Commissioners
The Commissioners
are voted to a three year term by the active and lifetime
members of the Corps, To be eligible to run for
Commissioner, one must have previously served as either Chief of
Department or President for a minimum of 12 months. The
Commissioners are responsible to oversee all aspects of MVAC.
Whereas the Executive Board runs day to day calls and training,
the Board of Directors run the day to day aspects of the
corporation, the Board of Commissioners oversee these two Boards
as well as the membership as a whole. The aspects of the Board
of Commissioners are more focused on the long-term plans for the
department, and manage our new group of professional responders.
The current Board
of Commissioners elected to serve from January 2008 through
December 2010, consist of: Ex-Chief Kevin Rummel, professional
paramedic and instructor; Past-President Ken Solosky, EMT and
aviator; and Past-President Patrick Tobin, EMT and charter
member of MVAC.
Kevin Rummel:
Kevin has been a member of MVAC since 1991. He has served as a
trustee, Asst Chief, Chief of Operations and is currently in his 2nd
3 year term as a commissioner. Kevin has been working as a
nationally registered paramedic for the past 16 years for various
agencies including Mary immacuale Hospital, N.C.P.D. EAB, NY
Presbyterian Hospital, and Noth Shore LIJ CEMS. He is also a NYS
certified instructorcoordinator teaching EMT/Paramedic courses for
the LIJ heath system's center for learnign innovation. In 2008 he
graduated with honors from Adelphi University with his Bachelor's of
Science in Nursing. Currently he is working at LIJ as a critical
care RN in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Since 1991 Kevin has
also been an active member of the Albertson Volunteer Fire company
as a class A firefighter/ Paramedic.
Kenneth Solosky:
Kenneth retired from the New
York Police Department aviation unit as a Chief pilot Lieutenant
after twenty years of service. Ken was appointed the chief pilot for
Newark NJ police aviation unit. He lectures and teaches police
subjects around the world and has spoken in China, Europe, Canada
and the USA and has written several online and printed publications
on aviation issues.
Pat Tobin:
Patrick Tobin began
his second three year term as Commissioner of the Mineola
Volunteer Ambulance Corps in 2008. Pat has been a member of the
Corps since it's inception in 1979. Since 1995, Pat has served
as President of the Corps for six single year terms, as well as
serving the Board of Directors in the positions of Secretary,
Treasurer, Trustee and Vice President. Pat has continuously
been an EMT since 1979, and still continues to refresh his
license every three years with NYS. Pat is a life-long resident
of the Village of Mineola, member of the Knights of Columbus -
Corpus Christi Council. #2502, and works for the Town of North
Hempstead in the Office of Town Clerk.
