KEMSA Board of Directors
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Erin Spyrka
Erin Spyrka is the Education/Training Manager and Blood Program Manager for Louisville Metro EMS. With a passion for advancing EMS education and the profession as a whole, she also serves as a Site Visitor for the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions (CoAEMSP). Erin is a Certified Community Paramedic and Critical Care Paramedic with more than 28 years of experience in fire-based EMS, private service, third-service EMS, and air medical services. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master’s degree in Public Administration/Emergency Services Management from Columbia Southern University. Erin also volunteers with the Supporting Heroes Memorial Team and the Kentucky Community Crisis Response Team.
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William Flynn
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Scott Helle
scott.helle@kyemsa.org
Scott Helle is a Rural Project Manager for the Kentucky Office of Rural Health, where he focuses on maintaining and fostering relationships with Kentucky’s rural EMS providers and services. He also serves the office as an instructor in mental health first aid, CPR and Stop the Bleed. He is a Certified Ambulance Coder, a Certified Ambulance Compliance Officer, Certified Kentucky EMT and a Certified Kentucky 400 Hour Firefighter . He has more than 27 years’ experience working in the pre-hospital EMS field in Eastern Kentucky where he currently works as a Compliance Officer for Perry County Ambulance Authority. Scott completed is Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree at Lincoln Memorial University and is currently working on is Masters of Business Administration at the University of Kentucky.
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Maurice Ferguson
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Juliette Cabral
Juliette Cabral, NRP, is a nationally registered and Kentucky-licensed paramedic with Winchester Fire Department. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Emergency Medical Care from Eastern Kentucky University. Juliette joined the Kentucky EMS Association Board of Directors in 2026 and is passionate about advancing EMS education, supporting frontline providers, strengthening interagency collaboration, and helping shape the future of prehospital care in Kentucky. Outside of EMS, she is a member of the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts and a volunteer bugler with Bugles Across America.