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Health Services Staff

General email inquiries: Healthservices@capnhq.gov

 

Lt. Col. Stephen Leighton
Senior Program Manager (CAP/HS)
sleighton@capnhq.gov

Maj. Gerry Creager
Deputy Senior Program Manager (CAP/DHS)
gcreager@capnhq.gov

Maj. Heather Parth
Deputy Senior Program Manager (CAP/DHS)
hparth@capnhq.gov

Region Health Service Officers:

GLR:    Lt. Col. Sydney Schneidman

MAR:   Lt. Col. Tim Cheslock

NCR:   Lt. Col Mark Huntington

NER:   Lt. Col. Nikki Hrycko

PCR:   Col. Shelly Norman

RMR:   Lt. Col. David Schall

SER:   Lt. Col. Joe Wheeler

SWR:  Maj. Gerry Creager

The Health Service Advisory Team consists of the National Senior Program Manager for Health Services CAP/HS, the Deputy Senior Program Managers, the Region HSOs, and additional members as selected by the Senior Program Manager.   The coordinators for each of the current Health Service Working Groups will usually be ad hoc members of the HSAT.

The role of the HSAT is to advise the CAP/HS on policies, needs, and the status of the Health Services program in their respective regions.   The members of the HSAT will assist the CAP/HS to advise the National Command Team regarding health, wellness and public health.

Health Services Advisory Team:

CAP/HS:       Lt. Col. Stephen Leighton

CAP/DHS:    Maj. Gerry Creager

                     Maj. Heather Parth

All Region HSOs

Ad Hoc members:

  • Lt Col Keith Brandt

  • Capt WJ Cole Ettingoff

  • Lt Col Luis Hargreaves

  • Lt Col Benjamin Kulper

  • 1st Lt Justin Mast

  • Lt Col R. Ronan Murphy

  • Maj Yvonne Nelson

  • Maj Jason Quick

  • Capt Kevin Rausch

  • Lt Col Paul Rehman, Jr.

  • Capt Catherine Scantlan

  • Lt Col Jill Silverman

  • Capt Stephen White

  • Lt Col Michael Morison -  Chaplaincy

  • Lt Col Gordon Helm  -  PIO

  • 2nd Lt. William Sommer

  • Lt. Col. Randolph Fish

  • Lt. Col. Edward Bos - CISM

  • Lt. Col. Thomas Janisko - CISM

  • Damen Therkildsen - Safety

  • Katie Thurson - Safety

 


Below are resources and references made available by the Civil Air Patrol Health Services staff:

Each of the subpages to the left will bring you to further detailed information.

Health Services Qualifications

Critical Incident Stress Management Program

CAP Definition of First Aid

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