John Christian Fox, MD
Professor and Chair Emergency Medicine
Department Director of Ultrasound in Medical Education
University of California at Irvine  

John "Chris" Fox, MD, is a highly renowned emergency medicine physician. He is a professor and chair of the Emergency Medicine Department of the University of California at Irvine. He is an expert in the use of ultrasound in the practice of emergency medicine. He has been a contributor to the Med Tac Bystander Rescue Care Program. His team at UCI have provided technical expertise to the Med Tac Bystander Rescue Care Program since it was founded. Dr. Fox leads the team that staffs the Avalon Hospital on Catalina and provides advisory support for our work for scout camps and aquatic adventurers on the island. His work is vital to developing high impact care scenarios and rescue routes to Avalon and air evacuation to the mainland for severe injuries and conditions.

Gregory H. Botz, MD, FCCM, is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is also an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology at Stanford University School of Medicine. He inspired initial focus of the team on active shooter events, and it was his continuous inspiration that led to the development of Med Tac. It was also his inspiration and idea to develop the CARE Huddle Checklist. He is the lead clinical content expert for the Med Tac program. He is a recipient of The Pete Conrad Patient Safety Award, recognizing these individual contributions to the Med Tac Program and his leadership service to the team.

Dr. Warren Kramer III was born and raised in Orange County. He graduated medical school from the University of California, Los Angeles. He completed his residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He fulfilled a traveling orthopedic fellowship in Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, Italy, and England. He found the experience to be extremely educational and rewarding. He currently holds position as the consulting physician for the Association of Surfing Professionals, he consulted for the Association of Volleyball Professionals and Ballet Pacifica, and he has been the physician for many top motor cross athletes and skateboarders for many years. As an active person himself, mainly in surfing, volleyball, and skiing he understands what it means to be active, injured, and what it takes to return to high level athletics. Dr. Kramer has been practicing as an orthopedic surgeon in Newport Beach, CA for 17 years.

Casey Clements, MD, PhD, is the Clinical Chairman of Emergency Medicine and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.  Carrying both a medical doctorate and a PhD in microbiology and immunology, he has worked for several years in acute and critical care research.   Dr. Clements has been a terrific contributor to our work through his expertise in sepsis, healthcare performance improvement, patient and caregiver safety. 

Christopher R. Peabody, MD, MPH
Emergency Physician Assistant
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine,
University of California San Francisco
Clinical Instructor, University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Christopher R. Peabody, MD, MPH, is a practicing Emergency Physician in California and Clinical Instructor at the University of California, San Francisco. He is the lead clinical contributor to Emergency Medicine topics so vital to Med Tac and CareUniversity. The first 10 minutes after an injury or emergency incident are vital as are the interactions with Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and then Emergency Physicians who receive the patients. Dr. Peabody helped us lead the dissemination of the Med Tac programs across academic medical centers and institutions of higher learning. His experience in healthcare innovation is a very valuable contribution. In 2023, he won the American College of Emergency Physicians Innovative Change in Practice Management Award.  

Christopher M. Coy is a dedicated professional with a diverse tactical background in emergency response and public safety. Currently serving in the United States Air Force as a Pararescueman (PJ) and with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Chris has comprehensive training as a leader in emergency medicine, firefighting, extrication, rope rescue, as well as search and rescue operations. Cris provides critical advisory support to our children's museum, remote camp, High Performance Surf Rescue, and rescue routes R&D at universities and large organizations.

David Coy is a highly trained paramedic and security team medic who served in the United States Air Force as a Pararescueman (PJ), as well as in corporate security as a civilian. He holds a BS Degree in Business and Marketing from California Polytechnic University in Pomona. During his college years, David also served in the San Clemente Marine Safety Division and California State Park Lifeguard Department, where he supervised ocean lifeguards, co-led the Jr. Lifeguard Program, and managed numerous rescues as an Ocean Lifeguard-EMT. David provides critical advisory support to our children's museum, remote camp, High Performance Surf Rescue, and rescue routes R&D at universities and large organizations.

David Beshk
Award Winning Educator
Med Tac School Program Leader
Scout Program Mentor
San Juan Capistrano, CA

David Beshk is an award-winning educator and developer of many powerful and impactful programs in STEM and other areas such as 3D printing and international collaboration of students. He is the lead educator in development of the Med Tac After School and Summer School program and a key advisor regarding design of child appropriate training of lifeline behaviors for high impact care hazards. He has led, taught, and refined multiple school programs and was responsible for the first life saved through Med Tac before the first class graduated. He is a 2018 Pete Conrad Global Patient Safety Award winner for his role in developing the program for educators, schools, and scout groups. He has mentored the group of junior assistant Med Tac instructors from the ranks of middle and upper schools. He is the lead education expert for our summer camp programs.

Randal Styner
Director of Emergency Management
University of California at Irvine  

Randy Styner is an expert in emergency management and author. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Western Illinois University and is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He is a scout leader and has worked with Med Tac Global at the University of California at Irvine to reduce the response time for medical emergencies. He is coordinating research at UCI as part of a multi-institutional R&D program with Med Tac to identify how to help families of Critical Essential Workforce workers. He wrote By The Light of the Moon which is the story of the survival of his family after a plane crash in 1976. Since 2022, Randy has led the joint Med Tac Program to take Med Tac innovations across the UCI campus. He has provided enormous value to helping reduce online harm to children, youth, and young adults through the Med Tac and SafetyLeaders programs of TMIT Global.