STAFF
Dudley Smith
MSHPA, CMTE, MEP
Associate Executive Director
Dudley Smith is Associate Executive Director of CAMTS and assists with administrative details for CAMTS Global. Dudley is a former disaster planning consultant who served for 25 years as the Corporate Director for Air Care & Mobile Care and Disaster Management for the University Hospital and the Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati. He also served as the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) liaison to the Board of Directors of CAMTS, where he served on the executive committee as the Commission’s Treasurer. His active involvement in critical care transport medicine earned him the Marriott-Carlson Award in 1999, for outstanding contributions to the air medical industry and the AAMS Life Time Achievement Award in 2011.
Gigi Randall
Executive Assistant
Gigi Randall works in the CAMTS/CAMTS Global administration office in Anderson, SC. She has been with CAMTS since 2013 but also worked part-time for CAMTS in 2002-2003. Currently Gigi's primary responsibilities are site survey scheduling, developing many of the marketing materials for CAMTS and CAMTS Global, and preparing the standards for printing and publishing for CAMTS and CAMTS Global. She also developed and manages the CAMTS Global website.
Shelley Dixon
Office Manager
Shelley Dixon has been at CAMTS since August 2004. Based in the Anderson, SC physical office. As Office Manager, Shelley not only oversees the CAMTS bookkeeping but also the CAMTS website and databases. She is the go-to person for questions related to the CAMTS Accreditation process and forms.
Erin Reese
MBA (c), BS, RN,
CMTE, CACO
Associate Executive Director
Erin Reese is Associate Executive Director of CAMTS/CAMTS Global. She is a healthcare executive from Upstate New York with over 20 years of experience in patient care, EMS compliance, and executive leadership within the air medical and healthcare transport industry. As Associate Executive Director, she supports accreditation operations, oversees internal quality management systems, and analyzes trends across site surveys to ensure consistency in the accreditation process. Erin previously served in multiple leadership roles at Mercy Flight Central, including President and CEO, where she directed strategic operations and led significant modernization projects, including fleet replacement and multiple CAMTS accreditations. She serves as Chair of the Regional EMS Council and is a member of the New York State Emergency Medical Services Council. With certifications in EMS compliance and medical transport leadership, as well as an MBA in Healthcare Management, Erin is deeply committed to advancing safety, regulatory excellence, and high-quality patient care.
Jan Eichel
MBA, RN, CFRN,
CMTE, FAASTN
Executive Director
Jan Eichel is Executive Director for CAMTS/CAMTS Global based near Kalamazoo, Michigan. Ms. Eichel has over 30 years of experience as a flight nurse and Clinical Director, in addition to educator on a regional and national level. She has also served on the CAMTS Board of Directors representing the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and a site surveyor since 2005. She is active in publishing both research and text pertinent to the speciality of transport medicine. Contributing writings include Patient Transport: Principles & Practice, 5th Edition, The Walls Manual of Emergency Airway Management, 4th & 5th Edition, and Transport Nurse Advanced Trauma Course Provider Manual, 4th, 5th & 6th Editions (currently ASTNA: Transport Professional Advanced Trauma Course). In 2023 Jan was inducted as a Fellow in the Academy of Air & Surface Transport Nurses in recognition of her significant impact on the critical care transport industry.