Dr. Juan Duchesne, MD received his undergraduate education at the University of Puerto Rico (Humacao, Puerto Rico) and his Medical Degree from Ponce School of Medicine (Ponce, Puerto Rico). Dr. Duchesne completed his general surgery residency and fellowship training at the Louisiana State University Health Science Center (New Orleans, LA). Following his fellowship training in 2005, Dr. Duchesne was Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery/Trauma/Critical Care at The University of Mississippi Medical Center (Jackson, MS). While there, he received the Outstanding Clinical Research Achievement Award. He joined the full-time faculty as an assistant professor at Tulane School of Medicine in December 2006. In 2013, Dr Duchesne was in charge of developing a Level II Trauma Center at North Oaks medical center in Hammond Louisiana. He was able to achieve ACS verification of the trauma center within 2 years. He served as Chair of the Committee of Trauma for the Louisiana chapter with the American College of Surgeons and past president of the LA Chapter ACS. He is the co-founder of the International Damage Control Resuscitation (DCR) Society and has presented his research results at national and international trauma and critical care surgical conferences. Dr. Duchesne is well published, with over 250 publications and more than 100 national and international guest speaker invitations.

Randall M. Schaefer (Lieutenant Colonel, US Army, Retired), DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, CEN, served for 20 years as an Emergency/Trauma Nurse in operational units and fixed facilities in clinical and staff officer roles. She deployed three times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Inherent Resolve. During deployments, she established and implemented prehospital blood programs and Walking Blood Banks at the unit and strategic levels. Upon retirement from Active Duty in 2017 until 2021, she worked at the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC). She was the program manager for developing and implementing the country's first multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary Regional Whole Blood Program, comprising 18 ground EMS agencies, ten helicopter EMS bases, and numerous hospitals throughout South Texas. She developed a comprehensive regional onboarding process for EMS agencies as they navigated the process of carrying prehospital blood. She serves as a Steering Committee Member for the Prehospital Blood Transfusion Initiative Coalition, Board Member of the North Carolina EMS Regional Blood Coalition, and on the AABB Prehospital Standards Working Group. Randi received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of San Francisco, her Master of Science in Nursing from Widener University, and her Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Texas Health-San Antonio. Her doctoral project collaborated with the San Antonio Fire Department focused on "Increasing prehospital transfusion rates in patients experiencing hemorrhagic shock: A quality improvement initiative."

Chief Chief Charles Coyle has provided dedicated service to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue since 2004. Over his 20-year career, Chief Coyle has occupied various roles, including EMS Training Captain, Operational Captain, Lieutenant, Trauma Hawk Paramedic, and Firefighter. In 2013, he played a crucial role in developing new patient care protocols and creating a paramedic training program with a validation testing process. His commitment to the organization led him to the position of Division Chief of Medical Services in 2019. Chief Coyle has a bachelor’s degree in EMS Administration and is responsible for over 1,500 paramedics who serve proudly throughout Palm Beach County. Chief Coyle speaks nationally at EMS events and has published various topics on prehospital medicine. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue has been using prehospital blood since 2022.

Major Tom Dransfield serves as the Quality Assurance and Safety Officer for New Orleans EMS, a role he has excelled in since 2017. With over 35 years of experience as a paramedic, Tom has worked in both urban and rural Fire and EMS systems across Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. He joined NOEMS in 2015 and has since been instrumental in expanding the Office of Quality Assurance and implementing the Pre-Hospital Trauma Blood program.

In addition to his primary responsibilities, Tom also serves as the department’s Safety Officer and oversees the Hazardous Materials Technician Medics.

