Nicholas Clay
Nick joined the Santa Clara County EMS Agency in July of 2024, as the Director. He leads the Agency's daily operations and strategic development, including budget administration, employee engagement, credential oversight, contract management, and policy formulation.
Ken Miller
Dr. Miller is a board-certified emergency physician with a subspecialty certification in Emergency Medical Services, has a Ph.D. in pharmacology and is a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government Senior Executives in State and Local Government fellowship.
Michael Cabano
Mike has been with the EMS Agency since March of 2010. Prior to joining the Agency he held various roles within the EMS System since beginning his career in 1999.
Richard Alameda
Richard Alameda serves as an EMS Specialist – Extra help and has been with Santa Clara County EMS Agency since 2016.
Nikolaas Bechler
Nikolaas joined the EMS agency in 2023.
John Blain
John Blain serves as an EMS Specialist and has been with the Santa Clara County EMS Agency since 2002.
Christopher Duncan
Chris brings more than 20 years experience in emergency medical services management to his role as an EMS Specialist.
Manuel Elias
Manuel Elias has been serving the EMS system since 2014 as an Office Specialist III, with administrative support roles.
Daniel Franklin
Daniel has been with the EMS agency since 2012.
Dustin Gonzalez
Dustin holds a BA in History from Santa Clara University and has been a licensed paramedic since 2005.
Gabriela Modglin
Gabriela Modglin joined the EMS Agency in 2024 and is assigned to the Training & Education Unit.
Patricia Natividad
Patricia Natividad has worked as an Analyst with the EMS Agency since 2001.
Camille Ortiz
Camille joined the EMS Agency Team in 2022 as the Executive Assistant
Evangelina Ortiz
Evangelina (Eva) is the Administrative Assistant for EMS and assists in the certification, credentialing and accreditation administrative process within the Santa Clara County EMS Agency.
Isaac Quevedo
Isaac has been licensed as a paramedic since 2004.
John Sampson
John Sampson joined the EMS Agency in 2014, and is assigned to pre-hospital quality assurance (CQI).
Vaidehi Shah
Vaidehi joined the EMS Agency in 2023 and serves as the Senior Epidemiologist.
David Sullivan
David Sullivan is assigned to the Special Operations Unit.
Lisa Vajgrt-Smith BSN, MPH
Lisa Vajgrt-Smith, graduated with a B.S.N. from Creighton University in 2004. She enjoyed working as a bedside nurse for over 10 years, feeling most comfortable in the float-pool role.
Jason Weed
Jason has been a licensed paramedic since 2001. Jason has served as an EMS Specialist with the Santa Clara County EMS Agency since 2011.