William Gerard, MD, CPE - Founder & CEO

Dr. Gerard is the Medical Director for one of South Carolina's largest Air Ambulances services and also oversees the capital city's 911 ground EMS system. In addition, Dr. Gerard is the Chief, and Director of Professional Services, for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, South Carolina. He is a former President of the South Carolina College of Emergency Physicians, and is an active member of numerous prehospital and emergency medicine societies.

Patrick Hunt, MD, MBA - CIO

Dr. Hunt holds an MD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an MBA from Duke University. He has been instrumental in a number of start-up firms, including founding Shift Administrators, LLC. Dr. Hunt was the founder and CEO of PSH Group, LLC, a leading web development firm with clients spanning the globe and the parent company of Bsitter.com. He has expertise in a variety of programming languages and in graphic design. Dr. Hunt currently serves as CEO of Carolina Care, PA, one of the largest single specialty medical practices in the Southeast.

Charity Garris, MBA

Ms. Garris currently serves as Director of Guest Services and the Director of Volunteer Services for one of the largest hospitals in the Southeast. She holds a BS in Business Administration and an MBA and currently chairs the hospital's Patient Satisfaction Team.

Lara Dean, MD

Dr. Dean is an Emergency Physician in San Antonio, Texas. Before moving to Texas she served as an assistant air medical director in the Midlands region of the Palmetto state. Prior to becoming a physician, Dr. Dean was an Emergency Medical Dispatcher and a Paramedic.

Pate Cox, RN, CFRN

Mr. Cox currently serves as a base manager for one of the largest air medical providers in the US. He is a registered respiratory therapist, paramedic, and certified flight registered nurse. He has over 15 years of direct critical care patient contact.