GETAC- Air Medical and Specialty Care Transport Committee

Statement of Purpose

To collaborate with individuals and organizations to promote and enhance the overall safety, quality of service, and level of care to patients being treated and transported by air medical and specialty care transport providers.


Current Members 

The Council appoints committees it considers necessary to perform its duties.  Committees meet in conjunction with the quarterly GETAC meetings or as necessary to conduct committee business.

Council Liaison: Shawn Salter, RN; Daniel "Danny" Ramirez, EMT-P 

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Name Affiliation Location Term Expires

Lynn Lail, RN, LP
Committee Chair

CareFlite Air 
Chief Flight Nurse

Grand Prairie, TX 
75052

12/2024

Cherish Brodbeck, RN, LP
Committee Vice-Chair

Medical City Healthcare 
Transport Supervisor

Dallas, TX
75230

12/2024

Scott Christopher, RN, LP

Deep East Texas RAC
Board Chairman

Lufkin, TX
75904

12/2025

Joshua Cools, LP

Memorial Hermann 
Director of Business Development - Trauma Services

Houston, TX
77030

12/2025

Adam Gallagher, EMT-P, FP-C

St. Joseph Health Air Medical
Flight Paramedic

Robertson County EMS
Assistant EMS Director

Franklin, TX
77846

12/2026

Martha Headrick, RN, LP

Air Evac Lifeteam 
Program Director

Granbury, TX
76048

12/2026

Glenn "Trey" Howard

Air Methods Corporation
Sr. Director of Safety, Quality & Health Compliance

San Antonio, TX
78258

12/2024

Brandon Joines, RN, LP

CareFlite Air 
Flight Nurse

Grand Prairie, TX
75052

12/2024

Michael Mock, ATP

Memorial Hermann Life Flight
Pilot

Houston, TX
77030

12/2025

Lesley Osborn, MD

Memorial Hermann Life Flight
Medical Director
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Houston, TX
77030

12/2025

Jim Speier, NREMT-P

Christus Flight for
Life and EMS
Marketing Manager

Tyler, TX
75709

12/2026

Thaddeus Walz

Apollo MedFlight
Aviation Service Manager

Houston, TX
77065

12/2024

Hashim Zaidi, MD

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Assistant Professor - EMS/Emergency Medicine

Harris Health EMS
Medical Director

Houston, TX
77030

12/2026

Past Meetings

Date Agenda Report

November 18, 2023

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August 16, 2023

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June 7, 2023

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March 7, 2023

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