R8MCAN - Key Persons


Bob Benkendorf

Job Titles:
  • Francis Trauma Medical Director and Delta Co MCA Medical Director

Bob Kirkley

Job Titles:
  • Aspirus Medevac Manager

Bryan Judge

Job Titles:
  • Aspirus Keweenaw Trauma Medical Director

Caleb Chestnut

Job Titles:
  • Guardian Manager

Christi Salo

Job Titles:
  • Munising Memorial Chief Nursing Officer

Christina Verran

Job Titles:
  • Aspirus Keweenaw Trauma Program Coordinator

Cindy Gurchinoff

Job Titles:
  • Aspirus Michigan Facilities' Trauma Program Manager
  • Trauma Program Manager and Registrar

Curt LeSage

Job Titles:
  • UPHS EMS East and West Manager and Marquette Alger MCA Advisory Chair

Deb Trekas

Job Titles:
  • Aspirus Ironwood Emergency Department Manager

Dr. Ed Bigsby

Job Titles:
  • Delta Co MCA Director
  • MCA Coordinator

Dr. Katie Petrin

Job Titles:
  • Trauma Medical Director and Surgeon
  • UPHS Marquette Trauma Medical Director

Dr. Mike Mlsna

Job Titles:
  • Marquette Alger MCA Medical Director
  • MCA Medical Director

Dr. Paula Rechner

Job Titles:
  • Michigan Medical Center Sault Trauma Medical Director
  • Trauma Medical Director and Surgeon

Dr. Steven Vix

Job Titles:
  • Emergency Department Physician

Dr. Wade Liston

Job Titles:
  • Trauma Medical Director and Surgeon

Ed Unger

Job Titles:
  • Preparedness Coordinator ( Non - Voting )

Elizabeth Ross

Job Titles:
  • Schoolcraft County MCA Coordinator

Gail Brandly

Job Titles:
  • Representative

Gary Gustafson

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Preparedness Coordinator ( Non - Voting )

Gary Wadaga

Job Titles:
  • Baraga County MCA Coordinator

Hailey Watchorn

Job Titles:
  • Schoolcraft Memorial Trauma Program Manager

Jodi McCollum

Job Titles:
  • UP Health System Marquette Trauma Program Manager

Joel Bach

Job Titles:
  • Gogebic Iron Ontonagon MCA Assistant Coordinator

Marquette Alger MCA

Job Titles:
  • Alyson Sundberg, Paramedic, UPHS Market Director of Risk

Mel Perry

Job Titles:
  • UPHS Bell Trauma Program Manager

Pat Boberg

Job Titles:
  • Keweenaw Houghton MCA Coordinator

Robert Covington

Job Titles:
  • Aspirus Ironwood Trauma Medical Director

Sandy Peltola

Job Titles:
  • Baraga County Memorial Hospital Trauma Program Manager

Sarah Niemela

Job Titles:
  • Trauma Program Manager
  • UPHS Portage Trauma Program Manager

Scott Kataja

Job Titles:
  • Aspirus Iron River Trauma Program Coordinator

Scott Novascone

Job Titles:
  • Aspirus Ironwood Trauma Program Coordinator

Scott Westman

Job Titles:
  • Dickinson County MCA Coordinator

Shelly Reeves

Job Titles:
  • Luce County MCA Coordinator and Helen Newberry Joy Trauma Program Manager ( Chair )
  • Trauma Program Coordinator and MCA Coordinator

Stephen Carlson

Job Titles:
  • Michigan Sault Trauma Program Manager

Terra Ison

Job Titles:
  • Francis Trauma Program Manager
The Regional Trauma Professional Standards Review Organization is predominately physicians filling the roles of MCA Medical Directors and hospital Trauma Medical Directors. This is the clinical oversight component of the Regional Trauma Network. Names and the roles they fill are listed here as nominated by their respective Medical Control Authorities. Because of the Open Meetings Act and R8 Trauma Bylaws, the RTN Board must meet to appoint these representatives.