Roberts is a recognized health system transformation contributor and collaborator, and a leading advocate for advancing Paramedicine in Ontario. As Chief of Middlesex-London Paramedic Services, he has over 40 years experience working in the profession as well as with municipal, provincial, national and international governments. This has included being a policy advisor to the Premier of Ontario and sitting on the Premier’s Council on Improving Health Care and Ending Hallway Medicine. He is dedicated to finding solutions that will improve access to care for all Ontarians.

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.

Travis is currently the Chief of Lanark County Paramedic Service which has the unique distinction of being one of only 4 hospital run Paramedic Services in the province. He has been a paramedic with LCPS for 19 years and spent 8.5 years working for Renfrew County Paramedic Service.   Prior to his role as Chief, Travis held the positions of Commander of Quality Assurance and Deputy Chief of Clinical Performance Management and Professional Standards. He is an avid outdoor enthusiast whose hobbies include white water canoeing and camping.  With a background in Swift Water Rescue and Wilderness First Aid, he and his wife volunteer over 250 hours a year helping to run the Arnprior District High School’s Young Voyageurs Outdoors Club as leaders.  

Brooks started his career with Stratford Ambulance Service before moving to Forest District Ambulance in 1986. He has worked as an Ontario Ministry of Health and base hospital educator as well as a paramedic, supervisor, quality assurance manager and deputy manager with Lambton County EMS and is currently the general manager/chief with Chatham-Kent EMS. He has a graduate diploma in emergency management and a masters degree in public safety.

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.