Alex is a NYC paramedic with over eighteen years of 911 experience and was a first responder to the 9/11 attacks. He holds an MBA in Finance and International Business, and is currently enrolled in an MPH program for Health Care Management. In addition Alex is Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certified and has successfully spearheaded many cost driven consulting projects within the health care industry. In 2011 while working in the finance department of a national ambulance company Alex discovered a void in the market when it came to quality on-site event medicine. Always the entrepreneur and armed with his business degrees and knowledge of the medical field, ParaDocs Worldwide, Inc. was born.  From purely organic growth, Alex has taken his small startup into a nationally recognized brand with offices in six states and over 1,600 employees.

On his spare time Alex also volunteers for his communities’ ambulance service and serves as the chairman of Ambassador Foundation, Inc.; a nonprofit [501 (c) (3)] organization that supplies peer-based safety personnel to large scale event and productions around the world. 

Doctor Barron joined our team as our Pacific Region Medical Director in 2017 and is also our Electronic Dance Music festival specialist. After graduating from Yale University Medical School, she completed her Emergency Medicine residency at the UCSF-Highland Hospital Alameda County Medical Center. Dr. Barron is a board certified Emergency Medicine physician and is also a Drug Medical Review Officer and an Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor. Dr. Barron is located primarily in California, but also holds states licenses in Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Washington states.

Dr. Barron fell in love with electronic dance music during her medical training and has continued her passion by working at over one-hundred festivals ranging from Electric Daisy Carnival events to Coachella. Dr. Barron holds a Diploma in Mountain Medicine from the University of New Mexico, Diploma in Mountain Emergency Medicine from Air Zermatt in Switzerland and has additional training in tactical combat and casualty care. She has worked as an expedition physician in the Alps as well as K2 at the China-Pakistan border. Dr. Barron also currently works for National Geographic and Lindblad Expeditions on their expedition ships.

When she is not climbing mountains in the Alps, she can be found hanging out in the San Francisco Bay Area with her three amazing kids, shiba inu and cats.

Dr. James Salway joined our team as a staff physician in 2019 and is a board-certified Emergency Physician and fellowship-trained in Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness. He is the Senior Director of Emergency Management at NYC Health + Hospitals and practices clinically at Kings County Hospital Center while serving on the academic faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College. He graduated from Jefferson Medical College and completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center. His areas of interests include pandemic response, disaster medicine, and providing care at mass-gatherings.

Leo joined ParaDocs in 2013 as an EMT and quickly ascended the ranks of our organization. He earned various skills and experience working within the NYC 911 system at a voluntary hospital in central Brooklyn, as a supervisor at an ambulance company, as well as within the mental health field with autistic children, helping families through intense at-home family therapy with the MST (Multisystemic) model. He also has experience in the finance field as a Billing Coordinator.

In his current role of Director of Operations and Human Resources, Leo oversees our day to day operations. He has developed a rapport with all of our clients and with many state and city agencies, always ensuring that we exceed their expectations of exceptional customer service and excellent patient care. Leo oversees all festival pre-planning and operations.

Music, EMS and teaching are his passion. He always encourages a cooperative work environment and reminds our staff with his favorite catchphrase, "teamwork makes the dream work!"

Jeff joined our team after retiring from the Orlando Fire Department with over 28 years of experience,spending the last 10 years of his career as a field operations District Chief. As an operation chief, Jeff also served as the Orlando Fire Department Special Events coordinator, responsible for medical and emergency response planning, staffing, and managing events within the city. As a results-focused Events Safety Coordinator, Jeff has expertise in overseeing cross-functional teams, implementing preventative measures, and generating emergency plans for events hosting up to and over 100K attendees. Jeff is also passionate about coaching and directing teams while offering ongoing educational and informational direction and support. Jeff is dedicated to risk reduction, prompt response to emergency incidents, and taking action to protect patrons and staff. While possessing sharp analytical skills, he maintains a strong leadership presence within the scope of his duties and beyond.

While music, fitness, and teamwork inspire Jeff in all areas of his life, he is a strong believer in focusing on the wellbeing of others and encourages those around him to recognize their value and purpose in work and in life.

Prior to joining the ParaDocs Team, David worked for one of the nation's leading and largest EMS providers as a Risk Manager and Special Events Supervisor. He has over 15 years working in the NYC EMS system and spent several years as an EMT instructor. He also worked for DeVry University as an Information Technology Specialist and Web Developer before entering the field of pre-hospital medicine. 

David plays a crucial role in our organization, overseeing the development and deployment of ParaTrak, our proprietary patient tracking and incident logging system. His experience along with his knowledge of information systems has enabled us to develop this application that sets us apart from other companies in the industry.

He remains active working shifts as an EMT at many of our events and is our on-site manager for the Nassau Coliseum. Additionally, he continues to lend his service to our communications department and medical command center at large-scale events such as music festivals, marathons, and other mass gatherings.

Jon has spent over 22 years in public service. Jon started his EMS service career in the NY Capital District area before working at American Medical Response in NYC as an operations supervisor and quartermaster/inventory control specialist. He quickly transitioned to municipal service. Jon joined the FDNY in 2008 working as a paramedic in Brooklyn, spent 2 years with the Office of Medical Affairs SmartCPR research initiative, 3 years as an APCO certified EMS citywide senior dispatcher in a service handling almost 2 million EMS calls a year. With National Incident Management training from US DHS, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 2015. After a year as a tour supervisor for the FDNY Operations control center (FDOC) he is now a tour supervisor at FDNY EMS Bureau of Communications Emergency Medical Dispatch.

His extensive background and experience have led him to the position of Director of Communications for ParaDocs overseeing dispatch operations and MEDCOM and as a joint agency operations liaison for large-scale events. He provides operational planning and logistics initiatives and authors many agency SOP’s. Jon has authored the company's ever-expanding inventory management control system needs with the proprietary PICSys software program. He has spearheaded the development of an internal event medicine educational enrichment initiative. He also heads up ParaDocs brand merchandising and web store.

In his free time, Jon is an avid outdoorsman, minimalist camper, leathersmith, a preparedness and wilderness survival practitioner, an EMS instructor and pursuing a masters degree in Emergency Management.

Bayla is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with a master’s degree in Nutrition and Exercise Sciences. Bayla graduated summa cum laude from Brooklyn College with a bachelor’s degree in Health and Nutrition Sciences and completed her dietetic internship at the prestigious NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She gained extensive experience as a clinical dietitian at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital and Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, providing medical nutrition therapy to patients with a wide variety of medical conditions. Simultaneously, she completed her master’s degree in Nutrition and Exercise Science at Queens College to help bridge the gap between her passions for both nutrition and exercise. She has served as the sports performance dietitian at Stony Brook University Athletics, counseling individual athletes and teams on nutrition for optimal performance and health. She has also gained experience working with CrossFit athletes, weightlifters, powerlifters, distance runners and dancers, helping them achieve their health and performance goals.

Bayla believes in providing evidence-based, personalized nutrition guidance to help each client reach their health and fitness goals. Using a mindful eating approach to address problematic eating behaviors, she helps her clients create realistic, sustainable goals to improve long term health and wellbeing. Optimal wellness integrates physical, emotional and mental wellbeing which is why she takes a whole-person approach in counseling. Bayla believes there are no “good” or “bad” foods. When it comes to healthy eating, all foods can fit! She enjoys helping her clients create positive behavior change while developing healthier relationships with food and their bodies.

MELISSA MORALES
Scheduling Manager

THOMAS JANOW
Compliance Officer