Claudia Christensen has been in the field of Emergency Services for 26 years. During this time she has been involved in many aspects of public service including; Paramedic, Fire fighter, Hazardous Materials Technician, EMS Task Force Team Leader, and Emergency Management on a municipal level. She has also been involved as an adjunct instructor for Harrisburg Area Community College for the past 18 years, instructing EMT, Paramedic and PHRN courses. She has also been involved with the EMS academy since it’s beginning.

Claudia has held several supervisory and management positions in Emergency Services during which time she helped develop and implement a rehabilitation program for a County sponsored Hazardous Materials Team as well as a local municipality. She continues to be involved in Emergency Services as a paramedic for a hospital based emergency medical service and Deputy Director in Emergency Management for Swatara Township, Dauphin County Pennsylvania.

In her free time she enjoys clay sculpture, wood carving, camping and boating.

Kelly transitioned into Healthcare in 2012, graduating from the Harrisburg Area Community College 17th Emergency Medical Services Academy.  She also attended the HACC Emergency Medical Services Instructor program and began teaching Emergency Medicine as well as CPR/AED and First-Aid.  Kelly went on to earn her Advanced EMT in December 2016.  She currently lives in Easton Pennsylvania and travels teaching Healthcare Compliance as well as CPR, AED and First-Aid.

After complete 21 years in the U.S. Navy, Angelo began his EMS career in July 2004 in Virginia with the Norfolk Fire Rescue as a Firefighter/EMT. After successfully completing the fire academy he went on to obtained National Registry Paramedic through Tidewater Community College in December 2006. After obtaining his NRP certification he became a primary instructor for NREMT, CPR, PALS and ACLS. He also obtained his instructor certification for International Trauma Life Support.

In Angelo’s spare time he picked up a part time job with Medical Transport LLC which provided interfacility transport of critical and non-critical patients.  In July 2011 Angelo moved to PA and began working at Cumberland Goodwill EMS in Carlisle. Although not actively working “on the street” anymore, Angelo continues to instruct future EMT and Paramedics while working at HACC as an Adjunct Faculty member.

Matt is currently the Emergency Medical Services Chief of Spring Grove Area Ambulance Club and has been since July 2016. Having begun his EMS career at SGAAC as an Emergency Medical Technician, he has served the Spring Grove community for nearly two decades. Matt is credentialed as a Paramedic by both the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians and Pennsylvania Department of Health after graduating with honors from the Harrisburg Area Community College Paramedic program. Throughout his career, Matt has worked as a field provider and preceptor with various EMS organizations throughout South Central Pennsylvania.

Dedicated to preparing the next generation of EMS professionals, Matt serves as adjunct faculty at Harrisburg Area Community College, Shumaker Public Safety Training Center. Through his tenure, he has instructed the Emergency Medical Technician, Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse programs. Additionally, he instructs American Heart Association and American Safety and Health Institute CPR/AED certification programs for Life Saving Certifiers.

Matt is married with two kids and enjoys camping in his free time.

Jon Fitzgerald has been a professional Firefighter/EMT since 2005.  He’s a Maryland native, father and husband.  In Jon‘s words, “I believe that CPR is one of the most important skills that everyone should learn”. He enjoys any excuse to spend time outdoors.

Juana (pronounced “wanna”) is a 2014 graduate from Gettysburg College where she earned her Bachelors of Arts degree in Health Sciences. She began her Emergency Services career in 2014 after completing her EMT certification through Harrisburg Area Community College. She furthered her EMS studies in 2016 when she graduated with an Advanced EMT certification.  Dedicated to serving the next generation of providers, she attended the HACC EMS Instructor program and is now a certified EMS Instructor for both the Blended (online) and Traditional EMR, EMT, and AEMT courses as well as CPR/AED and First-Aid. She previously worked for Susquehanna Valley EMS, Community LifeTeam EMS, and Spring Grove Ambulance.

Juana is married with one daughter and is currently attending nursing school at Penn State Altoona. In her spare time, she enjoys making crafts, snuggling up for a good movie, and napping.