Ed Marasco is currently the Executive Vice President for External Affairs for Quick Med Claims (QMC). Quick Med Claims provides revenue cycle management and consulting services for medical transportation organizations nationwide. Previously, Mr. Marasco was a Regional Vice President of Hospital Based Services for Air Methods Corporation (AMC). Prior to the acquisition of CJ Systems, Mr. Marasco served as the Senior Vice President for Air Medical Services at CJ Systems Aviation Group (CJ). Mr. Marasco spent thirteen years at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in various administrative positions. He also served as the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Emergency Resource Management, Inc. (ERMI), a subsidiary providing emergency medicine services. In addition, he served as a member of the Board of Directors for the STAT MedEvac Program. Mr. Marasco received a BS degree in Secondary Education from the University of Pittsburgh and an MPM degree from the H.J. Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University. In addition, he was certified as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Mr. Marasco has been actively involved with various health care industry professional organizations for more than forty (40) years. He served as a member of the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) Fixed Wing Committee, the Finance & Reimbursement Committee and member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Marasco represented the Association of Air Medical Services in the Negotiated Rulemaking Process to establish a new Ambulance Reimbursement Fee Schedule for the Medicare Program. Mr. Marasco also served on the Boards of several health care organizations, including his role as Chairman of the Board at Jefferson Hospital, a subsidiary of the Allegheny Health Network (AHN), the West Penn Allegheny Health System, the MedEvac Foundation International and the Jefferson Regional Foundation. He is one of the founding members of the Cures for KIDS Foundation. Mr. Marasco served as an Instructor and member of the Council of Regents of the Medical Transport Leadership Institute (MTLI) for twenty (20) years including serving as the Chair. He serves as a member of the Council of Regents for the Leadership Incident Fortification Training (LIFT) School offered by AAMS. Mr. Marasco is also Adjunct Instructor of Emergency Medicine in School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh.