Allina Health EMS Announces New Hires to Senior Leadership Team

St. Paul, Minnesota. – Allina Health EMS announced today two new hires who have joined its senior leadership team. Joan Mellor will take on the role of Director of External Affairs, and Jim Soukup will join as the Communication Center Director for Allina Health EMS. Mellor previously served as the VP Organizational Planning & Development with Evolution Health, the revolutionary Mobile Integrated Healthcare start-up based in Dallas, Texas. She also previously worked at the Medtronic Foundation, where she led the National Heart Rescue Program and helped to start the Allina Health Heart Safe Community Program two decades ago. “During her extraordinarily career Joan has worked on many national health care programs and has led efforts to improve community health in India, China and in the United States. Her experiences will help guide us in the advancement of our mission here at Allina Health EMS,” said Brian LaCroix, President / EMS Chief, Allina Health EMS. Mellor holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Business and Marketing and Bachelor of Arts in French Language from the University of St. Thomas and completed a Policy Fellowship at the University of Minnesota, Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Jim Soukup is leaving his position as the Director of Emergency Communications in Durham County, North Carolina, a role he has served in since 2004, to join Allina Health EMS. In his prior role, Soukup oversaw a staff of 88 responsible for planning, organizing, and managing...
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