Michael J. Zappa, MD, FACEP
EMLRC President
Mike is Medical Director and Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine at Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee, Florida. He is active in EMS, currently serving as Medical Director of Palm Beach Gardens Fire Department. Mike was Chief Resident at University of Florida and served as the first resident member of the Florida College of Emergency Physicians Board of Directors. He earned is medical degree from State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center. Mike participates in local American Heart Association activities and also frequently serves as faculty for emergency medicine clinical and management educational programs.

Kathleen Gallagher McIver
EMLRC Vice President
Kathleen Gallagher McIver’s real estate career started at an early age in a
family-owned real estate company that was established in 1954 by her father,
Don Gallagher. The company operated in the Orlando-Central Florida area with five branch offices until sold in 2001. Kathleen has been working in the residential real estate with primary focus on the relocation industry since 1986 handling Corporate Relocation and foreclosures. She has been a licensed Florida real estate Broker since 1988. Kathleen is currently a Broker-Associate with RE/MAX Town & Country Realty in Winter Springs. She is the 2010 Chairman of the Board of the Orlando Regional Realtor Association (ORRA),
Past President of My Florida Regional MLS, Trustee for the Florida Real Estate Foundation, and recognized as “ORRA’s 2005 REALTOR of the Year”. She is also on the Board of Advisors to Pathways to Home working with homeless children in Seminole County. She is also a Graduate of Leadership Orlando - Class 77. Kathleen is a graduate of Providence College in Providence, RI with a
bachelor’s degree in Humanities.

Paul P. Partyka
EMLRC Secretary / Treasurer
Paul is currently a Managing Partner, Broker Associate at NAI Realvest (Commercial Real Estate Worldwide) in Maitland, Florida. He graduated with a bachelors of Science Degree in Chemistry from the University of Norte Dame. He is a former City Commissioner and served two terms as Mayor of the City of Winter Springs. He is experienced in consulting for land value, government processing, natural land acquisition, and rezoning. He was named "Top Commercial Real Estate Professional in Central Florida” by the Orlando Business Journal in 2004. He served on the Advisory Board of the First Commercial Bank of Florida, Regional Chamber of Commerce for Winter Springs/Oviedo, and Former Municipal Advisory Committee Chairman for the Metro Plan Orlando.

Cliff Findeiss, MD, FACEP
Cliff graduated from the Northwestern University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and attained his MD and MS in Pharmacology degrees in 1968. He completed a surgery internship at Jackson Memorial Hospital, followed by service in the US Navy as a Lieutenant with the Medical Corps, before returning to the University of Miami in Family Medicine. Dr. Findeiss served as a President of the Florida Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and as a member of ACEP’s exploratory Committee on Board Establishment. He was certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine from 1983 to 1993 and served ABEM as a Board Examiner. He was the editor of two clinical practice books on emergency medicine: “Emergency Medical Care” and “Emergency Management of the Critical Patient,” both published by International Medical Book Corp. Cliff served as the first Medical Director of Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue as well as the Hialeah Fire Department. Dr. Findeiss was co-founder of EMSA in 1973 and of InPhyNet Medical Management, Inc. in 1993, which provided physician contract management services for hospital emergency departments across the country. These groups were merged with Med-Partners, Inc. in 1997 and are now a part of TeamHealth, Inc. Cliff also was a partner in River Capital Partners, V-Port, Inc., Advertising Display Systems, Inc., and SoHo Lofts.

Jon Kipp, EMT-P, RN
Jon is the Director of Medical Services Universal Parks & Resorts. In addition to his traditional occupational medicine responsibilities he is responsible for emergency response and international travel medicine programs. Recently the General Electric Company recognized his leadership, expertise and execution in these areas by awarding him the 2008 Excellence in Occupational Health Award. Jon is also a paramedic with over 20 years of prehospital experience. This experience ranges from rural single tier EMS Systems to urban dual tier Systems. Prior to joining Universal Orlando he was the EMS System Review Coordinator for Seminole County Department of Public Safety which involved designing and coordinating quality improvement programs for the then nine ALS Agencies within Seminole County, Florida.

Jorge Lopez-Ferrer, MD, FACEP
Dr. Lopez is a diplomat of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He received his medical degree from the Autonomous Metropolitan University of Mexico City, and completed his residency at the Puerto Rico Medical Center in 1990. He joined Florida Emergency Physicians in July 1992 after a two year tour with the United States Air Force. He served as the Emergency Department Medical Director at the Florida Hospital East campus from 1994 to 1998, and has served as President of Florida Emergency physicians since 1999. Dr Lopez is the past President of the Florida College of Emergency Physicians.

