Russ Spahn, FF/EMT instructor - Lead Instructor

Russ is the Fire Chief of the City of Greenfield Fire Department, Wisconsin. He oversees the day-to-day operations of fire, rescue, and EMS services. He is also responsible for performing Plan Review for all new construction as it relates to fire suppression, fire detection, and Greenfield is a southern suburb of Milwaukee County with a population of 37, 000 and covers 13.5 square miles. The fire department occupies two fire stations and employees 52 personnel

Russ has worked for the City of Greenfield for nearly 34 years, the first nine years with the Department of Public Works as a Laborer/Truck Driver and the last 25 years in the fire department. Russ has been an EMT for the past 25 years, ten of which he served as a paramedic in the Milwaukee County Paramedic Program. He has been an EMT instructor with the Milwaukee Area Technical College since 1991 and also teaches fire science courses and fire certification classes for the college. Russ has also worked as an instructor for the Milwaukee County Paramedic Program and a private company called Emergency Response Training.

Russ’s education includes an Associate in Applied Science degree in Fire Science from the Milwaukee Area Technical College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Administration from Southern Illinois University, and a Master of Arts degree in Instructional Design and Organizational Development from Alverno College in Milwaukee Wisconsin.

E-mail: Russ_S@ci.greenfield.wi.us

Rob Tyler, CRT/EMT-I - Lead Instructor

I have been around motorcycles all my life. I did not start riding, on my own, until after High School. I have had several size bikes over the years. I like afternoon rides to Iron Butt Rides. I have done 2 unofficial Iron butt rides and crossed many states. Also, enjoyed rides around Lake Michigan and Lake Superior with my wife. I currently own a HD Classic Fire Fighter Edition. I am a member of Wind and Fire MC.

My medical experience started in the US Navy as a Hospital Corpsman (FMF). I have worked a Respiratory Therapist since 1985. I have experienced working in small county hospitals to a major Trauma Center. Most my experience is in ER and ICU’s. I started on a Volunteer Fire Department in 1999. I am currently on Big Bend Vernon FD as a Lieutenant. My certifications include FF, EMT-I, CPR Instructor, ACLS. I like the idea of being able to put both my passions together and being able to teach to others. I have a particular interest in teaching the professional class to my colleagues.

To schedule a class with me: e-mail: rnnff@wi.rr.com

Susan Busarow, RN - Lead Instructor

Susan has been involved in biking from the rear seat most of her life, she can remember the boys in town avoiding her because they were afraid of her “Biker Dad”. After the Harley 100th she decided it was time to take a Rider Safety Course and move to the controls of her own bike. She is a member of the Kettle Moraine Chapter of Harley Owners Group and A. B. A. T. E. She currently rides a 1998 Honda Shadow 750cc, her “Trainer Bike”, but has plans for something “A little larger” soon.

Susan is married with: 2 adult children, 2 adult step children and blessed with 1 granddaughter. She and her husband enjoy taking trips as well as day rides together, with friends and with the KMC HOG chpater.

Susan began her involvement in emergency medical care as an Emergency Medical Technician in 1992. Currently licensed in the state of Wisconsin, she is also a member of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. Susan is a C. P. R. Instructor, certified by the American Heart Association. She teaches a wide variety of classes for single students and groups in area hospitals, homes and businesses.

To schedule a class with Susan click here! info@accidentscene.org

Michael Cullen, FF/EMT-P- Lead Instructor

Mike has been an EMT since 1993 and a Paramedic since 1997. Mike holds a paramedic license in both Illinois and Wisconsin. Mike has worked for volunteer, paid-per-call, private and career departments and has been employed full-time with the City of Beloit Fire Department since 2001. He is also a Tactical Medic for the Beloit Police SWAT team. He teaches EMT-Basic, Intermediate Technician, Refreshers and CPR classes through Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville, WI. Mike also teaches Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) through the State of Wisconsin under Homeland Security grants.

Mike has been riding motorcycles since 1991 and started with an ‘85 Kawasaki Ninja 900, he has owned a couple of motorcycles since then and now rides a 2005 Harley-Davidson Road King Firefighter Special Edition.

