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Chief John Moseley, CEO. John, the team Chief, has been
with EMS for 15+ years and currently serves
as Director of Operations with San Marcos/Hays County EMS. He has 18+
years of diving experience, holds certifications as Master Diver, Assistant
Instructor, Nitrox, and Advanced rescue
certification. John also is the team K-9 handler/instructor.
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John using a metal detector at the
scene of a homicide in Hays County.
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Captain Jason Hedrick is a Paramedic with
the City of Schertz
EMS with 16 years of
field experience. He has been diving since 1989 and
joined SMART as a diver in 2004. Currently
certified as a Master Diver with Advanced, Stress and Rescue, Scientific and
NITROX certifications. In 2006
Jason took over training operations and in late 2007 became Captain of Diver
Operations.
E-mail Jason.
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Jason
is using an underwater video camera on a submerged Jeep Cherokee in
the Blanco River near Wimberley
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Don
White has been with the Bexar County Sheriff's Department for 18
years and has been assigned to the criminal investigation division
homicide, burglary, and in the specialized gang unit. Don is OSHA certified as a HAZMAT technician and specializes in helping the team
safely dive in the contaminated black water environment. He is
an advanced diver with NITROX
certifications. E-mail
Don.
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Don
preparing to search under the Martindale dam for a missing 32 year old
Austin man
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Justin Pruitt is a Nationally
Registered Paramedic and an EMS instructor. He works for the City of
Schertz EMS department and has been in the EMS field since 1992.
Justin is also an Adjunct Faculty member with the University of Texas
Health Science Center at San Antonio in the Emergency Health Sciences
Dept. Justin received the Medical Directors Award for outstanding
service in 2003 while working at San Marcos/Hays Co. EMS. He currently
holds a Master Diver certification through
SSI and is NITROX certified. Justin joined SMART in 2004.
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Justin diving at Joe's Crab Shack
investigating the death of a TSU college student
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Katherine Fontenot is a Fire Fighter/Paramedic who
has been with South Hays and SMART since 2004. She is currently a full-time
Paramedic with San Marcos/Hays County EMS with over five years of
experience. Katie has been a certified diver since 1993.
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Katie on a training
dive at Mansfield Dam on Lake Travis near Austin
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Richard Kuehner is
paramedic currently working offshore for a Seismic research vessel in the
Gulf of Mexico. Richard is an Advanced diver, and has been actively diving
since 1984.
Richard Joined the
team in late 2006.
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Richard
and Jim on a Dive in the Comal river in New Braunfels, Texas
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Patti Tuey is a Paramedic with San Marcos/Hays County EMS
with four years of experience. Patti joined the team in May 2008 and is
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VIDEO
Guest Speaker
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Dan Misiaszek
formed SMART in 1988 by
bringing together public safety divers to assist with recoveries in the
local area. Dan has over 27+ years
of diving experience and has all major diving certifications
plus Emergency Service, Scientific, Search & Recovery, TDI, Nitrox, Underwater Archeology, and full Cave. In
2002, Dan set a World Record for the Longest
Open Water Scuba Dive by staying underwater for 3 days during a fund raiser. Dan has retired from full-time dive operations
and consults for the team on a as needed basis.
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Dan cave diving through a
restriction in Jacob's Well
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VIDEO
Guest Speaker Request
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Kathy
Misiaszek is also a founding member of SMART and an 11+ year veteran of law
enforcement and works as a corporal on patrol.
Kathy is a collision investigator and reconstructionist
and a member of the fatality collision investigation team. She has her
Advanced, Scientific, Archeology, AI, Nitrox,
Underwater Archeology, and full Cave diver certifications. She is a
member of the International Underwater Cave Rescue and Recovery Team.
Kathy received the police "Life Saving Medal" for saving the life
of an unconscious recreational scuba diver in 1999 and was honorably
mentioned in the Central Texas Women's Hall of Fame. Kathy has retired
from SMART and consults with the team as needed.
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Kathy
diving on a Russian destroyer #356
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