Art Samaras began his EMS journey over 25 years ago first as a volunteer EMT with the Far Hills / Bedminster First Aid Squad and later the Long Valley First Aid Squad. He progressed to becoming a Paramedic, with his first paid shift being on 9/11. He later transitioned to a Flight Paramedic position for Atlantic and Cooper. In 2019 he began managing operations for the Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic Units and all Critical Care Transport (Air & Ground) services for Atlantic Health System (Morristown, Overlook, Chilton, Newton, Hackettstown, and CentraState Medical Centers). In addition to EMS, Art enjoyed a 20+ career as a management consultant helping companies with managing IT projects, process engineering, and business analysis. Before his current role at Atlantic, he led nationwide Continuous Improvement efforts for the American Red Cross in Washington, DC. Art is a graduate of Kean University with a Master of Science in Management & System Analysis, and from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. He also completed FEMA’s yearlong National Emergency Management Executive Academy. He held the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification for over 10 years and currently is a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM). Art’s international experience includes HCPC certification in the United Kingdom where he practiced as a Paramedic for several years, and both professional and volunteer work on 4 continents.
About Us



About NJAPP
Paramedic Advocacy Organization in New Jersey
NJAPP is distinguished as the lead organization in New Jersey focused on the interests of all Advanced Life Support Providers. Its unwavering commitment to professionalism and excellence in the paramedic workforce is evident in its initiatives supporting the delivery of patient-centered care.
Our Mission
NJAPP advocates on behalf of its members to promote, maintain, and ensure the following:
- Policies allow ALS providers to efficiently and effectively administer life-saving medical services to patients.
- Initiatives to increase transparency and accountability throughout all levels of pre-hospital medical services
- Best practices, advanced technologies, and operational protocols conducive to the efficient delivery of pre-hospital and advanced life support medical services.
- All New Jersey Paramedics have a safe workplace environment and fair employment conditions.
- Pre-hospital advanced life-care support provided to New Jersey residents reflects the latest in evidence-based best practices.
Board of Directors
Mark Bober
President

