Dia Gainor

Dia Gainor, MPA is the Executive Director of NASEMSO. Her fervor about rural road safety took root in 1980 as a volunteer firefighter specializing in vehicle extrication in southeastern Pennsylvania. Serving simultaneously as a paramedic with a separate ambulance service, her 911 response area included both dense corridor clusters as well as suburban areas. After moving to Maryland she worked for the state coordinating medevac helicopter response statewide, and then as a regulator with responsibility for implementation of the first paramedic certification program. She served for 19 years as the Idaho state EMS director, and is now the Executive Director of the National Association of State Emergency Medical Services. Dia has fulfilled multiple national roles and is the recipient of several prominent awards and recognition for her work in EMS.