1 TRACYLAIN EVANS, RN, MS, MPH, MBA, EMT/P 277 Fillow Street

TRACYLAIN EVANS, RN, MS, MPH, MBA, EMT/P 277 Fillow Street Norwalk, CT 06850 [email protected] 203-524-5558

SUMMARY

Experienced professional healthcare leader with over 30 years of clinical leadership experience in management, education, nursing and emergency services and 40 in care delivery. Demonstrated progressive growth from flight nurse/paramedic, to acute care nurse practitioner, and leader. Focusing on prevention, population health, social determinants, and engaging patients in self-directed care to reduce. Experience with stakeholder engagement, process management, and performance improvement.

EDUCATION

Chamberlain University, Chicago, IL DNP – Nursing Leadership 2020 Pace University, White Plains, NY MBA - Strategic Management 2006 Columbia University, New York, NY MS – Nurse Practitioner 2000 New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY MPH - Public Health 2000 Pace University, Pleasantville, NY BSN - Nursing 1995 Norwalk Community College, CT EMT-P - Paramedic 1992 University of Denver, Denver, CO BS - Business Administration 1987

WORK HISTORY

St Joseph’s University Medical Center – Paterson, NJ (2019 – present)

Trauma Program Manager o Support a team of Trauma/Critical Care Surgeons o Lead a team of 6 clinical and administrative trauma professionals o Evaluate effectiveness of Performance Improvement process o Financial responsibility for annual budget, payroll, and human resources o Develop Outreach/Inreach program o Course Director and Faculty for trauma educational programs o Project Lead: Hospital-Linked Violence Intervention federal grant

Mount Sinai Health System – New York, NY (2016 – 2019)

Director of Team-Based Training, Emergency Services o 6 Emergency Departments with 600,000 annual visits and 600 RNs o Director of Emergency Nursing Residency programs o Course director for physician, nursing and allied health programs o ****This position was VAP grant funded and not renewed by State of New York

Nuvance Health - Norwalk Hospital – Norwalk, CT

Trauma Program Manager (2014-2016) o Oversight for quality performance improvement o Working in the trenches alongside RNs, PAs and MDs during the care of critically injured trauma patients. o Course Director and Faculty for all Emergency Nursing-centered classes. o Set and manage departmental budget.

Director Emergency Medical Services (2001 – 2007) o 24/7 accountability for 60+ FTEs and 15,000 ambulance visits per year in 5 area towns. o Fiscal responsibility for a 5MM operating budget. o Implemented ePCR o Collaborated with physician Medical Directors o Worked with state and local agencies for regulatory affairs Trauma Program Manager (2000 - 2007) Clinical Educator for Emergency Department (1998 - 2000)

Yale University School of Nursing – New Haven, CT (2009 – 2017)

Director of Simulation (2009-2015) o Assisted in vision, design and execution of Simulation lab for new building. o For MSN students, and with didactic faculty, created and implemented sim-based scenarios. Lecturer/Faculty non-tenure track (2009 - 2013) o Created and delivered lecture content for didactic Community Health Nursing Courses every summer. Clinical Educator (2013 – 2017) o Directed and served as faculty for certification courses: ACLS/PALS/TNCC/ENPC/NRP

The Stamford Hospital - Stamford, CT (1997-2008)

Director of Professional Nursing Practice (2007-2008) Emergency Department Nurse (1995 – 1997) Education Coordinator - The EMS Institute (1991-2002) Director of Paramedic Program (1997-2002)

Hartford Hospital – LIFE STAR - Hartford, CT (1998 – 1999)

Flight Nurse - full-time (1998-1999)

Bridgeport Hospital - Bridgeport, CT

Emergency Department Nurse (2008-2009) Emergency Department Nurse - per diem (1996-1998)

Stamford EMS – Stamford, CT (1991 – 1998)

Paramedic, EMS Instructor 3

LICENSES

RN - Registered Nurse, CT, NJ, NY EMT-P -Paramedic, Connecticut APRN - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Retired

MEMBERSHIPS

STN Society of Trauma Nurses ACS American College of Surgeons – Affiliate Member ENA Emergency Nurses Association ATS American Trauma Society ANA American Nurses Association AMA American Management Association AONL American Organization for Nursing Leadership IIBA International Institute of Business Analysis PMI Project Management Institute AHIMA American Health Information Management Association NAEMT National Association of EMTs NAEMSE National Association of EMS Educators STTI Sigma Theta Tau International NOBC Nurses on Boards Coalition

MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATIONS and TRAINING

Certified Associate in Project Management High Reliability Organizations in Healthcare Management and Leadership Business Analysis Conflict Resolution

CLINICAL CERTIFICATIONS

NE-BC- Certified Nursing Executive – ANCC Trauma Certified Registered Nurse - TCRN - BCEN Certified Emergency Nurse – CEN – BCEN Trauma Nursing Core Course - TNCC – Course Director Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course - ENPC – Course Director FEMA – WMD, IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, IS-800, Healthcare Leadership Advanced Cardiac Life Support/Experienced Provider - ACLS - Instructor Pediatric Advanced Life Support - PALS – Instructor Neonatal Resuscitation Program - NRP – Instructor/Mentor PreHospital Trauma Life Support Course - PHTLS – Instructor Stop The Bleed – ACS - Instructor Advanced Medical Life Support Course - AMLS – Instructor Geriatric Education for EMS – GEMS – Instructor All-Hazards Disaster Response – ADHR - Instructor Advanced Burn Life Support - ABLS - Provider 4

