People

Administrative Structure
Director: Dr. Robert Gougelet
DMS COO: Charles Mannix
Associate Director, NECEP: Dr. James Geiling
Research Support Specialist: Lisa Farley
Regional Resource Coordinator: Lindsey Vacek

Consultants/Advisors
Dr. Richard W. Hutchinson
Mark Stanovich
Christine Tolis
Olan Johnston

Robert Gougelet, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Dartmouth Medical School, and the Director of the New England Center for Emergency Preparedness. Dr Gougelet is an early developer of one of the nation's first Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT), and through DMAT, has responded to numerous national and international medical disasters. Dr. Gougelet has worked extensively with the US Army Edgewood Chemical and Biological Command to develop a community resources planning guide and several community based surge capacity models. Dr. Gougelet provides Medical Direction for emergency response efforts in New Hampshire and Vermont and directs the Northern New England Metropolitan Medical Response System.

Charles Mannix, is the Associate Dean and Chief Operating Officer of Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, New Hampshire. Prior to joining Dartmouth, he served for 17 years as the Vice-President for executive affairs for the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland as well as General Counsel. At USUHS, Mr. Mannix created the US Military Cancer Institute (USMCI), the first military-wide plan for a National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated comprehensive cancer treatment and research program. He also initiated the cooperative research and development program at USUHS, resulting in expanded medical research development opportunities to enhance funding. Prior to joining USUHS, Mr. Mannix served 9 years as an active duty Judge Advocate in the US Air Force. Mr. Mannix holds academic appointments as an Assistant Professor of medicine at Dartmouth Medical School, Adjunct Associate Professor of clinical jurisprudence and Adjunct Assistant professor of Preventive medicine and biometrics. Mr. Mannix earned his undergraduate, Master of Arts and law degrees from Duquesne University and his Master in Public Administration degree from Harvard University.

James Geiling, MD, is the Chief of Medical Services at the White River Junction VA Medical Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School. Dr. Geiling, an internist and critical care specialist, is the former director of the Health Care Clinics at the Pentagon where he served as the Military Medical Task Force Commander for the Pentagon Disaster on 9/11. He recently retired as an Army Colonel following 25 years of active service during which he served in a variety of clinical, staff, and operational positions around the world. He has previously taught and practiced critical care medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center where he was also on the medical faculty of the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine. Dr. Geiling is a recognized national leader in the areas of emergency preparedness, disaster medicine, and medical countermeasures for terrorist events.

Lisa Farley, EdM, is a Research Support Specialist with the New England Center for Emergency Preparedness. Her past work includes program coordination for the Tulane University School of Medicine and service as the assistant director of admissions for Dartmouth Medical School. Lisa also worked as a math teacher for the New Orleans Public Schools through Teach For America. She received a B.A from Tulane University (2000) and an Ed.M from Harvard University (2006).

Lindsey Vacek, MPH, is the Regional Resource Coordinator for the CDC Pandemic Influenza project at the New England Center for Emergency Preparedness. Her past work has included work in public health regionalization and oral health and nutrition, as well as leading two tobacco coalitions, at the Mascoma Valley Health Initiative, in Canaan, NH and youth alcohol use prevention work through the Strategic Prevention Framework grant at Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor, VT. Lindsey received a B.A. in French Languages and Literatures from Purdue University (2007) and an M.P.H. from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practices (2008).

Richard W. Hutchinson, PhD, is a consultant with the New England Center for Emergency Preparedness. Dr. Hutchinson's formal training is in chemical engineering. He worked for the U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD as a civilian project manager. There he developed chemical and biological defense materiel, verification procedures for the Chemical Weapons Convention, and measures for responding to terrorist use of biological weapons. Through these efforts he developed a general problem solving approach for complex problems.

Mark Stanovich is a consultant with NECEP. Mark Stanovich has served more than twenty years as a US Marine Officer, including an 8-month combat tour in Iraq with 1st Marine Division, and is currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the USMCR. He is an experienced exercise developer and "Red Cell" player, including threat analysis, vulnerability assessments, counterterrorism and force-protection planning. Mark has planned and participated in dozens of exercises and several real-world operations involving varied scenarios and situations. He has worked with US Army's JANUS suite, the USMC Littoral Warfare Training Center in Camp Lejeune NC, and the US Joint Forces Command JTASC in Suffolk VA. Mark has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA. (1986), and is a graduate of several USMC and Army service schools, including the US Marine Corps Command and Staff program in March, 2006.

Christine Tolis, MPH, is a consultant for NECEP. She has worked with the Northern New England Metropolitan Medical Response System, and has been involved with NECEP in exercise design and evaluation. Her past work has included smoking cessation counseling and education both at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA and at Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor, VT. Christine received a B.A. in Biology from Middlebury College (2003) and an M.P.H. from the Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences at Dartmouth College (2006).

Olan Johnston, EMT-P, is a consultant for NECEP. His past activities include over 20 years in Public Safety as a Paramedic Supervisor, Law Enforcement Officer, Regional Hospital Emergency Services Director and State of Maine Project Administrator for NNE MMRS Maine Task Force 1. Olan has a degree in Emergency Services Management (1987) and is Department of Defense/Defense Security Service Anti-Terrorism Officer II.