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Emergency Management Alliance was founded by practicing medical professionals, public safety subject matter experts, and hospital-based emergency managers. Our team brings extensive experience and expertise in designing, creating, and delivering certification training with practical and functional exercise drills in the critical areas of decontamination, hospital-based incident command system, evacuation, and all-hazards planning.

David Matthew MS EFO CFO

President

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Glenn Joseph BSN MS EFO CFO
Chief Operating Officer
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Jack McCartt BHSc
Instructor
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Andrew J. Byrnes M.Ed. EFO
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Brian Passow AS CHEC
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John Turner MS.Ed.
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Terry B. Cohen MD
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Instructor

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Dave Matthew MS EFO CFO
EMA Instructor

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Resides: Wichita, KS


David has 30 years of public safety experience in Kansas and most recently in California. As an educator, Matthew has delivered over 4,000 hours of training to responders in over 34 different states and three countries. He is a current NFA instructor and developer for the Incident Management and HazMat/WMD curriculum. He is passionate about multi-agency/multi-discipline teamwork having worked with law enforcement, fire service, public health, and military personnel throughout his career.

EDUCATION


2007 MA, Masters of Arts Degree in Security Studies, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 2004 BA, Bachelor of Arts Degree in General Studies, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 2000 Associate of Arts in Applied Science, Butler County Community College, El Dorado, KS

CERTIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

  • CFAI Chief Fire Officer Designation (CFO)

  • Pro Board Health & Safety Officer

  • NFA Instructor for HazMat/WMD and Incident Management curriculum

  • IFSAC Hazardous Materials Technician

  • Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

  • Twice certified as a Master Instructor by the Department of Homeland Security

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES


David serves as a Subject Matter Expert for the Department of Homeland Security conducting training, course reviews. In addition, he participated as a developer and evaluator for major exercises including Vibrant Response and Urban Shield. David is a member of the National Fire Service Incident Management Consortium and is involved in revision of the Module Procedures Guides published by IFSTA.<

Glenn Joseph
EMA Instructor

 
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Resides: Delray Beach, FL

Glenn has over 30 years in the public safety sector. He served the City of Boca Raton for over 28 years attaining the rank of Deputy Fire Chief.  Glenn moved to the City of Boynton Beach where he served as Fire Chief retiring in 2020.  Since 1994, he served as an adjunct instructor at the National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg Maryland specializing in Chemistry for Emergency Response, Advance Life Support for Hazardous Materials Incidents, Hazardous Materials Operating Site Practices, Hazardous Materials Incident Management system; he is also an integral part of several course development and design teams at the NETC. As Fire Chief, he coordinated and managed all emergency and administrative functions within the Public Safety Department, including emergency response, disaster preparedness, fire prevention, and code enforcement. Glenn is also a registered professional nurse with over 20 years of direct clinical experience in all aspects of emergency room and critical care nursing practice.    

EDUCATION


2004 Master of Science in Emergency Planning and Administration Lynn University- Boca Raton, Florida 
2001 Bachelor of Science in Business Management Palm Beach Atlantic University- West Palm Beach, Florida
2016 Bachelor of Science in Nursing South University- West Palm Beach, Florida

CERTIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

⦁    Chief Fire Officer Designation Center for Public Safety Excellence
⦁    Executive Fire Officer Program Graduate National Fire Academy
⦁    Florida Registered Professional Nurse
⦁    Florida Registered Paramedic
⦁    Certified Hazardous Materials Technician in the State of Florida
⦁    Amateur Radio License, Technician Class

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Served as a voting member of the State of Florida’s Local Emergency Preparedness Committees, Region 10.  Vice President of the Fire Chief’s Association of Palm Beach County for over three years. Member of the Institution of Fire Engineers, United States of America Branch since 2014.  

Jack McCartt
EMA Instructor

 
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Resides: Jupiter, FL

Jack McCartt served in the fire service for 33 years as a Firefighter, Driver/Engineer, Captain, Battalion Chief, and Deputy Chief before retiring as the Fire Chief at Dania Beach. He served as the Hazardous Materials team coordinator of the Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services for over a decade. He has taught numerous Hazardous Materials, Incident Management, and Emergency Medical Management, as well as participated in developing these courses over the past 25 years. He also worked as an emergency room medic for over ten years.  
Chief McCartt also served as the Director of the School Board of Palm Beach County’s Fire Academy. As Director, he led the design and development of emergency response disciplines such as emergency medical services (EMS), firefighting, urban search and rescue, hazardous materials response, incident management, and leadership.  
Jack has been a National Fire Academy instructor since 1991, teaching hazardous materials, EMS, and training development courses. In addition to instruction, he has been involved in course development in the public safety disciplines of EMS, Training Management, Safety, and Hazardous Materials. In 2006, Jack worked on many of the Academy’s current courses to make them NIMS compliant. 
 

