FLIGHT TEAM / COMMUNICATIONS / MECHANICS

All Mercy Flight pilots are highly skilled and have excellent safety records. The average Mercy Flight pilot has been flying helicopters for more than 26 years, and has more than 8,000 hours of flight time.

Dennis Crandall, Director of Flight Operations
Stan Snopkowski, Chief Pilot
Marc Boies
Jeffery Brooks
Bill Condon
Matt Doorley
Andrew Gill
Steve Hope
Ed McDonnell
Ray Robinson

FLIGHT MEDICS, NURSES & DOCTORS

In addition to first-rate pilots, our medical crewmembers are also top-notch. Our flight paramedics all have at least two years or more of high call volume EMS experience, and our flight nurses all have several years of ED and/or ICU experience.

Both paramedics and nurses are required to maintain current credentials in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). Our medical crewmembers also operate under a strict set of medical protocols and are required to meet continuing medical education requirements, and are continually evaluated through a comprehensive quality management program.

MEDICS
Wade Schwab, Batavia Crew Chief
Skip Yuhnke, Buffalo Crew Chief
Will Smith, Olean Crew Chief
Kurt Adamchick, Director Of Education
Kyle Bates
Steve Baxter
Joe Bielinski
Steve Cooley
Laurie Salemi
Albert Cousins
Rich Davies
Rob Haley
Tim Loucks
Warren Luick
Bill Major
Robert Mann
Dan Parr
Luca Quagliano
J.D. Tehle
John Wall
Richard Zmuda

NURSES
Stephen Baxter
Arnie Facklam
Maria Stenzel
Bonnie Bezon
Jennifer Crotty
Rob Dundon
Kimberly Fedkiw
Mickey Forness
Wendy Franks
Paul Gannon
Amy Hayward
Anne Hedges-Creighton
Wanda Irwin
Sue Lawton
Molly Maigret
Dave McKnight
Elise Melancon
Brenda Meyer
Kerry Miesner
Cory Reigle
Michael Pidsadnick
Brian Pitts
Donna Poirier
Laura Rusinek
Deborah Sainz
Tom Sampson
Deborah Smith
Wendy Thompson

DOCTORS
Dr. Samuel Cloud
Dr. Craig Cooley

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALISTS

The heart of any air-medical operation is its communications center, and Mercy Flight is no exception. Our dispatch center is staffed 24 hours a day by dedicated communications specialists. These professionals maintain a minimum of EMT-B certification, and are required to have several years of EMS experience.

They are responsible for fielding, prioritizing, and dispatching incoming flight requests, which involves assigning calls to the most appropriate of our three aircrafts and coordinating missions with ground units and hospitals.

Robert Woodford, Communications Manager
Kyle Brodnicki
Jeff Carter
Paul Cervoni
Dave Cole
Amy Hamm
Dave King
Dan Malkowski
Kenneth Page

MECHANICS & FACILITIES

Robert Guguentz, Director of Aircraft Maintenance
Robert Burns
Brian Smith
Anthony Stellrecht
Matthew Ermer - Parts Dept / Tech / Insp.

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