Please tell us a little bit about yourself.

I have lived in the Eagle Valley for the past nine years. I moved to this wonderful valley in the summer of 2016 to begin my career as an emergency medicine physician at Vail Health Hospital. My wife, Kirsten, and I are the proud parents of Klara (age 12) and Katherine (age 8), both of which attend school here in Eagle. We have established deep roots in this community and can’t imagine a better place to raise a family. 

Why do you want to cotinue to serve on the ECPS Board of Directors?

In 2022, I was elected to serve as a member of ECPS’s Board of Directors. As a practicing emergency medicine physician, I had been inspired by our EMS colleagues and wanted to support ECPS and help guide their growth and development throughout our community. During my tenure with the organization, we have expanded our community paramedic program, filling the gap in coverage that was left behind when home health services left our valley, established a satellite campus for the Denver Health Paramedic School, allowing us to train and retain high quality paramedics in our community, created a housing subsidy program for our employees, creating opportunity for home ownership in our valley that would otherwise be very difficult, all while continuing to support our local team members by focusing the organization on competitive compensation packages and opportunities for advancement within the organization. I am very proud of what we have accomplished and hope to continue representing our community going forward. 

What skills, connections, resources, and expertise do you have to offer to our organization?

In my opinion, it is important for ECPS to have a diverse board of directors, with each member bringing various experiences and expertise as well as passion to the position. Currently, I am the only practicing physician on the board.  As such, I am able to offer medical insight and help influence our decisions when it comes to how we can best support our EMS members. In addition to this, I bring additional experience to the board as a long-time managing partner and current CEO of Vail Valley Emergency Physicians, member of the Medical Executive Committee and Chair of the Medical Staff Excellence Committee at Vail Health Hospital in Vail, CO. Through my time in these roles, I have garnered significant experience in revenue cycle management, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning in the healthcare space that I believe would be of great value to the ECPS board.

What are your hobbies and interests?

The great outdoors! I moved to Eagle County so I could enjoy all that nature has to offer. On any given day, you will find me exploring the outdoors via hiking, biking, or kayaking on our local rivers.