ACAD - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Patient Billing Supervisor
Casey Sorensen has lived in Kirksville for the majority of her life. She attended school in Kirksville and graduated from Kirksville Senior High School in 2005. She then went on to attend Moberly Area Community College to obtain her Associate's Degree. She married Will Sorensen (Zone Supervisor at Wal-Mart) in 2007. She enjoys crafts, quilting, playing with her pets and spending time with her family. She was hired in May of 2013 to be the Administrative Assistant for ACAD
Darrell began his career in 1979 as a Volunteer Firefighter in Omaha, Missouri. After many years of moving from town to town and serving as a Firefighter within each community, Darrell moved to Novinger, Missouri and began serving that community. In 1993 Darrell was asked to serve as a First Responder for Novinger which essentially began his career in EMS. In 1995 Darrell enrolled in and attended the Putnam County Ambulance District (PCAD) EMT class and was hired approx. 1 month after successfully completing the examination process. Darrell continued to work for PCAD for the next 8 years. Seeking more knowledge and ability, Darrell enrolled in the Kirksville Area Technical Center/Adair County Ambulance District (ACAD) Paramedic program. While enrolled in the Paramedic program Darrell accepted a position as a Dispatcher with ACAD and after completion of the Paramedic program, he was offered, and accepted a field Paramedic position with the district.
In addition to his EMS career, Darrell obtained a Bachelors degree from Hannibal La-Grange College. With his degree in an educated field, Darrell felt as though he wanted to accomplish more in his EMS career than simply helping people in their time of need, he also wanted to be a part of teaching others to render care. Darrell started teaching various courses such as BLS, ACLS, PEPP, and ITLS. Eventually Darrell became involved in the instruction of initial EMT and Paramedic classes with ACAD. In 2012 Darrell was offered, and accepted the position of Internal Training Coordinator (ITC) with ACAD and then in 2020 was promoted to the Chief Training Officer. As the CTO for ACAD Darrell is responsible for the retrospective review of all ambulance calls, ensuring the continual education of our crews, and maintaining the licensure of active field personnel.
Darrell's feels that training and education are a life-long process, and the overriding philosophy he has regarding ongoing training is; "Don't train until you get it right, but rather, train until you cannot get it wrong".
Donna grew up in Lancaster, Missouri graduating from Schuyler Co R-1 School district. Began medical career as an EMT. Then went on to nursing school several years later. Graduated from Indian Hills Community College with an Associate Degree in Nursing. Over the years, she hasworked in CCU, ER, Med-Surg, and most recently in Education in the hospital setting. She is married to Harley Harrelson and between the two of us they have 4 children and 6 grandchildren. Family is very important to them. In spare time, she likes to sew and just hang out with the hubby.
Erica was born and raised in Kirksville, Mo. She attended and graduated from Kirksville Senior High School in 2008 and obtained her Certified Nursing Assistant certification. Erica enjoys Hunting, Swimming, Trips and most of all spending time with her family. Erica has a Son and 2 daughters. She was hired in October 2020 to be the Administrative Assistant for ACAD.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer for Adair County Ambulance District
Kat Probst is the Chief Executive Officer for Adair County Ambulance District. Kat originally grew up in the St. Louis area and moved to Northeast Missouri in 2004 to attend Truman State University. Kat's career began with dispatching at the Adair County E911 center in 2005. Kat chose to advance her career and became a licensed EMT in 2006 and obtained her Paramedic license in 2008. Kat joined Adair County Ambulance is 2007 and became a member of the Executive Leadership Team for the District in 2010. Kat has previously served in many roles within the district such as Assistant CEO with oversight of Operations, Director of Patient Billing, Quality Assurance, Information Technologies, Internal Training, Compliance and Exposure Control Officer.
Kat's passion for the EMS field is reflected in her services across the state of Mo representing the EMS industry in many capacities such as the President of the Missouri Ambulance Association, Vice Chair of Central Region EMS, and numerous task forces locally and statewide to enhance EMS services across the state. Some of these task forces and committees include advocating at the legislative level, CIT in EMS statewide, Region B Healthcare Coalition, Board member of NEMO Heart Health, EMS Mutual Aid Coordination, and Time Critical Diagnosis committees at a local and state level. Kat was also honored in 2018 as the Zoll Pulse Award recipient and in 2019 as a Kirksville Young Professionals 5 under 40 Award recipient.
Kat, her husband, and their 3 sons currently live on a small farm in Scotland County, Missouri. Kat is actively engaged in her community and enjoys serving there whenever possible. She is the President of School Parent Teacher Organization and the Secretary/Treasurer of Scotland County Farm Bureau. Kat and her husband also enjoy serving as foster parents and believe in having strong family values.
Kat truly believes "Tomorrow is never a guarantee, live everyday to its fullest. Provide service to your community whenever possible and leave whatever you have been tasked with better than when it was given to you."
Lisa holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration through William Woods University. Lisa was raised in Green City and moved to Kirksville to attend TSU after graduating, so Northeast Missouri is home. Lisa and her husband Andy reside in southwestern Adair County where they raise cattle, row crops, and hogs. They are the proud parents of two sons, Chase Colton and his wife Catie, and Gage Colton, and love to spend time with their three grandchildren, Jayce, Reece, and Nora Jean. In her spare time Lisa enjoys spending time with her family, riding horses, and reading.
Job Titles:
- Executive Administrative Assistant
Pam was born and raised in Kirksville, MO. She attended and graduated from the Kirksville R-III School District and obtained her Broker/Realtor License, which is held by Heritage House Realty, Inc. Pam and her husband John, as well as their two children Joe & Nicole, own a farm east of Kirksville, MO., where they are involved in raising cattle, and row crops. Pam enjoys spending precious time with her family and working together on their family farm as well as hunting, flowers, gardening and reading. Pam enjoys meeting new people and creating everlasting friendships!
Job Titles:
- Medical Billing Specialist
Teresa Longoria was born and raised in Arizona. She moved to Greentop, Mo. in 2010 to be closer to her parents and siblings. Before moving to Missouri Teresa worked for Medicare as a Medicare Benefits Specialist and was trained in all lines of Business. She had spent the last five years working for Northeast Missouri Community Action Agency in their Head Start Program as a CRS (Customer Resource Specialist) where she received her Family Development Credentialing thru Cornell University and enjoyed working with the children and families in our community. Teresa is currently in the position at the Adair County Ambulance District as a Medical Billing Specialist and has completed the National Academy of Ambulance Coding credentialing program and is now a Certified Ambulance Coder. She attended High School at Carl Hayden High School in Phoenix, Arizona and attended South Mountain Community College and Phoenix College in Arizona where she studied Sociology and Psychology. Teresa is currently continuing her education working towards a degree in Psychology. Teresa is also a single foster parent and plans on adopting in the future. Teresa is very involved with the Foster Families of Adair County and enjoys helping others in the community. Teresa is very family oriented and has a passion for animals, children and gardening. She spends her free time enjoying the outdoors with her family and enjoys traveling.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Instructor in BLS / ACLS
In his 30+ years in EMS, Bill has been an instructor in BLS/ACLS, ITLS, and PEPP as well as taught the paramedic program at the Kirksville Area Vo-Tech. In his current role as CMO, he is responsible for policies, procedures, protocols, and the QA/QI program. He currently serves as a CIT Paramedic and liaison for the STARS program.