Mike is a member of South Central Wisconsin Chapter of the Harley Owners Group where he is also the Webmaster. He is also a member-at-large of the Red Knights Motorcycle Club.

Beloitfiremedic@sbcglobal.net
608-290-7968

Mary Donovan-Popa , RN –Lead Instructor
Warren Popa - Assistant Instructor

Mary Donovan-Popa has been teaching Motorcycle Safety Foundation street riding skills consistently for 22 years. Mary is an avid rider of all types of motorcycles. She is a retired Register Nurse with most of her hospital career centered in the Trauma/Surgical I.C.U.

Warren Popa has retired from the Milwaukee County Transit System where he worked as a trainer and supervisor. Warren has been teaching MSF classes for 13 years and Sidecar/Trike classes for over 8 years. He has been riding for over 45 years.

Through their combined almost one million miles of riding and both of their “real jobs,” they became very aware of the need for motorcycle rider education. In 1993 they founded Motorcycling Enterprises, the first independent motorcycle school in the State of Wisconsin. Their school offers street training for two and three wheelers, group riding for novices and dirt bike riding for kids and adults. Now, as trained ASMI Instructors, Mary and Warren are thrilled to be able to offer Accident Scene Management classes to motorcycle riders and other interested parties in both Wisconsin and Arizona where they have a winter home.

They are both members of SMSA (State Motorcycle Safety Administrators), WIMS (WI Independent Motorcycle Schools), AMA, ABATE of WI and HOG. Mary is a member of GWRAA and Warren is a member of BMWMOA.

To contact Mary click here: mcei@wi.rr.com or Warren wpopa@wi.rr.com

Valley V-Twin - Palm Springs, CA student wrote: "Denise's passion for the subject material is apparent from the start.  It's infectious!! She made me feel like she was grateful that I was in the class - almost as grateful as I was that she was teaching it!! Great material & I'm looking forward to taking the Advanced course when it's available here."

C. "Denise" Carey, RN – Lead Instructor/Instructor Trainer

Denise worked as an RN/Asst. Nurse Manager in Women’s Services over 9 years before leaving to explore the field of Family Practice.  She is a native Texan who lives and works in the Houston Area.

Denise is a member of the A.M.A., Hou-Tex HOG Chapter, LOH, AHDRA, and Motor Maids.  Denise also enjoys dancing and SCUBA.  Denise currently owns a 1998 Road King/FLHPI, a 2002 Heritage Softail Classic, and a 2006 Big Bear 300 Sled.

Denise was introduced to ASMI at a seminar session at the 2006 AMA/FIM Women and Motorcycling Conference in Georgia.  She met with Vicki after the seminar to sign up for a class only to discover there were no instructors in Texas . . . at the time . . . She was soon convinced that this would be her niche in the motorcycle community and a way to give something back to her fellow motorcyclists.  She is passionate about the fact that all motorcyclists need to know how to take care of EACH OTHER out on the roads we so love to travel.  “We CAN make a difference”.

Denise can be reached at:  
DeniseASMI@hotmail.com or by cell: 832-385-5232

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Sylvia Szafarczyk, EMT- I Lead Instructor

Sylvia has been involved in emergency medical services since her senior year of high school when she became a volunteer firefighter and received her first EMT certification. In college, she became an EMT-Intermediate and volunteered as a first-responder on the university campus, with a local 911-ambulance service, and on public ambulances in South Africa during a semester abroad.  As a college senior, she became a licensed motorcyclist and bought her current bike, a lime-green Kawasaki Ninja 500R.  She currently attends medical school in Houston and continues to volunteer with a 911-ambulance service.  Her other hobbies include flying and flight instructing in gliders, being outdoors, and spending time with her dog Savvy.

To contact me, e-mail:sylsofly@gmail.com

Kellie Moeller, RN – Lead Instructor

Kellie has been a registered nurse for 23 years. She became a certified nurse midwife in 1989, delivering over 800 babies both in and out of the hospital. While most of her career has been centered on pregnancy and birth, she also has to her credit experience as a home health nurse and as a CPR instructor.

