Leadership
Greg Santa Maria, DHSc, MA, NR-P
CEO
Emergency Management Community Partners
Dr. Greg Santa Maria has been serving in the responder community for over 30 years and is the visionary force behind Emergency Management Community Partners (EMCP). He has served in numerous roles, his first being a volunteer firefighter/EMT for the Massapequa Fire Department on Long Island, where he responded to his first disaster in 1990 when Avianca Flight 52 crashed in Cove Neck, Long Island. He served with the fire department for 12 years, attaining the role of Engine Company Captain.
Greg served as a paramedic in New York City, and as the Paramedic Program Director at Saint Vincents Hospital in Lower Manhattan. While at Saint Vincents, he trained under the DOD Nunn-Lugar-Domenici grants in domestic terrorism response. Greg was a paramedic responder to the terrorist events of September 11, 2001, and was recognized by Saint Vincents Hospital in NYC for his role in that response.
In 2003, Greg relocated to South Dakota, where he worked for Sanford Health, one of the nation’s largest rural health systems. Greg had emergency management oversight of over 200 hospitals, long-term care, and clinic facilities across 26 states in that role. At Sanford Health, he created plans for mass vaccinations during the H1N1 pandemic and worked on Ebola transport protocols with EMS agencies and healthcare partners. Greg then produced one of the first ESF-based corporate healthcare response plans, which supported the organization during evacuations of long-term care facilities in Florida during Hurricane Dorian, the emergence of the COVID pandemic, and a high-risk cyber-attack.
Greg also provides leadership for the South Dakota Health Care Coalition, where he worked to transition that coalition to a healthcare response support organization, creating one of the very first healthcare coalition Area Command models. Over his career, he has worked with partners nationwide, including the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), The RAND Corporation, Deloitte, Juvare, and others. Juvare recently awarded Greg the William Ryan Honorary Award for Excellence for his commitment to excellence in disaster response initiatives.
Greg holds a Master’s Degree in Emergency and Disaster Management and a Doctorate in Health Science, focused in Global Health and Politics. His research includes investigating the immediate impact of critical stressors on the decision-making of first responders in large-scale incidents. He has created a training program focused on reducing the impact of stress on decision-makers and now offers that training here with EMCP. Greg’s knowledge and experience have been responsible for numerous positive changes in healthcare preparedness, and his work continues with EMCP as the CEO and technical strategist for the organization.
Ann Morales
Vice President of Client Services
Emergency Management Community Partners
“Together with our community partners, we can make a difference."
Ann Morales is a seasoned sales and marketing executive with over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. She specializes in forging organizational relationships and remains focused on maintaining organizational integrity while empowering and driving organizational growth.
Ann’s unique approach as a servant leader ensures that EMCP clients are receiving the highest quality communications and service. Her relationships with the people she serves span years rather than short terms; this provides clients and partners with a trusted and solid relationship. As the Vice President of Client Services, she consistently ensures client deliverables are achieved on target and within projected budgets.
Ms. Morales understands the complexity of the healthcare sector and its innovative challenges and opportunities. She is committed to supporting EMCP clients by providing creative solutions and services. Her experience in patient care, skilled nursing facilities, senior living, physician relations, and expertise in admissions / residential sales, finance, CMS programs, business administration, team coaching, and marketing make her a significant asset to TEAM EMCP, its partners, and its clients.
Ms. Morales’ leadership skills and competencies include communication, team building, and analytics. She has a unique ability to lead by influence and exceed by example, instilling confidence in her team and clients. As a consistent follower of industry trends, she is adaptive to the changes resulting from societal impacts and the needs of the healthcare, healthcare preparedness, and response community. In her work in the long-term care discipline, she places high value on seniors and their wisdom. Ms. Morales strives to inspire and empower others to be the best version of themselves while serving with heart and soul. In her career, she has learned to leverage her expertise and credentials to create and deliver effective and engaging solutions to everyone she interacts with.
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