Past EMLRC Board Members
Richard Slevinski, MD, FACEP
Stephen Dresnick, MD, FACEP
David Freeman, EMT-P
Melvin "Mel" Gottlieb
Sandra Schwemmer, DO, FACOEP, FACEP
Garry L. Briese, CAE
William Colgate, MD, FACEP
Jay Edelberg, MD, FACEP
Nabil El Sanadi, MD, FACEP
Emmett B. Ferguson, MD, MPH, FACEP
William Goellner, MD, FACEP
William Haeck, MD
Gregory L. Henry, MD, FACEP
James Hillman, MD, FACEP
David M. LaCombe, EMT-P
Wayne Lee, MD, FACEP
Michael R. Lowe, Esq.
Toni Mitchell, MD, MBA, FACEP
Joe Nelson, DO, MS, FACOEP, FACEP
David Orban, MD, FACEP
Charles Pierce
Luis Quintero, MD, FACEP
Gary Rainey
Harvey Rohlwing, MD, FACEP
John G. Shedd, MD, FACEP
John E. Stimler, DO, FACEP
Robert Tober, MD, FACEP
David Vukich, MD, FACEP
Fredric Wurtzel, MD, FACEP

   Thom A. Mayer, MD, FACEP, FAAP
   Thom Mayer is the President and CEO of
   Best-Practices™ Best-Practices physicians at
   Inova, Fairfax Hospital, were the first to
   successfully diagnose and treat inhalational
   anthrax victims during the fall 2001 anthrax
   crises. Dr. Mayer has served the Department
   of Defense on Defense Science Board Task
   Forces on Bioterrorism and Homeland
   Security. He is the winner of the 2003 Press
   Ganey Compass Award and serves as the
   Medical Director of the NFL Players
   Association. He has published over 60
   articles, 60 book chapters, and has edited ten
   textbooks on emergency medicine. On
   September 11, 2001 Dr. Mayer served as one
   of the Command Physicians at the Pentagon
   Rescue Operation, coordinating medical
   assets at the site.

   Chief Charles E. Moreland
   Chief Charles Moreland has proudly served as
   Division Chief of Rescue with Jacksonville
   Fire/Rescue Department since 2003. Chief
   Moreland began his career in 1990 with the
   Jacksonville Fire/Rescue Hazmat Team as a
   Firefighter/Paramedic. He was promoted to
   Engineer/Paramedic in 1996 and served in
   that position until 1999. He has also held the
   positions of Captain/Paramedic and
   Lt./Paramedic with the Department. He has
   functioned as an EMS Program Instructor with
   Florida Community College at Jacksonville
   since 1998. Chief Moreland holds numerous
   certifications including ACLS Provider, PALS
   Provider, BLS Provider/Instructor, and HAZMAT
   Specialist Level IV among many others. He is
   an esteemed member of the International
   Association of Firefighters, Commander of the
   Jacksonville Fire/Rescue Honor Guard, is a
   board member of the Florida Association of
   Counties EMS (FACEMS) and the FFCA
   Advisory Council (EMS Section), and serves as
   Data Committee Chairman with the State of
   Florida Bureau of EMS.

   Tico Perez, Esq.
   Tico is the founder of Tico Perez Solutions, a
   business, government and marketing
   consulting firm. He has represented financial
   institutions, public corporations and principals
   of joint ventures and syndications in a broad
   range of business matters including corporate
   law, loan workouts, private securities
   offerings, commercial real estate transactions
   and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Perez is an
   active member of the Board of Governors of
   the State University System of Florida, the
   National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of
   America and President of Southern Region
   (13 Southern states), as well as a past
   member of the University of Central Florida
   Foundation Board of Directors and the Board
   of the Alumni Association. He is also a
   member of Trustees of the University of
   Central Florida, Past President of the Orlando
   Utilities Commission and Past President of
   the United Arts of Central Florida. He is Past-
   Chairman of the Orange County Arts and
   Cultural Affairs Advisory Council, and Past-
   Chairman of the Greater Orlando Regional
   Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Perez has
   received numerous leadership awards. He has
   been named one of the ten most influential
   men in Central Florida by the Orlando
   Business Journal. Mr. Perez is a political
   analyst for the local NBC affiliate, WESH
   Channel 2, and hosts his own political talk
   radio show “Talkin with Tico” on Cox Radio's
   Newstalk AM 580 WDBO. He is also a member
   of the Florida and Orange County Bar
   Associations.

   Roxanne Sams, MS, ARNP-BC, MA
   Roxanne most recently served as Director of
   Emergency/Trauma/Bayflight Services at
   Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg,
   Florida. She also served as the Director of
   Nursing Education/Event Medicine with ARNP
   staff privileges for the Bayfront Emergency
   Department. She is past president of the
   Florida Emergency Nurses Association and
   served on the Florida Organization of Nurse
   Executives Board of Directors. Roxanne
   received her MSN and MA from University of
   South Florida. She speaks regularly at
   educational programs addressing clinical and
   leadership issues in emergency medicine.

   David C. Seaberg, MD, CPE, FACEP
   David Seaberg is a Professor and Dean of the
   University of Tennessee College of Medicine
   Chattanooga. Previously, he was the
   Chairman for the Department of Emergency
   Medicine at the University of Florida,
   Gainesville campus. Dr. Seaberg attended
   medical school at the University of Minnesota
   and did his Emergency Medicine residency
   training at the University of Pittsburgh. He is
   certified by the American Board of Emergency
   Medicine and the Certifying Commission in
   Medical Management. He has over 125
   publications, book chapters and abstracts and
   has received numerous teaching and research
   awards. In addition to his role at the
   University of Florida, Dr. Seaberg has served
   as President of the Florida College of
   Emergency Physicians and serves on the
   Board of Directors for the American College of
   Emergency Physicians and the Emergency
   Medicine Learning and Resource Center. He
   has been a leader in the State of Florida with
   regard to medical and hospital aspects of
   domestic security. He founded the University
   Alliance for Weapons of Mass Destruction
   Education and served as Co-Chair of the
   Health/Medical/Hospital/EMS Committee of
   the State Work Group for Domestic Security.