Paige Shogi

EMT Instructor

Paige Shogi is an EMT Instructor at The National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE), where she a unique blend of medical and educational experience to the team.
Hailing from Hickory, North Carolina, Paige is also full-time paramedic in New Hanover County, NC. She previously worked as an EMT in Hickory, NC, where she built a strong foundation in emergency medicine. Paige holds a Bachelor of Arts in K-12 Education with a minor in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) from Appalachian State University. Her passion for teaching took her to Guadalajara, Mexico, where she taught English before transitioning back into the EMS field.

Paige is certified as a Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (NREMT-P) and at NCOAE is dedicated to passing on her knowledge to the next generation of emergency medical professionals. She enjoys seeing her students absorb and apply the skills they learn, and her broad teaching experience allows her to adapt to different learning styles and strategies with ease.

In her free time, Paige enjoys spending time with her family at the beach, collecting shark teeth, and reading. She is married with a daughter and cites her father, a retired paramedic, as her role model. His influence and encouragement inspired her to pursue a career in emergency medical services.