COUNTY OF MONTEREY
HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
Nationally Accredited for Providing Quality Health Services
Clinical Care Committee
Published on November 15, 2016. Last modified on February 10, 2026
The Clinical Care Committee (CCC) serves as an advisory group to the EMS Agency's Director and Medical Director on medical control and other medical issues. The EMS Agency Director appoints members to the CCC.
The Clinical Care Committee meets on the second Wednesday of every other month (odd months) from 8:30 to 10:00 am. Meetings are held at the County of Monterey Government Center located at 1441 Schilling Place, Salinas, CA 93901.
For more information regarding the Clinical Care Committee, please contacts the Debra Hopgood at 831-755-5013 or EMSAdmin@countyofmonterey.gov
2026 Meeting Schedule
| January | March | May | July | September | November | |
| 01/14/2026 | 03/11/2026 | 05/13/2026 | 07/08/2026 | 09/09/2026 | 11/11/2026 | |
| 8:30am-10:00am | 8:30am-10:00am | 8:30am-10:00am | 8:30am-10:00am | 8:30am-10:00am | 8:30am-10:00am | |
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Members and Representing
| Member Name |
Representing |
Term Expiration |
| Dr. John Beuerle, Chair |
Monterey County EMS Medical Director |
N/A |
| Dr. Michelle Kalinski |
Emergency Physician Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula |
06/30/2027 |
| Dr. Noah Hawthorne | Emergency Physician Mee Memorial Hospital |
06/30/2027 |
| Dr. Marie Lutz |
Emergency Physician Natividad |
06/30/2027 |
| Dr. Nikolas Greenson |
Emergency Physician Salinas Valley Health |
06/30/2027 |
| Susan Duke |
RN Base Hospital Coordinator Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula |
06/30/2027 |
| Jamie Tovar | RN Receiving Hospital Coordinator Mee Memorial Hospital |
06/30/2025 |
| Cassie Caldera |
RN Base Hospital Coordinator Natividad |
06/30/2027 |
| David Thompson & Kerry Kantmann | RN Base Hospital Coordinator Salinas Valley Health |
06/30/2026 |
| Vacant | Field Staff of the Contracted Ambulance Provider | |
| Justin Reyes | Field Staff of Paramedic Services Providers | 06/30/2026 |
| Cheryl Goetz | EMT First Responders | 06/30/2026 |
| Christopher Bourquin | Law Enforcement Agencies |
06/30/2026 |
| Ben Hitchcock | Contracted Ambulance Provider | 06/30/2026 |
| Jeff Horner |
Air Ambulance Providers |
06/30/2026 |
| Member Name |
Constituency (Alternates) |
Term Expiration |
| Dr. Andrew Ortega | Emergency Physician, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula |
06/30/2027 |
| Dr. Bryan Darger |
Emergency Physician, Mee Memorial Hospital |
06/30/2027 |
| Dr. Cole Klick | Emergency Physician, Natividad | 06/30/2027 |
| Dr. Ian Stehmeier | Emergency Physician, Salinas Valley Health | 06/30/2027 |
| Christy Soboleski | RN, Base Hospital Coordinator, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula |
06/30/2027 |
| Michelle Villanueva | RN, Receiving Hospital Coordinator, Mee Memorial Hospital |
06/30/2025 |
| Chelsi Mettler | RN, Base Hospital Coordinator, Natividad |
06/30/2027 |
| Sharde Flannigan | RN, Base Hospital Coordinator, Salinas Valley Health |
06/30/2027 |
| Vacant |
Field Staff of the Contracted Ambulance Provider |
|
| Shane VanderVeen | Field Staff of Paramedic Services Providers |
06/30/2026 |
| Vacant | EMT First Responders | |
| Chief Paul Tomasi | Law Enforcement Agencies | 06/30/2026 |
| Rachael Kneeland | Contracted Ambulance Provider |
06/30/2026 |
| Christopher Cuzner | Air Ambulance Provider |
06/30/2026 |