Rick Sposa
Vice President

Alex Lewinsky
Treasurer

Art Samaras
Board Secretary

Jamie Chebra
Immediate Past President

Our Members
Atlantic Mobile Health – Atlantic Ambulance Paramedics
25B Vreeland Road, 3rd Floor, Florham Park, NJ 07932
Art Samaras, Manager | art.samaras@atlantichealth.org | 973-631-0824 |
Kevin McElroy, Assistant Manager | Kevin.McElroy@atlantichealth.org | 201-919-5734 |
Dave Petersen, Clinical Director | david.petersen@atlantichealth.org | 973-535-8500 |
Dave Petersen, Clinical Director | Raymond.dwyer@atlantichealth.org | 201-230-7221 |
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center EMS/MICU
6685 Washington Avenue, Egg Harbor Twp., NJ 08234
Stephen Napoli, Chief/Director | Stephen.napoli@atlanticare.org | 609-407-6380 |
Mark Jeffries, Clinical Coordinator/Assistant Manager | Mark.jeffries@atlanticare.org | 609-380-8842 |
Capital Health EMS/MICU
2480 Pennington Road, Pennington, NJ 08534 | http://capitalems.org
Alex Lewinsky, Director | ALewinsky@capitalhealth.org | 609-815-7000 |
Kim Ryan, Operations Manager | Kryan@capitalhealth.org | 609-815-7000 |
Keith Elmer, Clinical Coordinator | kelmer@capitalhealth.org | 609-394-4531 |
Cooper University Hospital Dept of EMS/MICU
1 Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ 08103 | https://www.cooperhealth.org/
Rick Rohrback, EMS Director | Rohrbach-Rick@Cooperhealth.edu | 856-757-4800 |
Ron Murphy, EMS Clinical Manager | Murphy-ronald@cooperhealth.edu | 856-757-4800 |
Englewood Health EMS/MICU
122 South Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
Richard Sposa, Director | Richard.Sposa@ehmchealth.org | 201-894-3416 |
Michael Geisler, Assistant Director/Clinical Coordinator | Michael.Geisler@ehmchealth.org | 201-894-3207 |
Hackensack University Medical Center EMS/MICU
Michelle Kobayashi, Administrative Director of EMS | michelle.kobayashi@hmhn.org | 201-953-5758 |
Andrew Quevedo, Clinical Supervisor – ALS | andrew.quevedo@hmhn.org | 551-204-1432 |
Hunterdon Health EMS/MICU
2100 Wescott Drive, Flemington, NJ 08822
Director | Vacant | |
Keith Shipley, EMS Educator | kshipley@hhsnj.org | 908-788-2500 |
Inspira Health EMS/MICU
PO BOX 868, Millville, NJ 08332 | www.inspirahealthnetwork.org/ems-ground-transport
Mark Chapman, EMS Director | chapmanm@ihn.org | 856-825-5063 |
Patricia Lutz, MICU/EMS Education Manager | lutzp@ihn.org | 856-825-5063 |
Jersey City Medical Center EMS/MICU
Joshua Otero, Director of Operations | Joshua.Otero@rwjbh.org | 551-267-4113 |
Steven Cohen, Senior Director of Clinical Quality | Steven.Cohen@rwjbh.org | 201-832-1741 |
Jamie Baker, Clinical Manager | Jamie.Baker@rwjbh.org | 732-579-2502 |
JFK Medical Center EMS/MICU
308 Talmadge Road, Edison, NJ 08817 | www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org
Mark Bober, Director of EMS | Mark.bober@hmhn.org | 732-943-6635 |
John Iazzetta, Director of EMS Operations | John.iazzetta@hmhn.org | 732-395-0271 |
Rich Schlosser, EMS Clinical Manager, Central Region | Richard.schlosser@hmhn.org | 732-453-4679 |
Jeffrey McBride, EMS Clinical Manager, South Region | Jeffrey.mcbride@hmhn.org | 732-206-7112 |
RWJBarnabas Mobile Health
Anthony Raffino, Assistant Vice President | Anthony.Raffino@rwjbh.org | 973-477-9827 |
Steven Cohen, Senior Director of Clinical Quality | Steven.Cohen@rwjbh.org | 201-832-1741 |
Neil Thorn, Clinical Manager | Neil.Thorn@rwjbh.org | 908-442-3509 |
Andy Ibanez, Central Region Director | Andy.Ibanez@rwjbh.org | 551-208-9347 |
Jenna Ferlazzo, Central Region Manager | Jenna.Ferlazzo@rwjbh.org | 732-421-7634 |
Alex Mezzomo, Central Clinical Coordinator | alexander.mezzomo@rwjbh.org | 732-447-7858 |
Deanna Douglas, Northern Region Director | Deanna.Douglas@rwjbh.org | 732-799-8200 |
Michelle Barrett, Northern Region Manager | michelle.barrett@rwjbh.org | 732-543-3963 |
Michael Copeland, Northern Clinical Coordinator | Michael.Copeland@rwjbh.org | 732-258-5567 |
Brad Delorme, Southern Region Director | Bradley.Delorme@rwjbh.org | 732-325-7753 |
Brian Skillman, Southern Regional Manager | Brian.Skillman@rwjbh.org | 609-456-7057 |
Russell Powell, Southern Clinical Coordinator | Russell.Powell@rwjbh.org | 732-633-9954 |
Saint Clare’s Health EMS/MICU
400 West Blackwell Street, Dover, NJ 07801
John Cronin, Manager | johncronin@primehealthcare.com | 973-537-5619 |
Deborah Paglianite, Clinical Manager | dpaglianite@primehealthcare.com | 973-537-5644 |
Saint Joseph’s Health MICU
703 Main Street, Paterson, NJ 07503 | https://stjosephshealth.org/
Dennis Castro, Director | castrod@sjhmc.org | 973-754-2262 |
Robert Bertollo, Manager, MIH, Community & Prehospital EMS | bertollr@sjhmc.org | 973-754-2260 |
Kevin Webb, Clinical Manager | webbk@sjhmc.org | 973-754-2261 |
University Hospital EMS/MICU
150 Cabinet Street, Newark, NJ 07107 | www.uh-ems.org
Jason Brady, Executive Director | bradyja@uhnj.org |
Joseph Burlew, Associate Director | burlewjo@uhnj.org |
Armand Cayer, ALS Coordinator | cayerar@uhnj.org |
Joe McNamara, Chief Flight Nurse | mcnamajo@uhnj.org |
Mike Carrig, JEMSTAR Supervisor | carrigmi@uhnj.org |
William O’Brien, Training/Education Supervisor | obrienwe@uhnj.org |
Nancy Orlowski, Training/Education Supervisor | orlowsna@uhnj.org |
Valley Hospital Emergency Services/MICU
599 Valley Health Plaza, Paramus, NJ 07652 | https://www.valleyhealth.com/services/emergency-medical-services
Rebecca Baso, Director | rbasso@valleyhealth.com | 201-447-8185 |
Ingrid Santucci, Manager | isantuc@valleyhealth.com | 201-251-3369 |
Matthew Bremy, Clinical Coordinator | mbremy@valleyhealth.com | 201-447-8430 |
Virtua Health EMS/MICU
523 Fellowship Rd., Mt. Laurel Township, NJ 08054
James Newman, AVP EMS Transfer Center | jnewman@virtua.org | 856-355-0120 |
Thomas Lavagna, Director of EMS | tlavagna@virtua.org | 856-581-7535 |
Bruce Graham, Director of Education/Clinical | bgraham@virtua.org | 856-581-7549 |
Meet Our Members
NJAPP proudly represents ALS Providers from some of the largest, most accredited NJ hospital networks

