GMR Foundation for Research and Education

Randy Strozyk joined the Board in October 2018 and brings more than 34 years of experience in EMS operations and management. He has been part of the American Medical Response leadership team for 16 years, and currently serves as the company’s Executive Vice President of Operations.

Strozyk earned his EMT/Paramedic certification and worked on an ambulance while studying microbiology at Washington State University. He later earned an MBA from California State University. He has been heavily involved in the American Ambulance Association for nearly two decades and is the current president of the organization.

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Edward Van Horne has served on the Board since 2015 and is known throughout the industry for his innovative approach to EMS system design and his focus on clinical excellence. Van Horne is the Chief Operating Officer for Global Medical Response and the President and CEO of AMR.

He previously served as the CEO of AMR's South Region where he directed operations from Florida to Arizona. He also served as AMR Vice President of Business Development for the West Region and from 2002 to 2005 he served as the Director of Operations for AMR in San Bernardino County, CA. Van Horne's leadership earned wide respect during the California wildfires for his divisions handling of emergency medical communications and operational components during the largest evacuation in the states history. He holds a bachelor of science in Health Systems Administration from the Rochester Institute of Technology and earned his MBA in 2001.

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Mark Bruning is an accomplished healthcare CEO, now partnering with the founders of a Colorado-based development stage medical device company. Bruning has held numerous health care leadership roles, most recently successfully leading a private equity owned pediatric healthcare company to significant growth in 26 months, resulting in a successful exit at an attractive industry multiple. Previously, Bruning led American Medical Response, the nation's largest ambulance provider with more than 14,000 caregivers serving more than four million patients annually.

Bruning holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He also sits on several boards and community organizations, both non-profit as well as entrepreneurial business ventures in the telemedicine, software and medical devices space.

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Jenny Biera assumed her role as Treasurer on the Board in January 2024, leveraging her extensive experience as the Vice President of Finance at Global Medical Response. With a career spanning more than 25 years, she has demonstrated a commitment to excellence in finance, specializing in budgeting, forecasting and reporting. Her academic foundation is built upon a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Accounting from Fort Hays State University. Furthermore, her dedication to community and philanthropy is evident through her prior six-year tenure as the Treasurer of a non-profit organization, Family Crisis Services.
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Scott Bourn PhD, RN, FACHE has a diverse background in emergency medical services, emergency & critical care nursing, and education. His career roles include: field paramedic, emergency department and critical care nurse, EMS system coordinator, director of a university EMS degree program, and senior clinical executive for two large national health delivery organizations. Dr. Bourn currently serves as the Vice President of Clinical Quality & Impact at Securisyn Medical and Senior Quality Consultant at ESO Solutions.

Dr. Bourn has held numerous regional and national leadership positions including: Colorado State EMS and Trauma Advisory council for nine years (5 as Chair); National Association of EMS Educators Board 2007-2015 (President 2013-2015); Liaison to the National Association of EMS Physicians Board 2013-2015; Advocates for EMS Board 2010-2013 (President 2012-2013).

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Dr. Brian Clemency DO, MBA, FACEP, FAEMS, has been involved in prehospital care for more than 20 years. He began his career as a firefighter and emergency medical technician. He is double boarded in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services.

Dr. Clemency is the Associate Medical Director for AMR of Western NY, an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University at Buffalo and a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP). He has authored 19 peer reviewed publications on a variety of EMS topics.

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Jon R. Krohmer, M.D., FACEP, FAEMS is a volunteer with the National EMS Museum, a member of the Panel of Commissioners for the Commission on the Accreditation of Ambulance Services and is a non-executive member of the Board of Directors for Velico Medical. He is an EMS Subject Matter Expert for Cambridge Consulting Group and Associate Medical Editor for the National Association of EMTs AMLS textbook. He is also a member of the Advisory Council for Kent County EMS and the MI Region 6 Trauma Advisory Committee. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Michigan State University.

Dr. Krohmer was an attending physician and director of emergency medical services (EMS), emergency medicine residency and Department of Emergency Medicine at the Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids, MI, associate professor of emergency medicine at the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University and EMS medical director of Kent County Emergency Medical Services and was the medical director for the West Michigan Metropolitan Medical Response System and the Region 6 Consortium. Dr. Krohmer received his undergraduate degree at Ferris State College, School of Pharmacy in Big Rapids, Mich., and is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Mich. He completed his emergency medicine residency and EMS Fellowship at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. He is board certified in emergency medicine and emergency medical services. Read Less

Brian Webster is a Seattle-area native and graduated with a BA from the University of Puget Sound and an MBA from Seattle University’s Albers School of Business. After six years working for Boeing’s Military Airplane Division, he moved from Boeing to Physio-Control, where he joined their mission of providing critical tools to lifesaving teams.

During a twenty-four-year period, Webster worked in various roles at Physio-Control, including vice president of Operations, vice president of Commercial Sales, vice president of Global Marketing, President and CEO. After leading the company through an acquisition by Stryker, he moved to a new challenge leading start-up med-tech company Kestra Medical Technologies.

