David W. Mozingo, MD

Dr. Mozingo currently serves as the Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology, for the University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville, Florida.  He is also the Director of the Shands Burn Center.  Before his service at Shands, his military service included Brooke Army Medical Center where he oversaw much of the military response to the crash and explosion at Pope Air Force Base.  Dr. Mozingo currently chairs the American Burn Association, Advanced Burn Life Support program and has co-authored several burn surge programs/plans across the nation from the Southern Burn Plan to the New York City Plan.  Dr. Mozingo has played a key role and continues to be a key contributor to the North Carolina Burn Surge Disaster Program.

Charles B. Cairns, MD

Dr. Cairns is the Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina in the School of Medicine.  Dr. Cairns was the Chair for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Duke during the initial development for the Burn Surge Disaster Program and has a substantial history related to the conduct and publication of research related to emergency care.  He service has been instrumental in the emergency department aspect of developing the burn surge disaster plan. 

Roy Alson, MD, PhD, FACEP

Dr. Alson has served in a number of roles in both North Carolina and in service to our country.  A paramedic from the mid-70's, Dr. Alson today serves as the Medical Director for Forsyth County EMS, the Medical Director for the NC SMAT program as well as the Medical Commander for the NC-DMAT-1, and NMRT East teams based in Winston Salem.  Dr. Alson has been a responder on dozens of nationally declared disasters. Dr. Alson has served as a member of the North Carolina Advisory Council and currently serves as the chairman for the NC Disciplinary Committee.  Dr. Alson is a subject matter expert in the delivery of care in austere and surge type conditions.

Ernest Grant, RN, MSN

Mr. Grant is the Clinical Educator for the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at the University of North Carolina Hospitals and Healthcare System.  Mr. Grant is instrumental in the delivery of Burn Trauma Education in North Carolina.  He has been an integral part of burn care education since the mid-80's and is nationally known for his subject and content knowledge regarding burn care. 

William "Bill" McDonald, MSM

Division Manager of Abdominal Transplant and Burn.  Mr. McDonald holds a MSM from University of Maryland Univ. College and is completing an MBA also from the University of Maryland Univ. College.  Mr. McDonald was involved with EMS or Rescue from 1994 - 2004 and a former paramedic in NC.

Lew W. Stringer, MD, FACA

Dr. Stringer has served in a host of roles from Forsyth County to Washington DC and all posts in between.  Dr. Stringer was the EMS Medical Director for Forsyth County in the mid 70's as they became one of the first paramedic programs.  He was a principle founder in the creation of the Special Operations Response Team, today known as SORT, NC-DMAT-1, NMRT-E, SMAT-1, etc.  Dr. Stringer joined FEMA and worked with Eric Tolbert to develop catastrophic medical disaster planning following 9-11.  Nationally known for his views regarding the terror potential long before it actually was realized in the US, Dr. Stringer has served (and continues to serve) the citizens of North Carolina and the US with great honor and distinction.