San Juan Island EMS Paramedics

All of our paramedics are Nationally Registered and dually certified in the State of Washington. In addition, they are certified in BLS, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Marine Rescue, Emergency Vehicle Operations, and FAA Flight.

Our on call paramedics are outfitted with an Advanced Life Support Quick Responder Vehicles allowing immediate life-saving intervention to arrive within minutes while the ambulance is still responding. Equipment includes cardiac 12 Lead EKGs, defibrillators, cardiac medications, advanced airway equipment, trauma and obstetrical equipment.

Tom Ardavany

Tom Ardavany

Tom  joins us here at San Juan Island EMS as a new PRN paramedic. Tom has a rich and distinguished career as a trauma and flight nurse and paramedic. Please welcome Tom to the comunity. Education: University of Washington B.A., Public and Community Health Associate Degree, Nursing Seattle Central Community College NREMT-P Creighton University Omaha, [...]

Weyshawn Koons

Weyshawn Koons

Weyshawn Douglas Koons is one of our  career paramedics for San Juan Island EMS. She has lived on San Juan since the Thanksgiving of 1981. Ten years after moving here, Weyshawn took the EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) class and fell in love with emergency pre-hospital care. She is also our Training Officer. She then spent a year [...]

Ryan Nelson

Ryan Nelson

Ryan Nelson started in EMS 1997 after a visit to the island turned into permanent residence here.Ryan began working full-time with us in January 2008. He has been working with Skagit Medic One for over 7 years. In his free time, he is an avid skier and sea, surf and whitewater paddler.

Jim Cole

Jim Cole

Jim holds a BS degree in Community Health Education from Kent State University, an MA in Higher Education from Geneva College, and over 25 years of experience in Emergency Medical Services as a Nationally Registered Paramedic.  Jim began serv ing as the Chief of San Juan Island EMS in 2005 after Directing the Cleveland Clinic [...]

James Kellogg

James Kellogg

Congratulations to James Kellogg, our newest paramedic!  James is a long time islander, starting with San Juan Island EMS in 2003.  A graduate of Spring Street International School, James returned after college to make his home here on San Juan Island. He graduated from Brown University on the east coast with a Bachelor of Science in [...]