Board Roles
Want to learn more about what board members do? Here is a list of the CrimsonEMS officers, their duties, and what their job entails on a regular basis.
Executive Board
Email: chief@crimsonems.org
Description: The Chief oversees CrimsonEMS, its vision and mission, and is the presiding officer at all official meetings of the organization. The Chief is the official contact between CrimsonEMS and HUHS, members of Harvard’s administration, members of the media, HUPD, and/or any other outside agency. The Chief ensures that internal disciplinary process is initiated and carried out in a fair and efficient manner. The Chief also leads NCEMSF logistics planning during the spring and leads Admissions Committee meetings during the fall.
Email: development@crimsonems.org
Description: The Development Chief oversees the continuing education of members from the EMT-B course to annual Prodigy trainings, Camp Crim<3, and HALO. The Development Chief runs the transfer EMT application and on-boarding process every semester. The Development Chief oversees outreach initiatives in emergency medicine, Stop the Bleed, and CPR. The Development Chief also manages the AHA-certified CPR classes and general CrimsonEMS trainings.
Email: operations@crimsonems.org
Description: The Operations Chief oversees the operations of CrimsonEMS, including shifts, staffing, and equipment needs. They coordinate the transition of new EMTs from CrimsonEMS’s EMT-B course to service. The Operations Chief is also the main planner for large events such as Commencement, Opening Days, and Harvard-Yale. The Operations Chief leads the 1Rs, coordinates 1R elevations, and works with the 1Rs and Development to oversee 2R elevations.
Email: devcoordinatorhcems@gmail.com
Duties: The Development Coordinator contributes to the oversight of the Development Branch of the organization. The Development Coordinator shares the responsibility of managing the CrimsonEMS Community Outreach efforts alongside the Development Chief, as with CPR education, Stop the Bleed training, and healthcare advocacy, as well as general CrimsonEMS internal trainings like HALO or Camp Crim.
Email: opscoordinator@crimsonems.org
Duties: The Operations Coordinator contributes to the oversight of the day-to-day operations of the organization through their direct engagement with the application-based officers and committees. The Operations Coordinator shares the responsibility of creating a smoothly running organizational machine in the Operations branch.
Email: finance@crimsonems.org
Duties:
- Oversees all financial business of CrimsonEMS, including fundraising, reimbursements, and equipment purchasing (including uniforms, books, medical supplies).
- Maintain and contribute to written records of CrimsonEMS’s initiatives and goals
- Coordinate with other members of the board to publicize CrimsonEMS
Day-to-day:
- Keeping track of expenditures
- Reimbursing people who make payments on the organization’s behalf
- Keeping in touch with other members of the board and HUHS about financial transactions
- Applying for grants
- Recording minutes of all official CrimsonEMS meetings
- Designing posters and emails in collaboration with other members of the Board to publicize outreach initiatives and the EMT-B training course
- Helping plan recruitment initiatives to promote the EMT-B training course
CrimsonEMS Leadership
The six positions listed above compose the official CrimsonEMS Executive Board, elected annually at the end of each Fall semester. Those elected to lead our organization serve a year-long term spanning January – December of each calendar year. The positions are grouped into three distinct branches, with each serving a unique and important purpose to CrimsonEMS as a whole.
Separate from the Executive Board, CrimsonEMS also operates with a series of officer positions which are appointed on a semesterly basis. With positions in each of the three branches (Administrative, Development, & Operations), the Executive Board members oversee the application for consideration, as well as the final appointments.
Members of the Executive Board, as well as the appointed officers, meet on a weekly basis in both branch-specific meetings and board-wide meetings to discuss ongoing and upcoming CrimsonEMS events, projects, and initiatives.
If you are interested in serving in any of these roles, please visit our “About Us” page and consider reaching out to the appropriate Executive Board member to learn more about the ins-and-outs of serving in CrimsonEMS leadership!