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Investigations

We have a unique group of consultants with extensive experience in criminal, employee and healthcare investigations.  If you are a healthcare or public safety organization with a need for a third-party inquiry or investigation, our team is ready to assist.  Access details on each person's experience below by clicking on their picture.

Charis Paulson

Charis Paulson
MBA, BA, CPM

 

Travis Ouverson

Travis K. Ouverson, MPA

 

David Edgar

Dave Edgar
MHA, CCP

 

Cam Coppess

Cameron Coppess
MPA


 

Shannon Watson

Shannon Watson
MHA, NRP, CC-EMTP, CP
 

Phone Consultation

If you have the need for opinion, advice or guidance on a particular issue, we offer a scalable panel of experts for your particular need.  Cost will vary dependent on the number of experts and organization type.

Evaluation and Analysis

At times, an organization may need more than just advice.  When the need involves evaluation, research, and additional work outside of a phone call.  

Affordable and Scalable

Investigations

Budgeted Options

All-inclusive or Individual Speaker/Conference Fees

Let us put together a team of speakers for your next training or conference.  We will work within your budget to provide you with options, whether that be an hourly rate or all-inclusive fee.

What if you had an option for connecting with experts for guidance, without having to put out a RFP?  Our goal is to provide input, evaluation, and guidance options to you by experts from throughout the country on public safety and healthcare issues.  We offer several solutions where you can gather information or recommendations at a cost that can be scalable in scope and price, depending on the size of your organization.

The Team
Our team is made up of both retired and active members who work in their particular disciplines throughout the United States.  This unique structure allows them to provide knowledge, guidance and education while not having to create their own consulting firms.  This is a key component of providing experts to small and medium organizations at an affordable cost.

David Edgar, consulting, EMS, Ambulance, Public safety, law enforcement, Iowa, Florida, company president

IOWA/FLORIDA
Dave Edgar
MHA, CCP
Founder and President

Emily Sellner, Administrator

IOWA
Emily Sellner
BS
Executive Assistant
City of West Des Moines

Juan Cardona, Fire, EMS, Florida, South America, Spanish Speaking, , Mass  casualty

FLORIDA/SOUTH AMERICA
Juan C. Cardona
FF/P MPA
EMS Division Chief (RET)
Coral Springs-Parkland, Florida
Fire Department

 

Linda Frederiksen, EMS, Administration, Billing, RN, paramedic, leadership

IOWA
Linda Frederiksen
BSN, MPA
Executive Director (RET)

MEDIC EMS

Travis Ouverson, police, law enforcement, recruitment, policies, interim management, leadership, military

IOWA
Travis K. Ouverson, MPA
Asst. Chief (RET)
West Des Moines Police Department

Jesse Yarbrough, EMS, Ambulance, Chief, leadership, partnerships, regionalization

KENTUCKY
Jesse Yarbrough, Colonel
Chief of EMS
Louisville Metro EMS
Louisville, KY

Cam Coppess, Police, recruitment, Law enforcement, Technology

IOWA
Cameron Coppess
MPA, 
Captain (RET)
West Des Moines
Police Department

Charles Foat, EMS, Education, Analysis

KANSAS
Charles Foat, PhD, NRP, FAEMS
Johnson County Community College
Director of EMS Services
 

Kyle Levesque, Fire, EMS, Fire Training, leadership,

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Kyle Levesque

FF/P
Captain
Hudson Fire Department 
Hudson, NH

Jim Jones, Fire, EMS, Leadership, mentoring, training,

TEXAS
Jim Jones
BS, FF/P

Deputy Chief of Operations
Lumberton, Texas Fire & EMS
 

Nick Edgar, EMS, EMT, Florida

FLORIDA
Nick Edgar
EMT
Volusia County EMS
Daytona Beach, Florida

Shannon Watson, EMS, Paramedic, Mobile Integrated Healthcare, Community Paramedicine, Leadership

Missouri
Shannon Watson
MHA, NRP, CC-EMTP, CP
St. Louis, Missouri

Garrett Hedeen, Austin-Travis EMS, EMS, Safety, Education, Training, Paramedic, ambulance, Texas

