Lucian Mirra Ed.D., NRP, has over two decades of experience as an EMS provider, leader, and educator. He has served as a firefighter/paramedic, EMS supervisor, emergency management coordinator, and paramedic program director. He presents across the country on a variety of EMS, education, and emergency management topics. He holds a doctor of education degree from the University of Virginia where he researched the impact of teaching effectiveness in EMS classrooms and has an academic interest in how fire and EMS instructors are trained. He is currently the EMS Coordinator for Albemarle County Fire Rescus, and is an Instructor of Emergency Medicine at UVA Health and an Adjunct Professor of Leadership at Christopher Newport University.