Richard A. Serino, EMT-P

Mr. Serino has worked extensively with a multifarious group of federal agencies. As a member of the US Attorneys' Anti-Terrorism Task Force, he has supported senior federal law enforcement officials in their fight against terrorism at home and abroad. Since 1998, he has been a member of the National Faculty for the Senior Officials' Workshop on Domestic Preparedness. This workshop, a presentation of the Department of Defense, has been delivered in over twenty cities and military facilities across the nation. Additionally, since 1997, Mr. Serino has served as a Domestic Preparedness Instructor/Trainer in Weapons of Mass Destruction Awareness, Operations, and Incident Command.

In July 1995, Chief Serino worked as a key member of the development team for the Metropolitan Medical Strike Team (MMST), which eventually became the Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS). In conjunction with the US Public Health Service, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Mr. Serino played a major role in defining the design, implementation, and operations of the MMRS - a program that has become the national standard for disaster and crisis response systems across the nation.

Publicly recognizing his lifetime dedication to the citizens of Boston, Mr. Serino was awarded the 1996 Henry L. Shattuck Public Service Award - the City's highest honor for contributions to public service.
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Peter Moyer, MD, MPH, FACEP
Medical Director, Boston Police, Boston Fire, Boston EMS
Dr. Moyer is board certified in Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine, and has served with the men and women of Boston EMS since 1984. 
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Kathryn Brinsfield, MD, MPH, FACEP
Medical Director, Public Health Preparedness Office, BPHC and
Associate Medical Director, Boston EMS
Dr. Brinsfield is board certified in emergency medicine and was part of the original development team that created what is now known as the MMRS. Dr. Brinsfield is a practicing Emergency Medicine physician, and the Deputy Medical Commander of the National Disaster Medical System's International Medical and Surgical Response Team-East.  In addition to these duties, she serves as Associate Medical Director and Director of Research, Training, and Quality Improvement at Boston EMS.
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Sophia Dyer, MD, FACEP
Assistant Director of Research, Training, and Quality Improvement and
Assistant Medical Director, Boston EMS
Dr. Dyer is a practicing Emergency Medicine physician, a toxicologist, and Hazardous Materials Technician. She is board certified in Emergency Medicine and is board eligible in Medical Toxicology.  Dr. Dyer works with student recruitment efforts and develops training programs for MMRS participants.
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Captain Robert Y. Haley
Special Operations Division
Boston EMS
Robert Y. Haley has been an Emergency Medical Technician since 1978. After 10 years of field service as an EMT with Boston EMS, Captain Haley was transferred to a position in the departments newly organized Special Operations Division. This position provided a unique opportunity to acquire experience in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of "out of the ordinary" operational and tactical conditions in the pre-hospital EMS venue. Some examples of note are the 100th Boston Marathon, three Sail Boston Tall Ships events and the U.S.S. Constitution 200th birthday sail as principal medical planner. Captain Haley also serves as event logistics officer for the annual 4th of July and "First Night" events. Now, as the supervisor of the Special Operations Division, his responsibilities include the planning for and operational command of the departments Bicycle Defibrillation Team, Harbor Patrol Unit, Tactical Response Unit, and Hazardous Materials Unit. He also maintains operational authority over the departments technical rescue support, special event, and VIP coverage assets and currently coordinates the departments anti and counter terrorism activities. Past experience includes, co-chairing of the Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) Development Team for the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS); and a curriculum development and National Faculty member of the National Domestic Preparedness Program, verified to instruct the DOD / DOJ Domestic Preparedness Curriculums. Recent experience includes faculty assignments to the DOD Base Assessment Program, Dept. of Homeland Defense "Operation Responder" development workshops and staff instructor for the DelValle Emergency Response Training Institute of Boston. Captain Haley is currently an Executive Board member of the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS), MA-1 DMAT and IMSuRT East Teams with six deployments to national and international disaster scenes.
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Emily Gabriel, MPH
Senior Project Manager, MMRS
Boston EMS
Emily coordinates the Boston MMRS initiatives and programs. Emily received her Masters in Public Health at Boston University where she studied emergency preparedness during a Certificate Program on Managing Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Emergencies.
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Anita Barry, MD, MPH
Director, Communicable Disease Control
Boston Public Health Commission
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Laura Williams, MPH
Deputy Chief of Staff
Boston EMS
Once the MMRS Coordinator, Laura now serves as Chief Serino's Deputy Chief of Staff and remains actively involved in Boston MMRS activities. Laura has put in tremendous work on the development of our Metro Boston Patient Tracking System and continues to conduct trainings for our community partners now that the system is near the end stages of development. She received her Masters in Public Health at Boston University.
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