RIT Ambulance

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RIT Ambulance RIT Ambulance is a student run EMS organization which responds to medical needs in the RIT community.

2022-2023 Executive Board:

President: Adam Koch
Chief of Operations: John Chizmadia
Vice President: Alex Zelman
Public Relations Director: Ben Gibson
Recruitment and Retention: August Rigas
Quartermaster: Evan Matthews

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2022-2023 Operations Staff:

Chief of Operations: John Chizmadia
Deputy Chief: Conner Griffin
Captain: Knycos Ferguson
Captain: Carl Sadowski
Captain: Michael Lopez
Training Director: Ari Sanders
Equipment Director: Dalton Kruppenbacher

Interested in EMS, emergency response, or just looking for a hands-on way to get involved on campus? Come learn what RIT...
08/28/2026

Interested in EMS, emergency response, or just looking for a hands-on way to get involved on campus? Come learn what RIT Ambulance is all about!

No prior experience is necessary; all training and certifications are provided. Whether you already have EMS experience or you’re completely new, we’d love to meet you!

Sign up for an information session:
ambulance.rit.edu/application

Meet the Eboard for 2026-2027!
05/20/2026

Meet the Eboard for 2026-2027!

This past weekend, we celebrated our 58th Annual RIT Ambulance Banquet. A evening dedicated to recognizing the people, s...
04/21/2026

This past weekend, we celebrated our 58th Annual RIT Ambulance Banquet. A evening dedicated to recognizing the people, service, and impact that define our agency.

We began the night by honoring New York State Senator Jeremy Cooney as an honorary member, in recognition of his support in helping secure our second ambulance, 6369. We also recognized Sampson “6MDoggo” Soergel as an honorary member, remembering the lasting impact he had on our community.

We proudly celebrated our service anniversary recipients:
• Carl Sadowski – 15 years
• Sarah Soergel and Dave Cai – 10 years
• Dalton Kruppenbacher, Adam Koch, Katherine Koontz, and Sidney Pendelberry – 5 years

We also recognized outstanding achievements across the agency, including Top Call Taker (cleared and trainee), most training packet signatures, most training progress, most charts reviewed, and most standbys covered.

A few of our highest honors were awarded to:
President’s Award - Valerie Tennyson
Chief’s Award - Rafael Rutigliano
Member of the Year - Michael Vasile

Thank you to everyone who continues to dedicate their time, skill, and compassion to serving the RIT community. We are proud to celebrate another year of growth, service, and commitment.

RIT Ambulance joins in mourning the loss of those who died in the 9/11 terror attacks 24 years ago today. Thank you to e...
09/11/2025

RIT Ambulance joins in mourning the loss of those who died in the 9/11 terror attacks 24 years ago today. Thank you to everyone participating in the event today.

Small error in the last post, but THESE are the photos from !plus, who doesn't want more defib pics?
05/04/2025

Small error in the last post, but THESE are the photos from !

plus, who doesn't want more defib pics?

Thank you to for the photos!This year we bround Defib 63 out to 's Spring Motor Show, hopefully we are able to bring o...
05/03/2025

Thank you to for the photos!

This year we bround Defib 63 out to 's Spring Motor Show, hopefully we are able to bring out some new surprises to all sorts of events next semester! ooooh what could it be?

RITA is proud to announce that we received three awards at the NCEMSF conference in February. 1. MERIT Award: The Modeli...
03/13/2025

RITA is proud to announce that we received three awards at the NCEMSF conference in February.

1. MERIT Award: The Modeling Excellence in Response, Innovation, and Training (MERIT) award is designed to recognize collegiate EMS organizations that adhere to the highest standards of operational excellence, clinical care, training, safety, and community engagement.

2. EMS Ready Campus Award: This award is designed to recognize excellence in emergency management and disaster preparedness of collegiate EMS organizations.

3. Heart Safe Campus Award: This is awarded to campuses who promote community awareness of the potential for saving the lives of sudden cardiac arrest victims through the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and increased public access to defibrillation.

February’s Member of the Month is Aiden Antonelli! Aiden joined in Fall of 2023 and recently cleared as a driver apprent...
03/05/2025

February’s Member of the Month is Aiden Antonelli! Aiden joined in Fall of 2023 and recently cleared as a driver apprentice. Aiden put in an extraordinary amount of hours at RITA this past month and took countless photos at the NCEMSF conference. Congratulations Aiden!

A couple weeks ago, RITA attended the 32nd Annual NCEMSF conference with many other collegiate agencies from the US and ...
03/05/2025

A couple weeks ago, RITA attended the 32nd Annual NCEMSF conference with many other collegiate agencies from the US and Canada. Here, we attended lectures to further our EMS knowledge and spoke with other collegiate agencies regarding their EMS experiences.

Congratulations to our four members who had presentations!

Gabi Rifkind for her presentation on BLS pain management

Katie Koontz for her presentation on obstetrical emergencies

Ari Sanders for his presentations on beta receptor-targeting medications and pediatric syncope

Dalton Kruppenbacher for his presentation on leveraging data to create convincing fleet expansion proposals

Thank you to NCEMSF and all who attended for a great conference!

January’s Member of the Month is Valerie Tennyson! Valerie joined the agency this past fall. She has put in considerable...
02/25/2025

January’s Member of the Month is Valerie Tennyson! Valerie joined the agency this past fall. She has put in considerable time towards her training as a medic trainee and has made remarkable progress. Keep the great work Valerie!

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117 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY
14623

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