WHO WE ARE
Darien EMS-Post 53 consists of a dedicated team of young adults and adult advisors lead by an Executive Director, along with six annually elected officers and a fully volunteer Board of Directors.
Joe Larcheveque
Executive Director
The Executive Director is responsible for the organization as a whole, working with each years Elected Officer’s and its Adult Advisors
2025-2026 Elected Officers
Finn Hagen
President
Christina Saiers
Vice President, Operations
Clare Molloy
Vice President, Training
Payson England
Vice President, Student Affairs
Julia Washburn
Vice President, Administration
Maddy Smaldon
Vice President, Finance
STUDENT MEMBERSHIP
Young Adult Members
Emergency Medical Technicians
Observers
Vehicle Operators
Student members are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organization. Their responsibilities are vital to the organization and can include any of the following:
Operating the Ambulance | Responding to 911 Service Calls and Providing High Quality Patient Care | Conducting Daily Inspections of the Vehicles, Equipment and Supplies | Coordinating Continuing Education for the Members
ADULTS
Adult Members
Emergency Medical Technicians
Adult Supervisors
Adult Administrators
Adult Advisors provide guidance and oversight to the student members. Adults staff the first responding ambulance during school hours and serve as a shift supervisor, a position staffed 24 hours a day. Adult Advisors also play a role in managing the Post through mentoring and guidance of young adults in any of the following ways:
Ambulance Operations | Maintenance | Supplies | Training | Communications | Community Relations
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Darien EMS-Post 53 is a private, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.
The current Chairman of the Board is Petter Ostberg. He is joined by community residents, the Director of Post 53, adult advisors and student leaders.
Michael Buscher, DO
Evan Cohen
Kevin Cunningham
Kristin Edwards
Dawn Edgar
Randy Heck
Nancy Herling, Emeritus
Julie Halloran
Richard Koch, Emeritus
Joe Larcheveque, Director
Jeanne Matson, Secretary
Jeffrey Montero
Petter Ostberg, Chair
Diane Schmidt-Fellner
Susan Warren, Emeritus
