Alumni – ERAU Emergency Response Team

MEET OUR

Alumni Advisor Corey Charles

“I came to Riddle as an EMT and ended up coming to my first ERAU EMS meeting after seeing the guys with an ambulance at the activities fair. I sat in the back of the room and didn’t mention that I had any experience or certification until I was a few weeks in. I wanted to see what it was all about first. Midway through the semester I remember the Chief explaining that the university was making us change our name to MED Club. I decided then that I was sticking with this organization and wanted to do everything I could to make us not have to be called “club”. I went on to be a bunch of stuff; logistics, Assistant Chief, and Chief. I held those positions during some of our most dark, difficult and discouraging years. During that time I made some of my best lifelong friends. My final year at Riddle I decided not to run for Chief again and instead wanted to be the training officer because I thought the CFR course was ready for an update and needed to be standardized. I had no idea until I started that role that training was really what I enjoyed more than anything. That led me to pursue continuing my training and seeking any opportunity to provide training to others. I ended up staying in the Daytona area and I’m currently a Deputy Sheriff for Volusia County. Day-to-day I’m on our Crime Suppression Team and am the lead medic on the county ERT team. I also get to train every new hire deputy in basic tactical medicine and EVOC. The past ERAU ERT chiefs have been keeping me around as their “alumni advisor” where I try to do anything I can to help them move forward. “

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We Are So Grateful For Our Alumni

Here’s What They Have to Say About ERT:

“I was the Chief for 2017-2018 and finally built the organization back up to what it once was in terms of numbers of EMTs. We were able to fully operate the EMT scholarship after Brent Curlee set up the initial meetings and gained money from the school to pay for our first real MCI equipment bag. We also had the most calls until 2018-2019. The biggest reason we were able to run so many calls was we finally had enough EMTs to have a scramble coverage throughout the day… It was a good feeling to leave the organization better than when I joined and I hope that everyone still feels the same way about my time there.”

Jake Sonzogni

2017-2018

“I was Chief during ’12-’13. During my time we moved from The Sim Building to the Tomcat Annex Tower. We bought the Kubota to replace the Gator. James Luen built a new website. We also greatly expanded the CPR program, including certifying 100% of the AFROTC Upperclassmen. These days I’m working as the Fire & EMS Coordinator at a major regional community college, where we run 4-6 basic firefighter academies and 6-8 EMT Basic courses annually.”

Ryan Pfeiffer

2010-2014

“One of the original members when it all began… Currently a Flight Paramedic with MD Army National Guard MEDEVAC unit Co C 1-169 AVN as well as a Trooper/Flight Medic with the MD State Police.”

Jenn Dumont

2005

“As the organizations first Chief, one of my most memorable experiences is responding to our first “call” on campus. We were at the student activity fair and someone had passed out near the chapel. Though we didn’t have permission to “provide response services,” we went to check on the student and made it into the Avion. It was a huge positive exposure that helped continued progress.

I am currently the Director of Operations at the Cincinnati Northern KY International’s Airport and work PT for Georgetown/Scott Co. EMS.”

Casey Kinosz

“It took years of meetings and convincing, but watching this organization grow and flourish after our departure has been, in my opinion, one of our greatest accomplishments at the university. Seeing some people who came to college to get a degree in one discipline, join ERAU EMS, and then realize their life calling is one of service because of our organization is incredibly humbling. None of us ever thought of the impact we would have on personal lives.

I currently work full time as a Firefighter in Lower Westchester, NY, and part time as a Paramedic in Northern Westchester. Missing the medical aspect of what we did in college convinced me to go back and get my Paramedic License last year. Haven’t regretted it since.”

Alex Vergo

“I did the CFR class and was a member for almost 2 years and had a really great experience… My interest in medicine came from MED Club. I’m an MD now, technically Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Indiana University.”