Randy began his full time career in Emergency Medicine as a paramedic for the Dayton Fire Department in 1985, after having graduated from Cedarville University where he served as an EMT-B and paramedic for both the University and the Cedarville Township Fire Dept. He later completed both medical school in 1991 and residency training in Emergency Medicine at the Boonshoft Wright State University School of Medicine. Randy then became a staff Emergency Physician at Miami Valley Hospital in 1994.
His interests primarily involve EMS medical direction and both hospital and community disaster planning. Randy currently serves as the Medical Director for the Dayton Fire Department, the Riverside Fire Department, the City of Dayton Metropolitan Medical Response System, and the Miami Valley Fire District. He has been Chair of the Emergency Operations Committee at Miami Valley Hospital since 1999. Randy’s operational medicine experience includes being the Medical Director for Ohio Task Force One which is a member of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue System, and with which he has had several deployments, including to the World Trade Center and Hurricane Rita. His humanitarian efforts have included several medical mission trips to Central and South America. Randy also serves as a tactical medical physician with Kettering Regional SWAT. In addition, he serves on several regional EMS and emergency preparedness committees, including being the Chair of the Regional Physicians Advisory Board for Ohio EMS Region 2, and providing medical direction for several EMS educational programs.
In addition, Randy is an emeritus member of the Miami Valley Hospital Foundation Board. He has lived in Centerville, Ohio for 18 years with his wife Lynda and their three children: Rick, Lauren, and Leanna.