Texas/Indiana
Garrett Hedeen
MS, MHA, LP
Austin-Travis County EMS
Austin, Texas

Brian Sellner, PSAP, supervision

IOWA
Brian Sellner
ENP, CTO
Supervisor, Westcom Communications Center
West Des Moines, Iowa
 

Mike Knipstein,  EMS, Texas, Administration, Leadership

TEXAS
Mike Knipstein
Director
Williamson County EMS

 

Maria-Beermann-Foat, EMS, Fire, Education, Training, Data Analysis

OREGON
Maria Beermann- Foat, PhD, NRP
EMS Training Coordinator Eugene/Springfield Fire Department 


 

Tony Bixby, Fire, EMS, leadership, operations, training, mentorship

PENNSYLVANIA
Tony Bixby
Director, Prehospital Services, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, North Central Region
Chief, Susquehanna Regional EMS

John Sammons, Wake County EMS, EMS, Ambulance, Paramedic

NORTH CAROLINA
John L. Sammons III
AAS, Advanced Practice Paramedic

Wake County EMS

Lee Thomas, paramedic, education, military,

IOWA
Lee Thomas
CCP
Division Chief (RET)
West Des Moines EMS

Laurie Gehrke Education, EMS, Nursing, Training

IOWA
Laurie Sena Gehrke
R.N., BSN, CEN, CPEN
Former Life Flight/Pediatric Transport Nurse

Elizabeth Beatty, Paramedic, leadership, ambulance, volunteers, ultrasound, blood program

VIRGINIA
Elizabeth Beatty
Brigaide Chief
Virginia Beach, VA EMS

 

Charis M Paulson Photo - AEdit (1)_edited.jpg
Casey Smith, EMS, Ambulance, Fire, training, ambulance

FLORIDA
Casey Smith

BS  FF/P
Charge Paramedic
Manatee County, Florida EMS
 

Kevin Miller, paramedic, training, education, leadership

IOWA
Kevin Miller, MPA, NRP
Emergency Services Education Coordinator
Northwest Iowa Community College

Brad Buck, Paramedic, community paramedicine, mobile integrated healthcare, Minnesota, ambulance

Minnesota
Brad Buck
BS, NRP, Community Paramedic
Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service
and School of Health Sciences

 

Iowa
Charis Paulson
MBA, BA, CPM
Iowa Department of Public Safety (RET)
CALEA
 

Phone Consultation

If you have the need for opinion, advice or guidance on a particular issue, we offer a scalable panel of experts for your particular need.  Cost will vary dependent on the number of experts and organization type.

Evaluation and Analysis

At times, an organization may need more than just advice.  When the need involves evaluation, research, and additional work outside of a phone call.  

Affordable and Scalable

Investigations

Budgeted Options

All-inclusive or Individual Speaker/Conference Fees

Let us put together a team of speakers for your next training or conference.  We will work within your budget to provide you with options, whether that be an hourly rate or all-inclusive fee.

What if you had an option for connecting with experts for guidance, without having to put out a RFP?  Our goal is to provide input, evaluation, and guidance options to you by experts from throughout the country on public safety and healthcare issues.  We offer several solutions where you can gather information or recommendations at a cost that can be scalable in scope and price, depending on the size of your organization.

The Team
Our team is made up of both retired and active members who work in their particular disciplines throughout the United States.  This unique structure allows them to provide knowledge, guidance and education while not having to create their own consulting firms.  This is a key component of providing experts to small and medium organizations at an affordable cost.

David Edgar, consulting, EMS, Ambulance, Public safety, law enforcement, Iowa, Florida, company president

IOWA/FLORIDA
Dave Edgar
MHA, CCP
Founder and President

Emily Sellner, Administrator

IOWA
Emily Sellner
BS
Executive Assistant
City of West Des Moines

Juan Cardona, Fire, EMS, Florida, South America, Spanish Speaking, , Mass  casualty

FLORIDA/SOUTH AMERICA
Juan C. Cardona
FF/P MPA
EMS Division Chief (RET)
Coral Springs-Parkland, Florida
Fire Department

 

