Michael Russell, VT Class of 1977

Mike joined VTRS in 1974 after transferring to VT from Kansas State. What started out as something that would be helpful on an application to medical school became both the source of his most significant lifetime friendships and clinical training that proved valuable in unexpected ways in his professional career. With VTRS and later in EMS involvement with Henrico Rescue Squad in Richmond, VA during medical school at MCV, he began to acquire some ability to quickly establish degrees of instability, establish clinical priorities for treatment and stay relatively calm in the face of extreme situations.

Mike has had a 27 year medical career in anesthesiology and critical care medicine. That time has been almost equally split between private practice and academic medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, MCV, and most recently at the University of Pennsylvania where he was assistant professor and attending physician in the trauma ICU. Currently, he is the director of anesthesia and cardiopulmonary services at the Outer Banks Hospital in Nags Head, NC. EMS involvement has been virtually continuous since graduation from medical school including EMS operational medical director in Rappahannock/Rapidan region of Virginia, member of the VA state medical control committee, medical command physician for PennStar air evac service at Penn, and currently OMD for Dare County (NC) EMS.

With wife, Betsy Morgan, he lives on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, shares 4 more or less adult children , and enjoys music, photography, motorcycling, boating and other general wastes of time.

Vice-President

David Weand, VT Class of 2004 David Weand began his career in Emergency Medical Services with the Cedar Run Volunteer Rescue Squad in Fauquier, VA as a junior member in 1996. He obtained his EMT-Basic and EVOC as a volunteer with the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department in 1998. He continued his EMS education as a member of the Virginia Tech Rescue Squad from Feb 2000 through May 2004. He became certified as a Cardiac Technician in 2002 and provided ALS care with both VTRS and Regional EMS, Inc in Pulaski. While a member of the Virginia Tech Rescue Squad, David served as the Membership Committee chairman for a year and then as the Personnel Lieutenant for two years. He progressed through the ranks as an Attendant, Driver, Team Leader, ALS Provider and First Lieutenant. David was voted into Life Membership status when he graduated from Virginia Tech in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering. David now lives in Northern Virginia and is working as a Fire Medic for the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department. He is assigned to Fire Station 29 in Tyson's Corner where his job requirements include driving the medic unit, riding as the ALS provider on the fire engine and operating as a back-up driver of the engine. Treasurer Charles Coffelt, Secretary Ann Henderson, VT Class of 2004 Annie Burnham Henderson's interest in EMS started when she was a child. Her father was an EMT on a volunteer rescue squad, and she grew up listening to his rescue stories. At 16, Annie enrolled in an EMT class and joined Manchester Volunteer Rescue Squad in Chesterfield, VA. She joined the VTRS in Fall 2000. During her time at VTRS, Annie held the positions of Probate Parent, ALS Team Leader, Equipment Lieutenant and served as Training Lieutenant for two years. After graduating in May 2004 with a BS in Biology, she worked for a year as an Emergency Department Tech at Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital and continued to live in Blacksburg and remained an active VTRS member. Annie was awarded LMA status in May 2005. In October 2005, she married fellow VTRS alumni Lucas Henderson and the couple lived in Fort Polk, LA until January 2007. They currently live in Norfolk, VA where Annie is studying to become a physician assistant at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Annie has been actively involved with the LMAA and was voted on as the organizations Secretary at the April 2007 Business meeting in Blacksburg.