Kellie bought her first motorcycle in 2002. Prior to this purchase, she had spent little time on a motorcycle. She was prompted to buy her own motorcycle after she saw a number of motorcycles lined up in front of an old General Store in New Braunfels, Texas in 2001. A friend helped her to bring the new H-D Sportster 883 home in the back of a truck and offered to help her learn to ride. Instead, she went home with the owner’s manual and the next morning backed the bike out of the garage to spend nearly 200 miles learning the basics in her neighborhood. Since that time she has been to the San Diego area to ride dirt bikes in the desert and hills, and recently attended the Kevin Swantz Suzuki School at the Road Atlanta Raceway during the AMA/ FIM International Women’s motorcycling conference. It is Kellie’s passion for the sport of motorcycling that has prompted her to become an ASMI instructor.

To schedule a class with Kellie: E-mail her at:k2kneivel@verizon.net

Janet Marty, RN - Lead Instructor

As a registered nurse who rides a Harley, I am asked to teach first aid and CPR to my fellow riders on a regular basis.  I was always happy to do so, but it never seemed to really fit the need.   When I took my first Accident Scene Management Course, I knew that I had finally found it!  I could hardly wait to take the instructor course and start spreading the message here in southwestern Michigan.

I have been a nurse for 27 years, working as a staff development instructor for obstetric nurses.  I ride my 2001 Harley Davidson Electra Glide Standard about 8000 miles a year.  In my local HOG Chapter, I have been both a road captain and Ladies of Harley Officer for the last 2 years.  I would love to teach your group the principles of ASMI.

To schedule a class, e-mail me at info@accidentscene.org

Tim Evans NR-CCEMT-P - Lead Instructor

Tim has been a Nationally Registered Paramedic since 1998. In 2001, he advanced to Critical Care Paramedic through the University of Maryland, Baltimore. He is currently employed by Med Trans of Tennessee, INC. in Athens, Tennessee. Recently he was promoted to Director of Operations for the McMinn County operation. His instructor certifications include Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support and CPR. He is in his third year of riding and just traded up for a 2004 Victory Vegas. Tim has provided First Aid/CPR training for the Chattanooga H.O.G. Chapter for the past two years. It is his intent to provide better training by utilizing the techniques taught by A.S.M.I.

tv2evans@yahoo.com

Gerald Hensley, OD, MPH, PhD, DSP – Lead Instructor

Patricia Hensley, MS, EdS, DSP – Assistant Instructor

My motorcycling activity began in 1958 with daily riding of a German Zundapp racing bike which progressed to a BSA Lightning and then to a HD Sportster by the early 1960s. Riding became less frequent during my college years, and I sold my bike before I graduated in 1969 with my professional clinical doctorate followed by a residency in pediatric vision care. Time became even more restricted in the early 1970s while I helped to establish a large comprehensive health center in the Midwest at which I eventually became the Assistant Director of Health Services in addition to providing clinical patient care. During this time period, however, I learned to fly and bought an airplane which I soon learned was far more costly than any motorcycle.

Careers evolve, and my aviation interest led me to join the Air Force in 1976. I was commissioned in the medical service, and, before I knew it, I was back in school pursuing post-doctoral graduate degrees in both health/hospital administration as well as epidemiology. Later, I completed another academic doctorate concentrating in vision research. Before I retired from the Air Force in 2002, I had functioned in a number of areas including: a deputy clinic commander; coordinator of trauma care exercises; epidemiological investigator for accidents/health care ; researcher in pilot vision; and, of course, provider of clinical services. I would visit various motorcycle dealerships for “demo” rides during this time, but I did not own a bike.

My retirement allowed me to once again pursue an old interest: motorcycling and a new interest: Olympic-style archery. My wife, Patricia, who also had learned to fly and was an elementary school principal, and I began our lengthy certification process in archery. When Patricia began her retirement, we began to seriously look at different motorcycle models. It took more than two years for us to achieve our “High-Performance Archery Coach” certifications and to make a decision about our motorcycle purchase.

