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Board Member Highlights - Get to Know the KEMSA Board!

Every year, KEMSA holds elections for open board positions. These are volunteer positions, and the board is tasked with setting the strategic goals of the association and ensuring the association is fulfilling its mission to be a single voice for EMS professionals, ambulance services and other interested entities, and to further the continued improvement of emergency medical services throughout Kansas.  After the board is elected, officers are elected by the board members.

In the KEMSA Chronicle in 2024, we have started a new tradition and have been introducing you to some of the KEMSA board members. This is an on-going series featuring a few board members at a time, so you can learn more about them, their EMS background, why they wanted to be on the KEMSA board, and more. 

You can read about each board member below if they have already been featured.  Watch for more to be added throughout the year. We hope this will help you connect with the board members, and help you feel more comfortable to reach out to them if you have any questions or concerns. They are on the board to represent the membership, so they would love to hear from you. 

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  • 03/12/2025 11:05 AM | Mary Napier (Administrator)

    DeLisa Merry, RHIT
    Owner, DeLisa’s Medical Billing Service

    DeLisa Merry has over 29 years of experience in EMS billing, having founded DeLisa’s Medical Billing Service in 1996 and filed her first ambulance claim that same year. Her journey into EMS was sparked by a contracted provider encouraging her to take on a leadership role in EMS billing, which eventually led her to join the KEMSA Society of Billing Professionals. This society, established in 2013, provides a forum for discussing key issues in EMS billing. Delisa has been chair of this society since 2020. She feels there is a need for someone to advocate for ambulance services, whether they are large or small.

    DeLisa values her participation in KEMSA board meetings, where she has expanded her understanding of ambulance service operations, regulations, and industry challenges.

    Married for 43 years with three children and seven grandchildren, DeLisa enjoys spending time with her family and relaxing on her deck with a cold beverage.

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KEMSA Board of Directors 2024-2025

 President Chrissy Bartel Norwich EMS
 Vice President Frank Williams Butler County EMS
 Treasurer Angela Fuller Sedgwick County EMS
 Secretary Monika Heller HRMC/Reno County EMS



     
 Board Members Brandon Beck

Paul Davis

Lyon County/City of Emporia Ambulance Service

Johnson County MED-ACT

  Dalene Deck Hutchinson Community College
  Dave Johnston HRMC/Reno County EMS
  Craig Isom Eagle Med
 

Karl Leech

Anderson Lowe

Minneapolis Ambulance Service

Halstead Fire/EMS

 

Con Olson

TECHS, Inc.

 

 

     
 Society Representatives    
 Administrator's SocietyDave Johnston HRMC/Reno County EMS
 Educator's Society  Chris Cannon Cowley College
 Peer Support SocietyChrissy Bartel Norwich EMS
 Society of Billing Professionals DeLisa Merry DeLisa's Medical Billing Service



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