MCC First Responders

As MCC grows by leaps and bounds, the Crisis Management Committee realizes our plan for emergency situations must expand to accommodate a larger campus community. In the past, we utilized Building Coordinator positions, which were assigned several years ago, and are no longer practical for such a large campus.

The Crisis committee researched options currently utilized by our peer institutions and decided to form First Responder Teams, which consist of faculty and staff members who volunteer their time to receive special training to assist Campus Police, the Crisis Management Committee or Team and Administration during an emergency.

Each team member may be called upon to give direction and pass along important information during an emergency or assist in first aid care to victims until help arrives on the scene. Additionally, these team members act as the extra eyes and ears to report back to the Incident Commander, once an emergency has been declared.

The Committee has designated three different areas for First Responders. There is a variety of training for each:

First Responder's Team:

  • Team T: Traffic control
    • Directing emergency vehicles to an emergency scene; assisting with traffic control in case of emergency evacuation or on-site mass vaccinations/medication clinics.
  • Team C: Communications
    • Assisting the Marketing & Communications Office and Campus Police with signage and communication of information.
  • Team F: First Aid/CPR
    • Assist in first aid care to victim(s) until emergency personnel arrives on scene; provide AED/CPR to victim until emergency personnel arrives; assist campus police in crowd control.

Each team member (no matter the team) receives training, equipment and information needed to perform all of the duties assigned at no cost to the team member.

Team T: Traffic Control
*Phyllis Blackwood
*Larry Radke
Peter Blaskiewicz Bridgit Moore
Lori Southern Tami Nutt
Melinda Ingram  
Team C: Communications
*Lisa Wilhelmi
*Jessica Shelton
Beverly Roberts Robert Johnson
Gilbert Montemayor Marisa Sliva
Grace Kling Paul Hoffman
Eve Lopez Linda Stanford
Susan Copeland Sharon Kenan
Karen Briggs  
Team F: First Aid/CPR
*Doug Gibson
*Rob Page
Rita Jacinto Sue Graham
Deb Quinn Steve Walker
Missy Kittner Warren Johnson
Annette Scott Jon Kutz
Ron Epps Kelly Parker
Frank Graves Terry Lechler
Janie Walker Frog Howard
Don Port Steve Wenzel
Gary Willis Clif-Ann Paris
Alicia Arroyo Melesia Henry

* Member of the Crisis Committee & Team Leader

For more information about MCC's First Responder's Team, please contact Lisa Wilhelmi at lwilhelmi@mclennan.edu or calling 299-8640.