Interestingly enough, safety became a common denominator for both of our new/renewed interests. Archery is considered one of the safest sports, and motorcycling is considered one of the most unsafe due to a lack of visibility by other vehicles. In order to help minimize this situation, we ordered our new HD 1200 Sportster Roadster in bright “Yellow Pearl”. Matching colored bags and side panels over the battery/oil reservoir were also ordered.  In addition, a “gradient yellow” windshield, two additional flashing headlights and an air horn were added. We also wear matching yellow full-face helmets and yellow leather jackets. We definitely want to be “seen and heard”.

It is our feeling that both flying and motorcycling are similar: both demand specialized training and an acknowledged responsibility by the pilot/rider in order to fully realize the freedom which both enable the participant to enjoy. The ASMI program offers unique information which allows the rider to not only be better responsible for him/herself, but, more importantly, may contribute to the increased welfare of his/her fellow riders and the general motorcycling community.

Cindy Roddenberry RN,CCRN – Lead instructor

I have been a nurse for 30+ years with over 1/2 that time working in Critical Care settings. A 2 year stint was spent in an ER. I have been involved in motorcycling since the mid 1970's and began riding solo in 1982. My first bike is a1963
Panhead. I also own a 2003 Night Train along with the Pan. I have Medical Legal Certification and I practice a form of Holistic touch therapy known as Tellington Touch. I am a member of the Motor Maids, ABATE of SC, and AMVET Riders. In 2005 I organized a fund raiser bike rally to benefit my local cancer treatment center.
It is my desire to bring this information to the public, local law enforcement, emergency services and most of all fellow motorcyclists. I feel it is important for everyone interested to know what to do when faced with an accident!

To schedule a class with me, e-mail me at: purplepancindy@hotmail.com

Nadine Crescini, RN - Lead Instructor
Nadine has been an RN since 1997. She found she enjoyed emergency medicine and went through EMT training in 2003. She now works for her local EMS. She bought her own motorcycle in 2003 and loves riding her 1999 Boss Hoss Trike on country roads in her area. Nadine is a member of ABATE of Pennsylvania who hosted “A Crash Course for the Motorcyclist” last year. She immediately recognized the importance of training in her area where EMS response time could be 25 minutes in rural area. She feels that training bystanders to bridge the gap between the time of the event and when the EMS arrive is critical to a positive outcome.
undercover_angel_64@yahoo.com
Best way to contact is (724)880-2618 or (724)785-4410.

Robin Renfew, EMT – Lead Instructor

Robin has been an Emergency Medical Technician since July 1995 and is a CPR, First Aid, and EMT instructor.  She first fell in love with motorcycles when her parents purchased a Yamaha YZ80 for her younger brother.  She did not ride again until her 40th birthday, when she purchased a Suzuki GZ250.  Her current ride is a 2007 Yamaha VStar 650 Midnight Custom.  "I feel this class should be a necessary part of motorcycle rider training, " Robin says. "There are too many accidents, and I know that even a small intervention prior to the arrival of EMS can be the vital difference between life and death."

 She is a member of the AMA, the Three Rivers Riders chapter of Women On Wheels, and the Patriot Guard Riders.

You can schedule a class with Robin at asmi.pgh@gmail.com

Denise Dickenson – Assistant Instructor

I am a Senior Programmer Analyst for the Hertz Corporation in Oklahoma City and will be celebrating 25 years with the company this August.

My first bike was an early 70's Honda Trail 90 for my 14th birthday. I absolutely loved it and since I couldn't legally ride it I knew every dirt/gravel road in my county and I had 1000 acres of my families to ride on in North Central Missouri. Since then I’ve owned 4 more bikes and currently ride a 2001 Yamaha FZ1. Now this is a bike that I really love so I have been riding it for just over 5 years now and have 107,000 miles on it and it's still going. I'm up to approximately 25k a year and if I didn't have a real job I'd do nothing but ride around the country.
I have taken the advanced MSF course on this bike, a Lee Parks Parking Lot School and so far 1 track day at Hallett, Oklahoma
I ride in several states each year and am lucky enough to have 6 weeks of vacation to use for my habit. I am getting ready to take my second vacation in Europe to ride the Alps this September.
I love to ride and hope to be able to help others by either being there when they need me or better yet to help teach them what to do when I'm not around.

