AEMSA Conference & Expo

Michael Perry

Author / Speaker
Session(s):
Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time  |  Jan 18  |  8:15 am

Michael Perry is an accidental New York Times bestselling author, corporate speaker, humorist, singer/songwriter, amateur snow plow driver, and playwright from New Auburn, Wisconsin. Perry’s bestselling memoirs include Population: 485 (subsequently adapted for the stage), Truck: A Love Story , Coop , Visiting Tom , and Montaigne in Barn Boots. Among his other dozen titles are The Scavengers (for young readers), his novel The Jesus Cow, Peaceful Persistence, Hunker, and his most recent book , the novella Forty Acres Deep . Raised on a small Midwestern dairy farm, Perry put himself through nursing school while working on a ranch in Wyoming, then detoured into writing. He lives with his wife and two daughters in rural Wisconsin, where he still makes an occasional call with the local volunteer fire and rescue service. He hosts the nationally-syndicated "Tent Show Radio," performs widely as a humorist, and tours with his band the Long Beds. His three live humor albums include Never Stand Behind A Sneezing Cow and The Clodhopper Monologues . He can be found online at www.sneezingcow.com. Michael also hosts a subscription audio newsletter at www.michaelperry.substack.com .

Matt Zavadsky

EMS/Mobile Healthcare Consultant
Session(s):
2025 EMS Transformation Update – What’s Promising? What’s Threatening?  |  Jan 17  |  1:30 pm
EMS System Design: Regression or Evolution?  |  Jan 17  |  8:15 am
Navigating the Perfect Storm in EMS  |  Jan 18  |  11:30 am

Matt is an EMS/Mobile Healthcare Consultant with PWW | Advisory Group, focusing on assisting local communities, EMS agencies, fire departments, ambulance services, hospitals and other healthcare organizations in evaluating and improving their EMS and mobile healthcare delivery systems. Prior to joining PWW|AG, he served as the Chief Transformation Officer for MedStar Mobile Healthcare, the Public Utility Model EMS system serving Fort Worth and 13 other cities in North Texas where he helped guide the development and implementation of innovative programs with healthcare and community partners to transform the role of MedStar in the healthcare system and community. Matt has a master’s degree in healthcare administration, with a Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Data Management. He is a past President of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT), is currently their South-Central Region Director and chairs their EMS Economics Committee. He also is the Executive Director and chairs the Education Committee for the Academy of International Mobile Healthcare Integration (AIMHI), an association comprised of high-performance and Public Utility Model EMS systems across the United States.