Dundas is the Chief of Peel Regional Paramedic Services. He has been engaged with Paramedic Services for over 35 years both in the private and public settings. His knowledge in operations, dispatch, labour relations, health and safety as well as policy has helped guide successful design and implementation of various forward-thinking paramedic models.  Dundas has overseen two major transitions of paramedic operations from private sector to Upper Tier in Durham and Peel Region.

Michael Nolan MA ACP CCP(F)Ret serves the County of Renfrew as the Director of Emergency Services and Chief Paramedic.

For over 27 years Chief Nolan has has had many roles in Paramedicine, working as a Critical Care Flight Paramedic in Ontario’s North, as faculty educating Paramedics throughout Atlantic Canada, as Deputy Chief and Director of Emergency Management in our Nations Capital and more recently, for the past 15 years as the Chief and practicing as an Advanced Care Paramedic in the County of Renfrew.

Sage’s 28-year career in paramedic services spans all aspects of the profession including front-line operations, 911 communications, education, planning and research. This includes ten years with the City of Toronto EMS, and 16 years with Halton Region Paramedic Service.  He has served as the Chief of Paramedics in Halton since 2010.  Sage holds a Bachelor of Applied Business Degree from Lakeland College.

Carriere is Director and Chief of Cochrane District EMS, a position he has held since 2014.  Over the past 22 years, he has served as a front-line paramedic, union president, peer reviewer, educator and innovator. Chief Carriere helped to establish the first Special Operations Medics in Northern Ontario.  He is a graduate of Business Administration at Northern College, City Collegial Paramedic program, Saunders Business School at UBC and the Landmark Leadership Program from the Niagara Institute. Carriere attended the Governor Generals Canadian Leadership Conference in 2015 and received the N.H. McNally Award in 2009.

Cheseboro began his career in 1991 as an ambulance attendant for the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in Oshawa and was certified as an Advanced Care Paramedic in 1994. He also served a Regional Trainer for the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Cheseboro has been an instructor in the paramedic program at Centennial College and at the Michener Institute as part of the MOH OPALS program.  Cheseboro began working for the Regional Municipality of Durham emergency medical services department in 2000 and was appointed Chief of Region of Durham Paramedic Services in 2015.

Gale Chevalier has spent more than 25 years as a Paramedic in the Eastern Ontario region.  She has held various positions including front-line PCP and ACP, Superintendent, and Deputy Chief of Performance Standards and Operations.  She has been Chief of Frontenac Paramedics since July 2019.

Tom Reid has worked as a Paramedic and an Emergency Services Professional for the past 39 years and has served as the Chief of Dufferin County Paramedic Service for the past 25 years. In this position he has been a Senior Director at Headwaters Health Care Centre where he has had experience with managing numerous hospital departments including, Emergency department, security, transfer services, emergency planning, Occupational health and Saftey and most recently the COVID assessment/treatment clinic. He is a member Ministry of Health Ambulance Services Review Team for over 20yrs and is the recipient of the Governor General’s Exemplary Service Medal for Emergency Medical Services. His experiences in emergency service over his career have included everything from emergency child birth, community disasters and hospital evacuations. Tom is a life-time resident and is proud to call Dufferin County home where he resides with his wife Wendy and their four children and three grand children

Stephen Van Valkenburg was appointed Chief and General Manager to Medavie Elgin EMS in August 2022. 

Steve served as Chief for Lambton County EMS from 2000-2005, when he moved to Niagara Emergency Medical Services from 2005-2012 serving a variety of positions, ending as Deputy Chief, Operations from 2007-2012. Steve also served as Deputy Chief, Operations at Middlesex London EMS from 2012-2013 when he accepted the position of Chief at Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services. He served in this role until his retirement in August 2013.

Steve has also held positions with London CACC and Wallaceburg CACC and has been involved with Emergency Medical Services since 1981.

Stephen is a graduate of the University of Waterloo and holds a BSc in Neuroscience. He also holds certificates from the Fitch and Associates Communications Centre Program, the Niagara Institute Leadership Program and University of Michigan Lean Six Sigma program. Steve also holds CMM III Executive Level certification from the Ontario Municipal  Management Institute.