Mark Ewing is the founder, president, and CEO of MedStar Solutions. Mr Ewing created MedStar Solutions in order to offer the event medical services a higher level of care, services, and providers. Mark has over 20 years of management experience in EMS, including the Director of Operations for the largest privately-owned ambulance companies in Southern California. Mark also has spent much of his career as both a full-time and volunteer firefighter, fire training officer, and director of training in Southern California. Mr. Ewing has developed training programs for the fire service, EMS, and ambulances. He has designed on-line e-Learning, HR processes, clinical training, skills assessments, and compliance programs. Mark has also designed communications systems and educational courses for fire, 9-1-1, and other EMS organizations. Mark has been instrumental in creating Train-the-Trainer programs for EMS and holds numerous instructor credentials from FEMA, DOT, AHA, ASHI, and the National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE). Mark received his Bachelors of Science degree in Business Management and minored in Telecommunications. Mark's earlier years were spent working with ESPN, NBC, and other sports networks, shooting, producing and editing.sports programming. When not focused on work Mark enjoys time outdoors and singing in his gold medal chorus or a barbershop quartet.

Dr. Jonathan Nichol is an Emergency Medicine physician practicing in Arizona, California, and Utah. Dr. Nichol attended medical school at the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University in Glendale, AZ graduating in 2016. He completed residency training in Palm Springs, CA at Desert Regional Medical Center where he was named chief resident. He was first introduced to medicine by taking an EMT course as an undergraduate which led him to work in an emergency department where he found his desire to go further in medicine. Dr. Nichol is passionate about education for all levels of medical providers. He particularly enjoys working with pre-hospital providers to improve care at the initial point of contact with patients. When not at the hospital you can find him out on the trail. Whether it is running, mountain biking or just hiking to new heights, he loves to be outside. He has run multiple Ultra-Marathons and has been a pacer for friends out on course as well. A former collegiate road cyclist he has now transitioned to mountain biking. He is also a lifetime member of the Wilderness Medical Society where he is pursuing a Fellowship of Wilderness Medicine. Working with MedStar Solutions offers an opportunity to combine his love of medicine with the activities he knows well as he has been an active participant many times himself.

John Goode is the Director of Operations for MedStar Solutions, where he leads a team of medical professionals and oversees business development. John works closely with all of our providers from the hiring process through daily events and establishes strong ties with our clients. He has been in the EMS field for more than a decade and has worked in the 911 system providing patient care to the public and helps train new providers in the care and compassion so necessary to this career. Helping others probably stemmed from his time in scouting while he earned his Eagle Scout award and worked in the health lodge during summer camps and volunteering at hospitals. John has received his associates in fire operations and incident command. Now a certified ASHI Instructor, he trains the community and EMS in courses such as CPR, wilderness medicine, and emergency preparedness. John has been one of only two that have received the company's President's Award for his outstanding achievements and dedication to the company. When Not focused on work John enjoys time outdoors hiking with his dogs and traveling and seeing new places all over the world.

MedStar Solutions is excited to introduce Project Manager, Amy Stouffer. Amy currently is overseeing our COVID-19 Quality Assurance, testing, and compliance. In response to the COVID crisis, she was responsible for transforming a research organization into a high-throughput, high-complexity CLIA-compliant COVID-testing laboratory in a matter of weeks. Her expertise in the clinical setting will be instrumental as we begin offering point-of-care testing using the new Abbott or other similar type of rapid COVID tests.In response to the COVID crisis, she is responsible for transforming a research organization into a high-throughput, high-complexity CLIA-compliant COVID-testing laboratory in a matter of weeks. Amy has a bachelor’s degree in molecular and cellular biology from UNLV, and has worked in the clinical laboratory setting for over fifteen years, starting out as a Cytogenetic Technologist in a cancer lab, analyzing patients’ chromosomes and DNA to help diagnose cancers in blood, bone marrow, and tumors. She graduated “with distinction” from Keller Graduate School of Management with her MBA, focusing on Project Management. For the last five years, she has worked in Quality Assurance, making sure that all national, state, and local regulatory requirements are followed by the various departments she manages, including Cytogenetics, Fluorescence in situ Hybridization, Molecular Oncology, Flow Cytometry, Immunohistochemistry, Surgical Pathology, Hematopathology, Virology, and Serology. . Amy is married to one of our other managers, Michael, and they have three amazing kids! They love riding motorcycles together and camping as a family.

Kolby Hadden, NREMT is a Supervisor for MedStar Solutions, a role in which he leads our team of medical providers in the field and helps to cultivate and manage several client relationships. Kolby initially attended Arizona State University in pursuit of a Nursing degree. Halfway through the program; however, he came to the realization that working in the prehospital setting would provide him with more fulfillment, and he enrolled in an EMT program. He began his EMS career in 2019 with MedStar Solutions after completing the EMT training program at Mesa Community College and becoming NREMT certified. With him, he brings impressive skill sets, including technical, leadership, project management, and interpersonal proficiencies that enable him to contribute to the MedStar Solutions mission in manners that extend far beyond providing superior patient care and leadership to his team. As he progresses in his career, he plans to continue his EMS education and expand his skills to include Wilderness Medicine, various Specialty Health Disciplines, and, eventually, advancement to Paramedic licensure. A natural-born public servant and steward to his community, Kolby has worked in various different industries which allowed him to serve, including Medical & Health Insurance, Information Technology, and Higher Education. He has worked with several volunteer and outreach programs dedicated to our community’s homeless youth and youth in the foster care system, and has begun to take part and represent MedStar Solutions in educational community outreach events. Kolby credits his dedication to serving others to his parents and grandparents who, while raising him, exemplified a sense of duty to others as they practiced in their medical professions.