
Michigan Region 8
MCA Network (R8MCAN)

Partners
Region 8 Trauma Network Board
Per Michigan regulations, RTN Board members represent the MCAs within the geography and are appointed by the MCA's executive board. Meetings are open to the public. For more information on meeting dates, locations, meeting minutes, please contact Region 8 Trauma Coordinator Lyn Nelson at NelsonL7@michigan.gov.
Baraga MCA - Sandy Peltola
Delta MCA - Dr. Ed Bigsby
Dickinson MCA - vacant
Eastern UP MCA - Nicole Oliver
Keweenaw Houghton MCA - Pat Boberg
Gogebic Ontonagon Iron MCA - Bob Kirkley
Luce MCA - Shelly Reeves (Chair)
Marquette Alger MCA - Alyson Sundberg
Schoolcraft MCA - Elizabeth Ross
Region 8 Trauma Advisory Council
Per Michigan regulations, RTAC members fill roles from injury prevention, hospital trauma programs, EMS agencies, MCA administrators, rehabilitation, and consumers.
For more information on meeting dates and virtual connections information, please contact Region 8 Trauma Coordinator Lyn Nelson at NelsonL7@michigan.gov.
Aspirus Michigan Health Systems - Cindy Gurchinoff
Aspirus Keweenaw - Christina Verran
Aspirus Keweenaw - Dr. Bryan Judge
Aspirus Iron River - Scott Kataja
Aspirus Iron River - Dr. David Trac
Aspirus Ironwood - Lindsay Jeske
Aspirus Ironwood - Dr. Robert Covington
Baraga County Memorial Hospital - Sandy Peltola
Baraga County Memorial Hospital - Dr. Viktoria Koskenoja
Baraga MCA - Gary Wadaga
Beacon EMS - Joel Bach
Consumer - Gail Brandly
Delta MCA - Dr. Ed Bigsby
Delta MCA - Matt LaCrosse
Dickinson MCA & Marshfield Medical Dickinson - Dr. Spencer Franchi
Eastern UP MCA - Nick Harrison
Gogebic Ontonagon Iron MCA - Bob Kirkley
Guardian Flight - Ryan Trudeau
Helen Newberry Joy Hospital & Luce County MCA - Shelly Reeves (Chair)
Keweenaw Houghton MCA - Pat Boberg
Marshfield Medical Dickinson - Heather Marsicek
Marquette Alger MCA - Curt LeSage
Marquette Alger MCA - Dr. Amadeo Sturla
Munising Memorial Hospital - Christi Salo
Munising Memorial Hospital - Sara Holloway
MyMichigan Sault - Nick Jannetta
MyMichigan Sault - Austin Conway
MyMichigan Sault - Dr. Paula Rechner
OSF St. Francis - Terra Ison
OSF St. Francis - Dr. Bob Benkendorf
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital - Hailey Watchorn
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital - Dr. Dave Schoenow
Schoolcraft MCA - Elizabeth Ross
SONCO - Gina Kasten
UPHS Bell - Jamie Zaleski
UPHS Bell - Dr. Steve Verbridge
UPHS Bell - Alyson Sundberg
UPHS Marquette - Jodi McCollum
UPHS Marquette - Ann Clancy-Klemme
UPHS Marquette - Dr. Sara Herrera
UPHS Portage - Sarah Niemela
Non-voting members: R8 Healthcare Preparedness Ed Unger and Gary Gustafson
State website:
michigan.gov/traumasystem
Region 8 Trauma Facebook:
R8TRAUMA
