Marc Minkler is an EMS clinician and has been a paramedic for over 35 years.  He is the current Maine State EMS for Children Program Manager and a Paramedic instructor.  He is the immediate past chair of the United States Pediatric Emergency Care Council, is the co-lead for the Maine State Perinatal Quality Collaborative, and a member of the Maine Child Death & Serious Injury Review Panel, and the Maine Maternal, Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Panel.  He has been the Training Officer and citywide EMS supervisor for Portland Fire Department, faculty at Southern Maine and Eastern Maine Community Colleges, Chief of EMS for a large private ambulance service, and a paramedic in the Metro Washington DC area. He presents frequently to state and national forums and conferences.