Mark Piehl is a pediatric critical care physician at WakeMed in Raleigh, NC, and a Medical Director with WakeMed Mobile Critical Care transport. Mark is also Founder and Chief Medical Officer of 410 Medical, a company focused on improving resuscitation in shock, sepsis, and trauma. He previously served as Medical Director of the WakeMed Children's Hospital and Director of Pediatrics at WakeMed. His clinical interests include trauma, shock, sepsis, airway management, diabetes, emergency ultrasound, and critical care transport. Mark teaches frequently on the pre-hospital management of trauma and critical illness and has faculty appointments in the Departments of Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina and Duke University. He has numerous Department of Defense grants funding the development of technology to improve trauma care and is a founding member of the North Carolina Regional Prehospital Blood Coalition. Mark is also Founder of the Samaritan Health Center, a clinic for the homeless and uninsured in Durham, NC.

Madonna Stotsenburg, DNP, MBA, BSN, RN, the Director of Trauma and Emergency Services at St. Mary’s Medical Center, to the Florida Trauma System Advisory Council. Stotsenburg graduated from Weber State University with a bachelor’s degree in health services administration, the University of Miami with a bachelor’s degree in nursing, Florida International University with an MBA, and the University of Central Florida with a doctorate in nursing. St. Mary’s Medical Center is one of two hospitals in Palm Beach County to be a Level I Trauma Center, the highest level of care available.

Candace Pineda, RN, MBA, BSN, TCRN Senior Director

Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

ATLS Clinical Coordinator

Memorial Regional Hospital & Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Mr. TC Byrne is currently a 3rd-year medical student at Tulane School of Medicine in New Orleans. He previously served as an E-6 SEAL medic on the West Coast and held the position of Lead Petty Officer at the SEAL Special Operations Tactical Medical (SOTM) schoolhouse. Currently, he is in the process of applying for a residency in Anesthesia and maintains a continued interest in advancing prehospital medicine and TCCC.

Mr. Andrew Van Sumeren is an instructor of Dive Medicine and Trauma Medicine. Alongside his teaching responsibilities, he is an active wilderness paramedic, utilizing his field experience in various challenging environments he currently acts as an expedition medic when not teaching.

Andrew's previous assignments include serving as primary Medic and Sniper with the a SEAL team, specializing in special reconnaissance, maritime operations, and lead climbing.

Peter M. Antevy, MD is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine (EM) physician practicing in-hospital emergency medical care at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, a level I trauma and tertiary care center in South Florida. Board-certified in pediatrics, emergency medicine and the complex subspecialty of EMS, he is also the founder and chief medical officer of Handtevy – Pediatric Emergency Standards, Inc., and he serves as the Medical Director for Davie Fire-Rescue, Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Rescue, Southwest Ranches Fire Rescue and MCT Express, all in South Florida. Dr. Antevy also serves as Associate Medical Director for several other agencies including Palm Beach County, Florida and he is also the longstanding medical director for two highly-regarded paramedic training programs as well as several mobile integrated healthcare (MIHC) programs in greater Broward County, Florida. Dr. Antevy was recently appointed to serve as the lead pediatric EMS specialist/consultant for the highly-influential Metropolitan EMS Medical Directors Coalition. This highly-cohesive international consortium, known for envelope-pushing education and operational advances in 9-1-1 care, is largely composed of the jurisdictional, accountable medical directors of the 50 to 60 largest municipalities in the U.S. and Europe as well as several key U.S. federal agencies. In turn, he has been the recipient of many regional, national and international honors and awards including the 2014 Raymond H. Alexander EMS Medical Director of the Year in Florida and the 2015 EMS 10 Innovator of the Year Award from the Journal of Emergency Medical Services. In 2017, he was awarded the prestigious Ron J. Anderson Memorial Award in Dallas, TX, the international public health service accolade bestowed for his far-reaching public health contributions in emergency medical care, particularly for his efforts to improve outcomes for critically ill and injured children. In 2018, Peter was named National Medical Director of the Year by the NAEMT. At the same time, Dr. Antevy remains a grounded, in-the-trenches EMS medical director as exemplified by his recent intrepid on-scene patient care at the Parkland, Florida high school shooting incident and, in turn, his connected follow-up of patients, families and rescuers. A world-class lecturer and training expert, he has become an admired and sought-after educator-speaker for innumerable state and national conferences.