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Andrew Michael McCoy, MD MS, joined the GMR Foundation for Research and Education Board in March 2020. Dr. McCoy is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Program Director for the EMS Fellowship at the University of Washington. His credentials include completing medical school at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University while simultaneously completing a master’s degree in Clinical Trials at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. McCoy completed residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York, serving as Chief Resident during his final year before going on to serve as the inaugural EMS fellow at the University of Washington. As EMS fellow, he worked closely with Seattle Fire, King County Medic One, King County EMS, and Airlift Northwest. Dr. McCoy also completed a senior EMS fellowship at the University of Washington, during which time he also completed the Executive Development Program at the University of Washington Foster School of Business. After fellowship, Dr. McCoy was hired onto the faculty at the University of Washington, working clinically in the Emergency Department at Harborview Medical Center and serving as the Program Director for the EMS Fellowship. Dr. McCoy has served as the Medical Director for American Medical Response Puget Sound Operations since 2016 and has served as the Medical Director for Shoreline Medic One since 2018. Dr. McCoy is also a faculty member for the Resuscitation Academy, a global effort to improve survival from out of hospital cardiac arrest. Read Less

Joe Pahlow joined the Board in March 2020, bringing with him more than 23 years of experience at Laerdal Medical Corporation, where he has held high-level roles, including Vice President of Business Development, Vice President of Sales, Business Unit leader for Resuscitation, EMS & Distribution and Laerdal’s Therapeutic products. He also served as Laerdal’s Regional Director for the Northeast Region. Phalow’s executive responsibilities have included the management of sales, distribution, strategic relations and partnerships with well-known organizations, such as Philips, AHA, AAP, Wolters Kluwer, SonoSim, Ingmar Medical and NLN.
In addition to his management background, Pahlow has served on the Corporate Council for the National Patient Safety Foundation (now Institute for Healthcare Improvement) as well as the Society for Simulation in Healthcare Industry Group. In addition to his many commitments, he continues to be actively involved with the Resuscitation Academy in Seattle while managing strategic partner relationships with the American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Pahlow holds a BA in Health Administration from Ithaca College in New York. Read Less

Over the course of her career, Lynn White has championed EMS research, data evaluation, quality improvement and policy. She recently concluded a 5 yr. term on the National EMS Advisory Council (NEMSAC), and is currently serving on the Boards of NAEMSP, CARES, Prehospital Guidelines Consortium and the GMR Foundation for Research and Education. She is the vice-chair of the American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council’s Resuscitation Sub Committee and was the 2020 recipient of the Ron Stewart Award from NAEMSP for lasting, major contributions to the National EMS Community. In 2023, she received the American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Committee Chairmans Award and the NAEMSP President’s Award.

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Jaime Pozo, a native of South Florida, joined the GMR Foundation for Research and Education Board in March 2020. In 2010, Pozo joined the law firm of Martha Pozo-Diaz, which was established by his sister in 1991. The firm, which later reorganized as Pozo- Diaz & Pozo, P.A., also saw Pozo diversifying the office’s transactional practice while supporting the needs of its current clients with his extensive litigation experience. Pozo also continued his practice of defending the interest of insurance companies, its insureds and various clients with high self-insured retention in the areas of premises liability, products liability, automobile/fleet/trucking liability, personal injury (defense), construction defects and construction-related claims, pre-suit accident investigation, professional liability, ADA and accessibility claims, emergency medicine, workers compensation, including Employer "B" liability claims and co-employment related matters.

Since his admission to the Florida Bar, Pozo has been trained in handling all aspects of full file responsibility from pre-suit to trial. He’s assisted his clients with developing and implementing accident investigation protocols and has conducted hundreds of investigations in both catastrophic and non-catastrophic cases throughout the State of Florida and the Southeast United States. In addition, Pozo lectures nationally on topics, such as fraud, accident investigation, employer liability, catastrophic work site accidents, litigation practice and bad faith in Florida.

Pozo holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Miami and his Juris Doctor degree from St. Thomas University School of Law. Pozo also served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Linda Dakis and the Honorable Gisella Cardonne-Ely, in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit for Miami-Dade County, Florida. He is fluent in Spanish and has earned an AV® Peer Review Rating. Read Less

Amy McKenney, PHR, PMP, is the Executive Director for the GMR Foundation for Research and Education. Before taking on this role, she spent the last three years as the volunteer and event coordinator for the GMR Foundation for Research and Education annual golf tournament.

With an extensive background in program and event management, McKenney has spent over 25 years working with non-profit organizations, community outreach and volunteerism programs. She was in full time ministry for 15 years, as the Executive Director of Operations for a combined church, cafe and satellite college. McKenney joined GMR in 2015, starting in human resources and employee engagement. She served as the administrator for the GMR Employee Foundation and developed the GMR Community Impact Program, of which she continues as the Committee Chairperson. Currently, she is the National Manager of Event Medical at GMR, serving as the program manager for the GMR Motorsports Safety Team. Read Less