Hilary Gates, MAEd, NRP, is the director of educational strategy for Prodigy EMS and works as a consultant for various healthcare organizations. Hilary began life as a high school English and journalism teacher, and after hearing some of her students tell stories about volunteering in EMS, she agreed to go on a ridealong. The rest is history. She is proud of her EMS career that began as a volunteer with the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad in Montgomery County, MD, then as a paramedic, EMT instructor and FTO at the Alexandria Fire Department. Hilary implemented AFD’s MIH/CP program in 2017. She then served as senior editorial and program director for EMS World for 3 and 1/2 years.
She now commits her time and energy to innovating in the EMS space, while finding time to ride her bike often, ski as fast as she can downhill, travel to foreign lands and dream of becoming a surfing instructor and/or seaplane pilot. Hilary lives in Santa Cruz, CA.
