Full-time staff | West Des Moines, IA

The full-time lead paramedics, full-time paramedics, and full-time EMTs work an average of 40-42 hours a week, using the Pittman schedule model.

Lieutenants

	Becky Knowles Date of Hire: June 2005 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: Mercy School of EMS Hometown: Kanawha, IA
	Aaron Frasier Date of Hire: November 2009 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: University of Northern Iowa, Mercy College Hometown: Des Moines, IA
	Troy Fick Date of Hire: April 2012 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: Mercy College of Health Sciences Hometown: Norwalk, IA
	Jordan VanScoy Date of Hire: July 2013 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: Iowa State University, DMACC Hometown: Urbandale, IA
	Derek Doyle Date of Hire: April 2015 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: DMACC, ISU Hometown: Huxley, IA
	Amber Redmond Date of Hire: May 2015 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: Northeast Iowa Community College Hometown: Scales Mound, IL
	Trent Malone Date of Hire: May 2016 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: DMACC Hometown: Monroe, IA
	Josh Behnken Date of Hire: September 2016 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: IWCC Hometown: Massena, IA
	Regan Considine Date of Hire: May 2017 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: University of Missouri, University of Iowa Hometown: Naperville, IL
	Kristine Newell Date of Hire: October 2017 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: DMACC Hometown: Ogallala, NE
	Bethany Hauptmann Date of Hire: April 2018 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: MCHS, CCAF, NIACC, ILCC Hometown: Wesley, IA
	Spencer Gratton Date of Hire: December 2018 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: ISU, Scott Community College, ASU Hometown: Ripon, WI
	Elizabeth Frank Date of Hire: December 2018 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: Grandview, DMACC Hometown: Waterloo, IA
	Clay Wallerstedt Date of Hire: July 2020 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: Iowa Central Community College, U of I, DMACC Hometown: Sac City, IA
	Kellen McManamon Date of Hire: October 2021 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: DMACC/ Creighton Hometown: Ankeny, IA
	Joel Pullen Date of Hire: February 2016 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: UNI, Glendale CC Hometown: West Des Moines, IA
	Luis Martinez Date of Hire: December 2019 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: Kirkwood Community College, U of Iowa Hometown: Cedar Rapids, IA
	Ray Scherrer Date of Hire: January 2020 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: DMACC Hometown: Desoto, MO
	Kayla Duver Date of Hire: March 2021 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: Mercy College of Health Science Hometown: Indianola, IA
	Nicholas Alger Date of Hire: October 2021 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: Mercy College of Health Science Hometown: Chariton, IA
	Kyle Martens Date of Hire: November 2021 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: University of Iowa Hometown: West Des Moines, IA
Full-time Paramedic
	Clint Bennethum Date of Hire: January 2017 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: Iowa Western Community College, MCHS Hometown: Sheldahl, IA
	Blair Lohman Date of Hire: October 2020 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: University of Iowa Hometown: Tipton, IA
	Colleen Frank Date of Hire: March 2021 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: DMACC Hometown: Eldora, IA
	Morgan Beers Date of Hire: March 2021 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: Kirkwood Community College Hometown: Oroville, CA
	Paige Gowin Date of Hire: June 2021 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: Mercy College of Health Science Hometown: Altoona, IA
	Craig Royer Date of Hire: June 2022 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: Iowa State/Creighton University Hometown: Woodbine, IA
	Brandon Ramos Date of Hire: April 2020 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: Scott Community College, DMACC Hometown: Geneseo, IL
	Isaac Marks Date of Hire: April 2020 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: University of Iowa Hometown: Marshall, MN
	Lauren Morgan Date of Hire: June 2022 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: DMACC Hometown: Des Moines, IA

	Alissa Van Manen Date of Hire: February 2023 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: Mercy College, DMACC Hometown: Runnells, IA
	Adam Charbonneau Date of Hire: February 2023 Certification: Paramedic/CCP Education: DMACC Hometown: Bloomington, MN
	Aaron Smith Date of Hire: January 2022 Certification: Paramedic Education: DMACC Hometown: West Des Moines
	Nicole Holdeman Date of Hire: February 2023 Certification: Paramedic Education: DMACC Hometown: Pella, IA
	Nicholas Boren Date of Hire: February 2023 Certification: Paramedic Education: Mount San Jacinto Community College / DMACC Hometown: Riverside, CA
	Nicole Masteller Date of Hire: September 2024 Certification: Paramedic Education: DMACC Hometown: Des Moines, IA
	Sean Lunde Date of Hire: January 2018 Certification: Paramedic Education: UNI, DMACC, Mercy Hometown Mason City, IA
	Grace Shemanski Date of Hire: August 2021 Certification: Paramedic Education: DMACC Hometown: Keota, IA
	Heather Fincel Date of Hire: September 2024 Certification: Paramedic Education: DMACC Hometown: Atlantic, IA
	Alex Alvarez-Garcia Date of Hire: January 2025 Certification: Paramedic Education: WITCC Hometown: Denison, IA
	Max Ramirez Date of Hire: January 2025 Certification: Paramedic Education: University of Iowa Hometown: Ames, IA
	Yoshio Vo Date of Hire: April 14, 2025 Certification: Paramedic Education: Hometown:
	Wrye Downs Date of Hire: July 7, 2025 Certification: Paramedic Education: DMACC Hometown: Waukee, IA
FULL - TIME EMT
	Shawn Kamaus Date of Hire: October 2020 Certification: EMT Education: Hawkeye Community College, Kirkwood Community College Hometown: West Union, IA
	Cody Thomas Date of Hire: July 2021 Certification: EMT Education: Mary Greeley, Buena Vista University Hometown: Rockwell, IA
	Katy Van Lennep Date of Hire: February 2023 Certification: EMT Education: Hawkeye Community College, DMACC Hometown: Carlisle, IA

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