Linda Frederiksen, EMS, Administration, Billing, RN, paramedic, leadership

IOWA
Linda Frederiksen
BSN, MPA
Executive Director (RET)

MEDIC EMS

Travis Ouverson, police, law enforcement, recruitment, policies, interim management, leadership, military

IOWA
Travis K. Ouverson, MPA
Asst. Chief (RET)
West Des Moines Police Department

Jesse Yarbrough, EMS, Ambulance, Chief, leadership, partnerships, regionalization

KENTUCKY
Jesse Yarbrough, Colonel
Chief of EMS
Louisville Metro EMS
Louisville, KY

Cam Coppess, Police, recruitment, Law enforcement, Technology

IOWA
Cameron Coppess
MPA, 
Captain (RET)
West Des Moines
Police Department

Charles Foat, EMS, Education, Analysis

KANSAS
Charles Foat, PhD, NRP, FAEMS
Johnson County Community College
Director of EMS Services
 

Kyle Levesque, Fire, EMS, Fire Training, leadership,

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Kyle Levesque

FF/P
Captain
Hudson Fire Department 
Hudson, NH

Jim Jones, Fire, EMS, Leadership, mentoring, training,

TEXAS
Jim Jones
BS, FF/P

Deputy Chief of Operations
Lumberton, Texas Fire & EMS
 

Nick Edgar, EMS, EMT, Florida

FLORIDA
Nick Edgar
EMT
Volusia County EMS
Daytona Beach, Florida

Shannon Watson, EMS, Paramedic, Mobile Integrated Healthcare, Community Paramedicine, Leadership

Missouri
Shannon Watson
MHA, NRP, CC-EMTP, CP
St. Louis, Missouri

Garrett Hedeen, Austin-Travis EMS, EMS, Safety, Education, Training, Paramedic, ambulance, Texas

Texas/Indiana
Garrett Hedeen
MS, MHA, LP
Austin-Travis County EMS
Austin, Texas

Brian Sellner, PSAP, supervision

IOWA
Brian Sellner
ENP, CTO
Supervisor, Westcom Communications Center
West Des Moines, Iowa
 

Mike Knipstein,  EMS, Texas, Administration, Leadership

TEXAS
Mike Knipstein
Director
Williamson County EMS

 

Maria-Beermann-Foat, EMS, Fire, Education, Training, Data Analysis

OREGON
Maria Beermann- Foat, PhD, NRP
EMS Training Coordinator Eugene/Springfield Fire Department 


 

Tony Bixby, Fire, EMS, leadership, operations, training, mentorship

PENNSYLVANIA
Tony Bixby
Director, Prehospital Services, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, North Central Region
Chief, Susquehanna Regional EMS

John Sammons, Wake County EMS, EMS, Ambulance, Paramedic

NORTH CAROLINA
John L. Sammons III
AAS, Advanced Practice Paramedic

Wake County EMS

Lee Thomas, paramedic, education, military,

IOWA
Lee Thomas
CCP
Division Chief (RET)
West Des Moines EMS

Laurie Gehrke Education, EMS, Nursing, Training

IOWA
Laurie Sena Gehrke
R.N., BSN, CEN, CPEN
Former Life Flight/Pediatric Transport Nurse

Elizabeth Beatty, Paramedic, leadership, ambulance, volunteers, ultrasound, blood program

VIRGINIA
Elizabeth Beatty
Brigaide Chief
Virginia Beach, VA EMS

 

Charis M Paulson Photo - AEdit (1)_edited.jpg
Casey Smith, EMS, Ambulance, Fire, training, ambulance

FLORIDA
Casey Smith

BS  FF/P
Charge Paramedic
Manatee County, Florida EMS
 

Kevin Miller, paramedic, training, education, leadership

IOWA
Kevin Miller, MPA, NRP
Emergency Services Education Coordinator
Northwest Iowa Community College

Brad Buck, Paramedic, community paramedicine, mobile integrated healthcare, Minnesota, ambulance

Minnesota
Brad Buck
BS, NRP, Community Paramedic
Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service
and School of Health Sciences

 

Iowa
Charis Paulson
MBA, BA, CPM
Iowa Department of Public Safety (RET)
CALEA
 

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