EDUCATION

BS Health Sciences Nova Southeastern University. 2004. 

CERTIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

National Fire Academy Instructor for HazMat/WMD and Incident Management curriculums 
Florida Hazardous Materials Technician 
Florida Paramedic (EMT-P)
National Fire Academy Instructor:
Advance Life Support for Hazardous Material Incidents
Chemistry for Emergency Response
Hazardous Materials Incident Management 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Jack is a hazardous material, Emergency Response, and Incident Command subject matter expert. He has developed and developed many firefighting, hazardous materials, emergency medical services, occupational health, and safety training programs, as well as emergency incident management. He is a course designer for the National Fire Academy and a large-scale exercise design, developer, and evaluator for the U.S. Army North.

Andrew J. Byrnes M.Ed. EFO
EMA Member

Andy retired as a Special Operations Battalion Chief from the Orem Fire Department in Utah. He was a sworn Law Enforcement Officer for 18 years and Paramedic for 16 years. He is currently a Professor in the Emergency Services Department at Utah Valley University (UVU). He is the Director of the Firefighter Recruit Candidate Academy program at UVU for entry level firefighters. He is a course designer and instructor for the National Fire Academy (NFA) in Emmitsburg, MD specializing in Hazmat/WMD Chemistry and Advanced Science. He has reviewed and contributed to several textbooks related to Hazmat/WMD chemistry and response and is a frequent course reviewer, researcher, and subject matter expert in the areas of Hazmat, Firefighting, Leadership and Management. He is a member of the NFPA 470 Hazardous Materials Standards for Responders Technical Committee. He is a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program and holds an Associate degree in Fire Science, a bachelor’s degree in Public Emergency Services Management and a master’s degree in Education from Utah State University.

 

Brian Passow
EMA Instructor

 

Resides: Peoria, AZ
 
He has 12 years of healthcare-specific emergency management experience with in-depth knowledge of The Joint Commission (TJC), Centers for Medicare/Medicaid (CMS), Long Term Care Institute (LTCI), and Commission on Accreditation of Rehab Facilities (CARF) compliance requirements. He has both private-sector and federal healthcare emergency management experience and is currently an EM Specialist with a federal agency. In both capacities, he was the Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT) coordinator and Decontamination Team leader. He developed and maintained all-hazard emergency plans across multiple jurisdictions in accordance with regulatory or accrediting agencies. Established and sustained the continuity of operations plan (COOP). He also coordinated and conducted HSEEP-compliant exercises in accordance with regulatory and accreditation agency guidelines.


CERTIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

  • Incident Command System Instructor

  • Veterans’ Health Administration’s First Receiver Decontamination Instructor

  • Emergency Management Specialist – FEMA Region VII

  • Force Protection/Threat Management-USMC

  • Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

  • FEMA Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Instructor

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Served as a voting member of Local Emergency Preparedness Committees in multiple jurisdictions and chaired the EM/Public Health working group for The State of Nevada’s Crisis Standards of Care plan development. Prior to and during his life in EMS, he was also a Marine Corps infantry combat veteran, having served in Operation Iraqi Freedom during the invasion and subsequent security and stabilization efforts in 2003.

John Turner MS.Ed.
EMA Member

Mr. Turner is a seasoned passionate instructor, facilitating in over 30 states on a verity of topics.  He brings a real-world practical application to the classroom.  He has taught over 200 courses in the hospital setting with DQE and has instructed Incident Command to several fire departments.  He has been a technician on hazardous materials team and has served as incident commander for hundreds of incidents.  

Terry B. Cohen MD
EMA Member

Dr. Cohen is an emergency medicine specialist in Boca Raton, Florida, and is affiliated with Baptist 
Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital. He received his medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical 
College at Thomas Jefferson University completed his residency at Wilmington Medical Center in 1978 and has been in practice for over 40 years. Board certified Internal Medicine since 1978, Allergy & Immunology since 2981, Emergency Medicine since 1984, and Emergency Medical Services specialty since 2021.  

Dr. Cohen served as Medical Director of the Emergency Department, Chairman of the Credential Committee, assistant professor of Integrated Medical science, and the emergency medicine cross-discipline clerkship director at Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. Dr. Cohen has been a member of the Executive e Committee of the Medical Staff since 1984.