and am confident that they will continue to embody the Mobile Life pillars of compassion, care and consistency as they carry out their new responsibilities,” said Scott Woebse, President and CEO of Mobile Life Support Services.
Mobile Life currently operates 26 stations across the region and an ambulance fleet composed of more than 60 vehicles, which are strategically dispersed throughout the Hudson Valley, including Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Ulster and Westchester counties.
Mobile Life serves as the designated 911-EMS Agency for more than a dozen municipalities, including Newburgh, Middletown, Kingston and Poughkeepsie, and provides emergent and nonemergent ambulance transportation services to most of the 14 hospitals in its service region.
Individuals interested employment opportunities with Mobile Life should visit www.mobilelifeemployment.com to submit an application or inquire about educational opportunities to become certified.
About Mobile Life Support Services, Inc.
Mobile Life Support Services, Inc. is a New York State Certified Advanced Life Support paramedic ambulance company that provides emergency services to communities and healthcare facilities throughout the Hudson Valley Region of New York State, including the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, and Westchester. Founded in 1981 by Rick and Gayle Metzger, Mobile Life is composed of more than 500 EMS professionals across the region and operates a fleet of more than 60 ambulances and 26 stations. With a collective population of more than 1,000,000 residents, Mobile Life handles approximately 100,000 calls per year. For more information, visit www.mobilelife.com.
