Mary F. Hedges
Program Manager

Mary is a program manager serving Advocates for EMS and NASEMSO’s Medical Directors Council. She has extensive experience in government and the private, non-profit sector, with proven expertise managing programs and people, as well as success in accomplishing legislative goals. She was the executive director of the Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board for 10 years, where she managed the state agency responsible for regulating ambulance service and EMS personnel. Mary served as the agency’s legislative liaison, drafting legislation and testifying at committee hearings. Mary also has held positions with the Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Department of Human Rights, and was a legislative intern in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly. She has served in various state and national organizations, including board member and for mer president of Advocates for EMS , and NASEMSO Executive Committee member and chair of its Government Affairs Committee. Mary holds a B.S. in Education from West Virginia University and a M.P.A. from the University of North Dakota. She began working for ASMI in 2009.