Board Members

Jerome Haskie
President
jhaskie@emsregion1.org
505-670-2912

Jerome Haskie has been in Public Safety for over 27 years, he served as the Chief of the Zuni Fire & EMS Department and later as Director of Public Safety. Since leaving Public Safety he has developed a consulting business dealing in EMS, Hospital and Public Safety preparedness work. Jerome has a degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix and is a Certified Public Manager through the USDA Graduate School of Public Management. In 2006, he was awarded the EMS Director’s Leadership Award at the NM Statewide EMS conference.

Jesse Mowrer
Secretary and Treasurer
jmowrer@emsregion1.org
575-607-6889

Jesse has an extensive background managing Fire Suppression, Emergency Medical Services, and Emergency Management functions. His experience in computer data systems and ambulance billing has prepared him to be an advocate and assistant to all EMS Region 1 services. As administrator for the New Mexico Emergency Services Tracking and Reporting system (NMEMSTARS) and the New Mexico Billing Coop his focus is on improving data collection and ambulance reimbursement for EMS services in Region 1.

Tony Boyd
Western Area Director
Board Member
tboyd@emsregion1.org

Tony Boyd has 28 years in Fire and EMS experience. He has worked for Grants Fire Rescue, Fort Bliss Fire Department, Acoma Fire Rescue and was Safety Manager at Cibola County Correction Center for 9 years. He managed the Tribal EMS system as Fire Chief. He has been involved in numerous Haz-Mat Incidents and has been involved in three POD exercises as Incident Commander, Operations Section Chief and Evaluator and has assisted in the planning of two POD exercises. Tony has also assisted in the LEPC and other Emergency Management Functions for over 15 years.

John Smithson
Education, Training and
Testing Coordinator
Board Member
jsmithson@emsregion1.org
505-235-7414

John Smithson began his EMS career in 1988 as an EMT-B and became a EMT-P in 1991. Since becoming a paramedic, he has continued to develop as an instructor and conference presenter. He has taught at numerous EMS conferences around the state for several years. He served for several years as a Regional Faculty and Emergency Cardiac Care Committee representative with the American Heart Association. He also served as State Coordinator for the Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support program in New Mexico. He is currently an Education Coordinator for Albuquerque Ambulance and serves as Vice President for the New Mexico EMT Association. He has a strong background in EMS disaster and WMD response. He is completing a Bachelors of Science in EMS through the University of New Mexico with plans to pursue a Masters Degree in Emergency Management. He has three children and enjoys hunting and fishing in New Mexico.

Philip Froman, M. D.
Southern Area Director
Regional Medical Director
Board Member
pfroman@emsregion1.org
505-362-8102

Dr. Philip Froman has over 30 years of experience as a healthcare provider. He trained at the University of California, Los Angeles and did an integrated residency in Emergency Medicine in Dayton, Ohio. He is a Board Certified Fellow in Emergency Medicine and has shifted his career emphasis to emergency medical services (EMS) consulting and medical research. As a former Los Angeles and Santa Barbara County Paramedic, he is utilizing his previous experiences in his role as EMS Medical Director for multiple urban and rural fire and EMS services. He has been doing ongoing EMS consulting and research for the New Mexico EMS Bureau and the National Laboratories. He has been an active member of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the National Association of EMS Physicians since 1991. He sits on numerous State and Local EMS related committees. Dr. Froman is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of New Mexico and is active in pre-hospital research.