Mark Collins enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1975 and served on active duty until 1985. He completed the Helicopter Repairman course and served in the 101st Airborne until 1978. In 1977, he graduated Distinguished Honor Graduate in the Non Commissioned Officers Academy. Mark graduated from Warrant Officers Rotor Wing Flight School in 1978 and the Rotor Wing Instructor Pilot Course in 1980. He served as an aero scout pilot and Platoon Commander D 2/10 Cav in California; and a Standardization Instructor Pilot C 501 st Attack Helicopter in West Germany. Mark continued to serve as a citizen soldier in the Army Reserves with the 354td Air Ambulance Detachment, Columbus Ohio, until 1996.

He attended the Ohio State University from 1985 until 1988 where he earned a BSBA in Production and Operations Management summa cum laude. In 1989, Mark was introduced to the civilian air ambulance industry as a pilot with the old Grant Life Flight II in Wellston Ohio. He later served as a Life Flight I pilot in Columbus; and as the Aviation Base Managers of both MedFlight II in Union County and MedFlight I in Columbus. Mark has been the Director of Operations for MedFlight since 2000. He has earned the Certified Medical Transport Executive (CMTE) in 2003, Certified Manager (CM) in 2005 and Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification in 2006.

Stewart Corbin joined MedFlight in 1995 and has over 12 years of critical care dispatching. Stewart is from Gallipolis, Ohio where he started working at Holzer Medical Center. After leaving Gallipolis, he began working at Mount Carmel Health in Columbus, Ohio. After several years, he then became a Partner for Life at MedFlight.

Stewart has been a member and an active participant in the National Association of Airmedical Communications Specialists (NAACS) for many years and received the Michelle North Scholarship in 2005. He is also a graduate of the Certified Medical Transport Executive program.

Angie Geist joined MedFlight in 1998 and has over 15 years of human resource management experience.  Angie has worked in the service industry for many years and prior to joining MedFlight worked for other healthcare and not-for-profit agencies.

Angie earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from The Ohio State University in 1993.  She is a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR) through the Society of Human Resource Management and a Certified Medical Transport Executive (CMTE) through the Association of Air Medical Services.

Angie is member of the Human Resource Association of Central Ohio and the Society of Human Resource Management.  She also serves on the local Human Resources Advisory Committee for the American Red Cross.

Colin Henry has been a commercial pilot for over 31 years and has logged over 12,000 hours in over 20 different types of helicopters and airplanes.  He is currently Airline Transport Rated in helicopters and multi-engine airplanes. He is also a night vision goggle instructor and a Certified Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII).

Colin was the former Chief Pilot for Omniflight Helicopters, Inc, our current vendor,  for over 8 years and he has flown as a line pilot in EMS and offshore operations and as Officer in Charge in military VIP operations.  He has also held positions as Safety Officer for Medflight and Safety Manager for Omniflight.

Colin was born in Guyana, South America and graduated from Oxford Air Training School in England.

 

Linda Hines joined MedFlight in January of 2008 and has over 27 years of healthcare experience. Prior to coming to MedFlight she worked in the Mount Carmel Health System as a critical care and cardiac care nurse, clinical researcher, risk manager and attorney.

Linda earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the Ohio State University and a Juris Doctor degree from Capital University Law School. She is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM) through the American Hospital Association.

She is a member of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management where she has participated on many committees. Linda is also a member of the Ohio Society for Healthcare Risk Management, American Health Lawyers Association, Columbus Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association. She also participates as a community member of the Mount Carmel Health System Institutional Review Board and presents lectures on risk management to local nursing classes.

Samantha Primmer joined the MedFlight team in March of 2003 bringing with her a varied background in managerial and computer experience over the past 18 years. Samantha has worked in a number of industries including hotel, office furniture, chemical supply, and computer training.

Samantha began her career with Marriott International working as a hotel Operations Manager specializing in converting existing properties to the Marriott family of hotels. Her last position was as Training Manager and Job Placement Coordinator with KB Institute of Technology. While at KB she received her certification as a master certified Internet webmaster instructor.  Samantha has also held other positions as an administrative assistant and computer instructor.