Staff

Ashlee Sauer

President, Director, Admissions Representative Lead

Ashlee began working as an EMT in 2015. In 2019 Ashlee became an Advanced EMT and gained her Paramedic license in 2022. In 2025 Ashlee received her Certified Phlebotomy Technician, EKG Technician, and Patient Care Technician certificates as well.

Ashlee is a Basic EMS Coordinator through the State of Texas, an AHA BLS, ACLS, and PALS instructor; an American Red Cross instructor for BLS, ALS, PALS, and Babysitter Training; NAEMT instructor for PHTLS, GEMS, PTEP, PEPL, AMLS and TECC, as well as teaches all levels of EMS and allied services courses.

Rich Henkel

Vice President, Admissions Representative

Rich has been working and volunteering in the field of Fire/EMS since 1988 when he started as a volunteer firefighter in New Jersey. Rich went on to receive his EMT certification in 1992 and was a Captain with Kissimmee Heights Volunteer Fire Department. Rich received his paramedic license in 2000, graduating in the top of his class.

Though he spent many years providing care in the field, he quickly found his niche in education and became the lead instructor in an initial EMT and continuing education program at Grundy County Ambulance in Missouri. Rich has worked in various field capacities, urgent care settings, EMS Director, and education positions.

Dr. Lynn Brown

Medical Director supervising educational content

Dr. Lynn Brown graduated from Texas A&M University in 1986 and later graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in 1993. He completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Michigan State University Sparrow Hospital in 1996. Dr. Brown brings a wealth of clinical experience from years of emergency medicine practice in Kansas City and more recently Spokane, Washington.

In addition to working in high volume facilities with significant critical care experience, he has served as the hospital Medical Staff President, Director of Emergency Services, Medical Director for Overland Park Fire Department, and President of a large private Emergency Medicine physician group.