Rachel Glantz NRP, BA, MEd. started her career in Prehospital EMS in 1999, spending the majority of that time working as a Firefighter Paramedic, before moving into full-time EMS education. Rachel holds a Master’s degree in Adult Education, is a Colorado credentialed college Instructor, Public Fire Educator, and AHA instructor. Rachel works as the EMS Coordinator for Boulder Community Hospital, as well as an instructor for Front Range Community College’s EMS program. Rachel also serves as secretary for Wolf Pack Support Services, specializing in First Responder mental health support and suicide prevention.

Rachel is married to a Police Commander, has 2 children, and loves hockey and fishing.

Stephanie Sovndal is a Firefighter/Paramedic.  She has worked in emergency services her entire professional career, serving in all levels of EMS. She has done extensive education, both locally and abroad.  She is a certified AHA and Handtevy Instructor.  She has helped agencies develop and implement EMS programs such at “Pit Crew” and pediatric resuscitation.  Additionally, she serves on the protocol committee for Boulder County. She is passionate about medicine and constant personal improvement. Steph’s other main focus is on her family, physical fitness, and serving others.

Dr. Geremi Boom is an Emergency Department clinical pharmacist at Boulder Community Hospital in Boulder, CO. She attended Northern Arizona University where she received her undergraduate degree in chemistry and later attended the University of Colorado and obtained her doctorate in pharmacy. She completed residency at The Medical Center of Aurora specializing in critical care and emergency medicine.

In addition to emergency medicine, Geremi has maintained a special passion for opioid use disorders and continues to be an advocate by promoting safe prescribing practices and medication education within the community. She serves on the board of directors for a local non-profit organization called the JP Opioid Interaction Awareness Alliance.

Prior to becoming a pharmacist, Geremi was a professional baker in Flagstaff, AZ. Baking still ranks high amongst her ‘non-clinical interests’, which also include fly fishing and playing the piano.

A Colorado native, Jeremiah spent the majority of his youth in Northern Colorado and Southern Wyoming on various cattle ranches.  In 2009 he found his way into the Northern Colorado fire service where he began as a volunteer firefighter, and was hired shortly thereafter.  During that time he held the ranks of Firefighter and Engineer.  In 2016 he accepted a position with West Metro Fire Rescue where he was assigned to Station 10 to the Heavy Rescue and Medic.  During his tenure with WMFR he served as one of the primary tech-team paramedics, specializing in rope and trench rescue.  These opportunities have afforded him a unique familiarity to an array of operating environments ranging from: rural, sub-urban, urban high-density, events medicine, rescue task force/active shooter, MCI, mountain medicine and tech-rescue.

A self-proclaimed learning enthusiast- Jeremiah is passionately emphatic about going against the curricular norms of modern-day academia. Striving to express his love for medicine and learning through a collaborative approach rooted in a, why to the what, philosophy.  He aspires to empower others by encouraging inquiry, and fostering an environment that aims to transform knowledge into understanding.

In March of 2020 he resigned from the fire service to return to school in pursuit of becoming a physician.  When not studying, teaching or working on home renovations- he enjoys spending time with his wife and their four-legged fur babies.  When time allows, some of his hobbies include: hiking, camping, rock climbing, submission grappling, bungee jumping and listening to as many podcasts as possible. 

Kevin Hayes is currently a Flight Paramedic with UCHealth – LifeLine out of Medical Center of the Rockies in Colorado. His medical experience includes Urban and Rural EMS/Fire, Industrial, Austere and Critical Care. He has two A.A.S. Degrees, one in Fire Science and another in Paramedicine from Hutchinson Community College. Prior to working in Critical Care Medicine he worked as a Paramedic with Sedgwick County EMS in Wichita, Ks. He began working in Flight Medicine in 2015 for a Kansas based company with a Fixed and Rotor wing operation. In 2017 Kevin accepted a summer contract as the Remote Paramedic for the University of Colorado at a research facility in the Arctic Circle at the summit of the Greenland Ice Sheet. For the last three fire seasons he has also worked as a contractor for the US Forest Service as a Fireline Paramedic. Kevin has a passion for EMS education with nearly 10 years of experience as an adjunct instructor and educator covering EMT, Paramedic and Critical Care scope.