Who we are
Kory Zipperer
President
Kory is a paramedic student, having previously worked as an EMT for Olympic Ambulance in Pierce County. He resides in Ellensburg with his husband and two ungrateful cats and an even more ungrateful Great Pyreness.
Macey Adams
Vice-President
Macey Adams is a paramedic student at Central Washington University and a current EMT-B in Seattle, WA where she has worked for 7 years. Macey is passionate about first responder wellness, substance abuse recognition and treatment, and empowerment of women and LGBTQ+ providers. Her experience has taught her how much impact first responders have within their community and she hopes to help foster an environment of safety, support, and growth for fellow providers. In her free time Macey loves to hike, paint, go camping, and be a mother to her beautiful daughter, Amelia.
Deven Berwick
Secretary
My name is Deven Berwick, I am a paramedic student at CWU. I grew up in Marysville, Washington, where I spent much of my time running around the firehouse my father worked at. At the age of 20, I put myself through fire academy & EMT school with plans of following in my father’s footsteps. I did a little over 3 years with Arlington Heights Fire Department and Camano Island Fire & Rescue where I learned my love for the job and specifically emergency medicine. I quickly became interested in being a paramedic, and made it my goal. Outside of work, I have a deep love for snowboarding, riding dirt bikes, camping, and spending time with family and friends. I look forward to being apart of this new EMS For All club, and helping lay the foundation for future EMS students to come.
Emily González
Senior Advisor
Emily González, MPH, NREMT-P, SEI, has been working as an EMT and Paramedic for 9 years in both urban and rural communities throughout Washington State and has been on faculty at Tacoma Community College for three years. Her professional and teaching experiences have given her many opportunities to encourage, support, and advocate for her students and patients, which have fueled her drive to continue to pursue leadership positions. Her ultimate goal is to fundamentally shift the nature of EMS in order to create a more just and equitable world.
Through her professional work as an EMT and then paramedic supporting the health of our communities, she has developed a deep passion for increasing equity and diversity and advocating for marginalized communities in healthcare. As a faculty professor at Tacoma Community College, she has been a fierce advocate for women in EMS because of the gender-based discrimination and inequities she has experienced throughout her professional career. These experiences have led her to create events for the campus and community centered around increasing opportunities for minoritized populations throughout EMS, bringing together over 30 state and local agencies.
Emily González is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education degree in higher education leadership at City University of Seattle. She received her Master of Public Health and Bachelor of EMS Paramedicine degree from Central Washington University and holds current NREMT and WA state paramedic certifications. Emily is also a certified Emergency Service Evaluator, Senior EMS Instructor, and Prehospital Emergency Airway Instructor.
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