Valerie Vagts - Performance Improvement and Education Coordinator

Valerie Vagts - Performance Improvement and Education Coordinator 

After graduating from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Valerie worked as an Assistant Manager at Wal-Mart for 5 years followed by 13 years (3 separate positions) at BB&T Bank. A few of the diverse skills Valerie acquired along the way include: teaching credit underwriting throughout BB&T’s footprint, managing/leading teams, navigating mergers and acquisitions, project management, facilitating meetings, process improvement, strategic planning, business process consulting, classroom and curriculum management, performance tracking and evaluation, and implementing new lending systems from designing – training – launching – inspection to remediation.

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Tidewater EMS Council Recognized Excellence in EMS

(CHESAPEAKE, Va.) - 2020 will be remembered as a year many of us had to make changes to our lives. One of those changes includes this year’s celebration of The Tidewater Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Council, Regional EMS Awards. This year because of the pandemic the event had to be held virtually.

While the COVID-19 pandemic helped to highlight EMS providers and all they do to keep us safe. At the Tidewater EMS Council we know this is the work these providers do day in and day out. They are everyday heroes who if you ask them will tell you, they are just doing their job.

The TEMS Regional EMS Awards highlight those providers who go above and beyond the call of duty. The council presented top honors to those individuals who were considered for their remarkable contributions to the EMS field.

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About TEMS Video

Learn more about the TEMS Mission! Serving southeastern Virginia by coordinating the Emergency Medical Services for the region, Tidewater EMS Council plays an important role in ensuring that the highest levels of care, training and support are provided. Building and sustaining relationships with other healthcare partners and agencies in the area and around the state is integral to the contributions TEMS makes to the EMS system.

Bruce Edwards 8/31/1947 - 8/22/2020

TEMS is sad to report that Bruce Edwards passed away this morning at a local hospital.  Bruce started his EMS career in 1967 as a member of the Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad. He became executive director of the Emergency Coronary Care Program in 1973, leading an effort to deploy the first volunteer ALS providers in Virginia.   In 1975 he became the leader of Virginia Beach EMS at the head of the newly created Office of EMS.   He continued to build EMS and our volunteer rescue squads to departmental status, laying the foundations for the effective organization that VBEMS is today.

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