BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MICHAEL BRAFMAN
PRESIDENT
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WEENA DOYLE
VICE PRESIDENT
Weena Doyle, Paramedic has been actively involved with Narberth Ambulance first as an EMT and then a Paramedic since 2017 and as a Director since 2020. Weena also serves as a Preceptor and Field Training Officer (FTO) to EMT students and new volunteer members joining Narberth Ambulance. Outside of EMS, Weena is a Senior Clinical Project Manager with Clario, leading cross-functional teams in the completion of clinical trials and consulting projects. Weena is also a Post-Baccalaureate student at Thomas Jefferson University.
ROBERT WEBER
SECRETARY/ASSISTANT CHIEF
Dedicated for more than four decades to public safety and emergency services, Bob Weber is a lifelong resident of Montgomery County who brings an unmatched combination of hands-on emergency medical experience, senior law enforcement leadership, and direct board governance at Narberth Ambulance spanning over three decades.
Bob has served Narberth Ambulance since January 1985 — nearly 40 years of continuous commitment to the agency and the communities it protects. As a certified EMT since 1991, he has provided direct patient care in the field throughout his career. He currently serves as Deputy Chief of Operations and an elected member of the Board of Directors since November 2002, providing executive oversight of an agency with a ten-million-dollar operating budget and a staff of 130 career and volunteer medical professionals, including physicians, paramedics, and EMTs. In this role, Bob conducts internal and external investigations and compliance reviews, developed and implemented Emergency Preparedness Plans for municipal response zones, and served as Liaison to Municipal Emergency Management Committees.
Professionally, Bob currently serves as Chief Deputy of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, where he commands civil, courts, warrants, and administrative operations with a seven-million-dollar operating budget and a staff of 70 sworn and civilian personnel. Prior to this, he spent 26 years with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General as a (a) Regional Director, Supervisory Special Agent, K-9 Handler, and Homeland Security Task Force Officer. In that capacity, Bob supervised complex investigations spanning narcotics, firearms, terrorism, homicide, and money laundering, and was deputized as a federal task force officer with U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations. He has testified before grand juries in federal, state, and local courts, and has been recognized as a court-qualified expert in drug investigations.
Bob’s leadership profile is built on strategic planning, organizational management, budget oversight, and the ability to perform under pressure in rapidly evolving situations — qualities that are essential to guiding a premier emergency services organization. He has received numerous commendations throughout his career, including three National HIDTA Awards, a Life Saving Heroism Award, a Pennsylvania House of Representatives Citation, and service awards from both the Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Narcotics Officers Associations.
With nearly four decades of service to Narberth Ambulance, Bob Weber is deeply invested in the organization’s mission, its people, and the communities it serves. He is committed to continuing that work at the board level with the same integrity, dedication, and strategic focus that has defined his career in public safety.
NICOLETTE STRAUSS
TREASURER/EMT
Nicolette Strauss, EMT, joined Narberth Ambulance in 2016 upon moving to the region and has been a proud volunteer ever since. She has a deep expertise in healthcare having spent over 15 years working across for-profit and non-profit public health and healthcare companies. Nicolette is currently Director of New Products & Business Development for Solid Tumors at Johnson & Johnson. She has a BA from Cornell University, as well as a Masters in Public Health (MPH) and an MBA from Johns Hopkins University. She currently lives in Philadelphia with her husband and one-year old son. Nicolette welcomes the opportunity to apply her business acumen and strategic thinking to help continue growing Narberth Ambulance and support its commitment to providing excellent care to the communities it serves.
JOHN H. MICK
CHIEF OF OPERATIONS
Chief Mick joined Narberth Ambulance in 1995 as an active volunteer EMT of our organization. He has served on the Board and was Vice President for a time however John found a home on the operations team with Engineering and became a line officer in 1998. He has risen the ranks and has served as the Deputy Chief for over a decade. "I enjoy volunteering at Narberth because I enjoy giving back to my community. I have volunteered in Lower Merion Township since 1987 as a junior member at the Penn Wynne Fire Company". Chief Mick is proud to see people choose Narberth for their careers and become better providers with all the Medical and Operational support surrounding them at Narberth. I consider Narberth a leader in EMS, but we are always trying to improve. John's commitment to the community doesn't end with the ambulance. His 9 to 5 job has him protecting our children as he is a Detective assigned to the Juvenile Unit for Lower Merion Township Police.
JAMES ROWLEY, MD
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
James Rowley, MD, FAAEM has been involved in EMS for more than 25 years. He serves as a Medical Director for Narberth Ambulance. He works as an attending physician at Abington Memorial Hospital Emergency Department. James also serves on the Narberth Ambulance Board of Directors.
ALBERT F. DAVEY, BS
NRP, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Al Davey has made it his mission in life to help save lives. For over 23 years he has served as a nationally registered staff paramedic, career staff member, Deputy Chief and Executive Director for Narberth Ambulance and Lower Merion Township. He supervises over I40 career and volunteer staff, who respond to over 10,000 calls annually in two counties and over 50 square miles. Al has held previous positions as a field training coordinator for the Montgomery County Emergency Training Center and was a staff paramedic and Assistant Chief of the Springfield Ambulance Association. He received his advanced life-saving education from the Montgomery County Training Center, The University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Emergency Medicine, and holds a bachelor’s degree from Drexel University. Al uses his knowledge and expertise to teach others and has been integral in the training and development of EMS and its providers within Lower Merion and Montgomery County. He is known for coordination of large-scale mass event with successes in the Papal visit, and two NCAA basketball champion- ships and the DNC gathering at the Wells Fargo Center. Other day-to-day responsibilities include developing and implementing a strategic planning, creating relationships with multiple health systems to include education, grant and operational needs, CPR and AED Programs, grant writing and fundraising. When he’s not helping to save lives, Al spends his time with his wife and two children at their home in Churchville, Pa.
ALVIN WANG, DO
ASSISTANT MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Dr. Alvin Wang, DO FAAEM FAEMS PHP, has been actively involved with Narberth Ambulance for over 20 years. He is double board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine in both Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services and has been conferred Fellow status by the National Association of EMS Physicians and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Wang holds a faculty appointment as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Jefferson University and serves as the EMS director for Jefferson Health System Northeast in Philadelphia. Dr. Wang graduated with a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and completed his paramedic training at the Center for Emergency Medicine of Western PA before attending medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his emergency medicine residency at Temple University Hospital and subsequently served on the academic faculty at Temple University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Sidney Kimmel Medical College.
Since the age of 16, Dr. Wang has been continually involved with EMS, working in rural, urban, and suburban settings as an EMT, Nationally Registered Paramedic, and a critical care flight paramedic. In addition to his roles at Narberth Ambulance, he serves as the Chief Medical Officer and Regional EMS Medical Director for the Montgomery County Department of Public Safety and as a federal medical officer for the HHS TACMED SPEAR team. As a graduate of the NTOA Basic SWAT school and the CONTOMS EMT-T course, Dr. Wang also serves as the embedded medical director and SWAT medic for the Haverford Township Special Response Team and the Bucks County South SWAT Team. Dr. Wang's academic medical interests include austere and operational medicine, mobile integrated health, vulnerable prehospital patient programs, difficult airway management, and critical care patient transport. He is a founding member and past president of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Association of EMS Physicians and was recently elected President of the Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council (PEHSC) in 2024. Dr. Wang is a long-time resident of Lower Merion Township and resides in Penn Valley.
FRED CRAWFORD
BOARD MEMBER - PARAMEDIC
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CHRISTINE CALLAHAN
BOARD MEMBER - EMT
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MATTHEW SCANLON
BOARD MEMBER
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