I also have a 1996 Yamaha XT225 Dual Sport that I occasionally ride but the call of the highway is much greater for me.

Contact me at: info@accidentscene.org

Bill Murar, EMT-P - Lead Instructor

Bill began riding motorcycles in 1969 when he bought his first motorcycle, a Sears 106SS. He has a passion for riding long distances and has ridden in all of the Canadian Provinces and most of the fifty United States. He holds several certificates from the Iron Butt Association including the coveted A Great Lakes Gold for riding around all five of the Great Lakes in under fifty hours. Bill races vintage Yamahas and won two national road racing titles with WERA Vintage where he was the Regional Vintage Race Director during the late 90's. His interest in motorcycling, racing and being a paramedic led him to become a race track medic at Mid-Ohio Race Course where he volunteered for many years at AHRMA and AMA Pro events. He is an MSF Instructor and has been teaching the basic and experienced rider curriculum since 1987. His medical background dates back to 1978 when he began a career as a firefighter/paramedic for the Brook Park, Ohio Fire Department where he is still employed. In addition he works part time in the Emergency Department at Southwest General Health Center.

Contact info: 440-647-0450 Home/440-865-6272 Cellular/allstateclub@yahoo.com

Joyce Murar, RN - Lead Instructor

Joyce put herself through nursing school and first became licensed in 1984. After serving in various capacities in the nursing field she focused on Emergency Room nursing in 1992 at Southwest General Health Care Center in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. She continues to work in the Southwest ER but now includes time as a nurse in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit and with a Critical Care Transport Team and volunteers her time on the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing team in Northeast Ohio. Joyce became interested in motorcycling and took the MSF course back in the mid 90's from her future husband, Bill. In 2005 they toured two-up on a 4 week, 5,500 mile trip through Newfoundland and Labrador. She has toured both two-up and solo in most of the 50 United States and all the Canadian Provinces.

Contact me at: 440-647-0450 Home or murarjl@aol.com

Steve Adam – Assistant Instructor

Steve served in the US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) and has basic and advanced First Aid and CPR certifications.  He is a member of the Cape Fear HOG Chapter and CBA/ABATE.  Steve has been a biker for 30 years and currently rides a 2005 Road King Custom and 2008 Screaming Eagle Ultra.

Steve is the Safety Officer and Head Road Captain for his HOG chapter.  After being on the “receiving end” of a hit-n-run, his understanding and passion for safety only intensified.  Being able to instruct others on what to do “just in case” of an accident is his way of giving back to the biker community and to help someone else in need.

E-Mail: bsiarmor@aol.com

Carol Bullard, RN – Lead instructor
With a love for both trauma nursing and motorcycling, Carol seeks to combine those interest to provide tangible results that could save the life of a brother or sister on the road. Carol's passion is to educate the motorcycling community to ensure that in the event of an accident, the victim gets the best possible first ten minutes of medical attention they can, prior to EMS arrival. This has been proven to have a positive impact on the victims eventual outcome.

Carol is a RN in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, located in Winston Salem, NC. She works closely with skilled emergency room physicians, as well as, leading trauma surgeons. WFUBMC is a Level I Trauma Center that covers a multi-state service area and includes a hospital based aeromedical helicopter transport service. Although the TICU unit gets a variety of victims of unrelated traumatic injuries, there is a substantial number resulting from motorcycle.

Carol serves as the secretary for Triad Chapter of CBA/ABATE of NC, is the Central District Treasurer for CBA/ABATE of NC, and is a member of the First Aid Ministry Team of Christian Motorcyclist Association. She rides a 2004 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 and has, along with her husband “Bull,” been as far as Wyoming on two wheels.
E-mail: gr8hdlady1@triad.rr.com

Mark Bullard, FF/EMT – Lead instructor

Mark, or "Bull" as his friends call him, has served as a Firefighter -
Emergency Medical Technician with the Greensboro (NC) Fire Department for
the past 11 years. His primary duty station was along a stretch of I-40/I-85
known as "Death Valley," due to the number of traffic fatalities that have
occurred in this area. The response area includes both a Harley Davidson and
a BMW motorcycle dealership. Prior to that, he served for 3 years in the
same position with the Fort Bragg Fire Department responding to countless
motorcycle accidents on one of the largest military bases on the East Coast.
In addition, he volunteered with the fire service from 1987 thru 1997, has
been a NC Certified EMT since 1990, a NC Fire& Rescue Instructor/Proctor
since 1993, and is a NC Certified Emergency Rescue Technician.

