Shoshana Green
Shoshana loves using the outdoors and wilderness to teach about the environment and opportunities for personal growth and development….
Lilly Ade
Lilly Ade brings a raft of experience in outdoor and wilderness education to her position as a field instructor for NCOAE….
Gabe Isaac
Gabe Issac’s experience and passion for the outdoors and the environment makes her an ideal NCOAE field instructor….
Rachelle Toth
Rachelle Toth is an NCOAE field instructor who is sincerely interested in connecting first-time and returning students to the outdoors….
Jessica Cramer
…Jessica’s lifelong quest is to make the world laugh and instill her love of the great outdoors in others….
Garry Pomerleau
…Garry is one of our EMT instructors using his knowledge from being a North Carolina paramedic and a Level 1 EMS instructor for the state….
Kit Cosper
Kit Cosper is one of our EMT instructors, propelled in his daily work by an inherent love of learning and knowledge sharing….
Adam Parish
…Adam assists NCOAE instructors in the field with activities, lessons, and site management….
Emergency Medicine
The Star of Life: Its Origin, Meaning, and Function
…You’ve no doubt seen the symbol below painted on the side of an ambulance, embroidered on the uniforms of emergency medical technicians (EMTs), or stuck to emergency medical equipment. Maybe you even wondered whether it had any meaning. What’s with the snake coiled around the staff? What’s the significance of the six-pointed star? The Origin…