Mark began his love of riding during childhood, his first ride against the
gas tank of a neighbor's motorcycle. In 2004, he bought a Dyna Low Rider and
his passion for riding was reignited. After a wreck involving that bike, he
purchased a 2005 Firefighter Special Edition Road King. He, along with his
wife Carol, have since logged trips as far as Devil's Tower, Wyoming,
Daytona Beach, FL, and Nashville, TN. Mark is a member of the NC First Aid
Ministry Team of the Christian Motorcyclist Association, a member of Bikers
of Lesser Tolerance of the Carolinas, a NC Motorcycle Safety and Awareness
Instructor, and a Patriot Guard Rider..

E-mail: bikerbull@triad.rr.com

Janet K. Bridges, LPN - ASMI Lead instructor

Janet is from West Virginia a place where curves are the normal.  She road motorcycles as a young lady: Postponed to raise a family and pursue a career in nursing.  She moved to North Carolina and met her best friend “husband” and began riding with him.  She said a short ride is 300 miles or so when they start for a noon ride.

Janet has been in the nursing profession for 20 years.  She has worked in a family practice, as a nursing supervisor at an assisted living facility, and for the past 7 years as a charge nurse in a long term care facility in Charlotte, NC.

Janet is a member of Charlotte Concerned Bikers Association Abate of NC.  She is also a member of M.R.F. Motorcycle Riders Foundation.

To contact Janet for a class e-mail her at: b1candygirl@aol.com

John C. Bridges III "Uncle John" - Assistant Instructor

Uncle John has been riding motorcycles since 1959, when he started riding his father’s cushmen scooter.  He has over the years owned and ridden motorcycles of all makes and models.  Uncle John has also raced and owned modified midgets and mini sprints using motorcycle and outboard motors.  He is also a P.A.D.I. open water diver.  He now enjoys touring on his 2001 Ultra Classic Harley Davidson with his best friend “wife” on the back saddle.

Professionally, Uncle John has owned and operated several successful businesses, also worked in the electrical, hydraulic and H.V.A.C. fields.  He now is working in the health care industry as Director of Maintenance and Environmental Systems M.F.A Charlotte, NC.

Affiliations: Concerned Bikers Association (C.B.A.), Abate of NC, Motorcycle Riders Foundation (M.R.F.), Honda Riders Club of America

E-mail John at: bsugarsugar@aol.com

Dianna Fossett, Firefighter/EMT/CNA – Lead Instructor

I have been working in the medical field since 1993. I worked in a local hospital trauma unit then in 1997 received EMT/FF before volunteering with a local fire department’s fire and EMS. I rode with my husband and had a 1999 sportster. He passed away so I took the basic rider course & joined the Cape Fear H.O.G. chapter.  In 2003 I got my Heritage Softail & took the experienced rider course.  I am also a member of CBA/ABATE. Teaching this class will allow me to take my love for riding and medical experience and combine them!

E-Mail me at: missy4262@hotmail.com

Margaret “Peggy” Foster Quatrone, LPN - Lead Instructor

I was born in New Jersey, moved to Fayetteville NC in 1997 and have been a LPN since 1983.  Introduced to motorcycle riding by my husband, I received my motorcycle endorsement in 2006.  I am involved with the local HOG chapter in Fayetteville, NC for the last 5 years.

E-Mail: JAB1210@aol.com

Randy Greene, EMT - Lead Instructor

Randy’s passion for riding began at an early age with the acquisition of a driver’s license and a road bike at the age of 16.  The early years included many varieties including Honda, Norton, Harley and Indian.  But those years were void of any formal rider safety training.  Marriage and a family brought about a brief hiatus, but the riding urge never went away.  When the youngest child began driving, that urge again surfaced and he bought another road bike.  His credits now include being the post director and assistant director of his local HOG chapter, lead road captain and chairman of various committees.  After receiving training in both the basic and experienced MSF rider safety courses, he realized that first aid training was also crucial.  ASMI’s basic and advanced Bystanders Assistant Program provides that knowledge and now with an EMT certification and Instructor training, he looks forward to bringing this knowledge to other riders.

E-Mail: rkgreene@ctc.net

Sharon Hendrickson-Campbell, RN - Assistant instructor

I am Sharon H. Campbell and I have been a registered nurse for over twenty years.  I have spent a lot of time in emergency care and I am also a certified teacher with the American Heart Association and the Red Cross in CPR, First Aid and safety; also I am ACLS certified.  I am employed at present at an emergency room observation unit.  My experience through the years has been varied.  I teach at a community college and in-services at the hospital.  I am a volunteer with the MS society as a volunteer.  In the past few years my husband and I have been traveling with my sister and her husband.  They travel by motorcycle and are a member of a local CBA (Concerned Bikers Association).  I can see the importance of emergency and preventive care for potential motorcycle and automobile accidents.  With my past experience in health care education, I am driven to learn the expertise in this field and pass it along to everyone who would benefit. To schedule a class with me, e-mail: cbs1437@aol.com

Liz Ryan, RN – Lead instructor
I have lived in Concord, NC for 13 yrs. I have been a nurse since 1979, mostly in Med/Surg, then more recently in Post Anesthesia Care. Three years after taking the basic and advanced, I decided that since our one and only NC lead instructor moved away, I would become an instructor! This Bystander Assistance information just had to continue to be offered to NC bikers! Because I also Kayak, and this information is good for that activity as well. I am also an American Red Cross CPR/Firstaid/AED instructor.
I have been riding since 2002 and now own a Yamaha 1100 Silverado. I have ridden the eastern seaboard from the Keys, to the Canadian Maritimes. I am a member of the AMA. Join the many or your fellow bikers learning to help one onother. You will make a difference!
To schedule a class, you can contact me at: LizRyan@aol.com or by cell at 704-796-7135

Michael (Mike) Ryan - Assistant instructor
I returned to riding six years ago and have since ridden most of the East Coast and several provinces of Canada (land of my birth). I have completed both the basic and experienced MSF courses, am a member of the national Harley Owners Group and my local HOG Chapter. I currently ride a 2003 Ultra Classic and enjoy the open road. My wife of 28 years (Liz) and I often ride together to our various destinations. Since she is the medical professional in the family, we have completed instructor training so we can team up to teach classes!
I work as the Manager of Wachovia Bank and also enjoy Boating/Sailing & Reading when time permits. Liz and I are also certified open water SCUBA divers and certified Bareboat skippers and have sailed in the islands.
To contact us to teach a class, e-mail me at: mryan1@carolina.rr.com

Joe “Stormin” Norman - Assistant Instructor

I work for the NYC Dept. of Transportation. I have been riding motorcycles for over 35 years. I am a co-founder of the Staten Island Bikers Association and co-founder of the Low Riders Motorcycle Club. I belong to ABATE of NY, H.O.G., AMA and am a Rider Coach for the MSF and MANYS.
I became interested in teaching this program out of my desire to teach my fellow bikers how to be safe through proper riding skills. My goal is not to attend another friend’s funeral over something that could have been prevented.

To schedule a class, contact me at ASMINYC@aol.com

Bill Eisengrein, Firefighter/EMT – Lead Instructor

I have been an NYC firefighter since Oct. 1985. I became an EMT in 1989. In 1991 I transferred into a rescue company (Rescue 2). I maintain many certifications including a master diver (scuba), High Angle rope rescue, confined space rescue, and Hazardous Materials. I am a member of NYTF1 (FEMA team).
I’ve been riding motorcycles since 1982 and have raced motocross for a couple years. I belong to H.O.G., Staten Island Bikers Association and Islanders M/C. I belong to the AMA. I am an MSF/MANYS Rider Coach for the State of NY. I traveled to Wisconsin to take this program and wanted to bring it to the NYC area.

info@accidentscene.org – be sure to say ASMI in the subject line!