Mental Health First Aid – MHFA – Provider

TRAUMA MANAGEMENT and REGISTRY TRAINING

Trauma Program Manager – American Trauma Society TOPIC – Society of Trauma Nurses OPTIMAL – Society of Trauma Nurses Trauma Registry Course – American Trauma Society ICD-10 Coding for Trauma – American Trauma Society AIS Coding – Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine TQIP 2020 – American College of Surgeons Injury Prevention Coordinator – American Trauma Society Trauma Survivor Network Coordinator – Trauma Survivor Network DI Collector V5 – Digital Innovations University

AWARDS AND HONORS

Jack VanDeusen Award – New Canaan Emergency Medical Services - 2020 Nominations Committee – National Emergency Nurses Association 2007 - 2009 Management Honor Fraternity – Sigma Iota Epsilon – Zeta Pi Chapter - 2007 Chairman’s Award – Norwalk Hospital Department of Surgery - 2002 International Nursing Honor Society - Sigma Theta Tau–Alpha Zeta Chapter 2000 – 2014 Delta Mu Chapter 2014 - 2017 Connecticut EMS Instructor of the Year Award Paul W. Smith Instructional Achievement Award – 2000 Nursing Fellows Reporter Wyeth-Ayerst – American Association of Critical Care Nurses 2000 - 2001

LECTURES

Emergency Nurses Association 1999 National Scientific Assembly. Washington, DC. October 2, 1999.

“Simplifying the Management of Thrombotic Disorders With Low-Molecular Weight Heparins.”

Columbia University. Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Seminar. New York, NY. December 7, 1999.

“The Pharmacoeconomics of Low Molecular Weight Heparin in Non-Q Wave Angina.”

National Teaching Institute (NTI). American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Orlando, FL.

May 23, 2000. “Complications in the Critically Ill Patient: Deep Venous Thrombosis to Infection.”

Trends in Critical Care Nursing. Philadelphia, PA. October 25, 2000. Family Presence During Resuscitation.

Trends in Critical Care Nursing. Philadelphia, PA. October 25, 2000. Update on Transfusion Practices.

1199 League of Registered Nurses. New York, NY. December 2, 2000. The Internet For Nurses.

Trends in Trauma and Cardiac Care. Philadelphia, PA. April 24, 2001. Trauma in the Morbidly Obese.

Trends in Trauma and Cardiac Care. Philadelphia, PA. April 24, 2001. Managing Le Fort Fractures.

Fifth Annual Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Weekend.

New York, NY. Family Presence During Resuscitation and Critical Procedures. May 5, 2001.

Keynote Address New Canaan EMS Annual Dinner. New Canaan, CT. May 19, 2001.

National Teaching Institute. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Anaheim, CA. Teaching Multicultural Learners. May 22, 2001.

National Teaching Institute. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Anaheim, CA.

Providing Optimal Anti-thrombosis in the Critically Ill Patient. May 22, 2001.

Combined Clinical Conference on Emergency Care. Columbia, MO. Facial Fractures. August 1, 2001.

Combined Clinical Conference on Emergency Care. Columbia, MO. Management of the Critically Ill or Injured Obese Patient. August 1, 2001.

Combined Clinical Conference on Emergency Care. Columbia, MO. Family Presence During Invasive Procedures. August 1, 2001.

Emergency Nurses Association 2001 Scientific Assembly. Orlando, FL. Jerome Medical Spine Institute Spinal Immobilization 101. September 13-16, 2001 – cancelled due to terrorist attack.

Trends in Critical Care Nursing. Philadelphia, PA. October 23, 2001. Prevention of Thromboembolic Disorders.

Trends in Critical Care Nursing. Philadelphia, PA. October 23, 2001. Triggers for Massive Transfusion.

Emergency Nurses Association. New Orleans, LA. Caring for the Morbidly Obese Patient. September 17, 2002.

Emergency Nurses Association. New Orleans, LA. Teaching Multicultural Learners. September 17, 2002.

National Teaching Institute. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. San Antonio, TX. Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndromes. May 20, 2003

Connecticut EMS Conference. Cromwell, CT. Transport Ventilators. March 19, 2004

Connecticut EMS Conference. Cromwell, CT. Facial fractures. March 20, 2004.

Connecticut EMS Conference. Cromwell, CT. Caring for the Morbidly Obese Patient. March 19-20, 2004.

Contemporary Issues in Emergency Nursing. Norwalk, CT. Caring for the Morbidly Obese Patient. May 20, 2004.

Critical Care Trauma Symposium: Norwalk, CT Facial Trauma. December 3, 2004 6

Contemporary Issues in Emergency Nursing. Norwalk, CT. Caring for the Morbidly Obese Patient. May 20, 2005.

Contemporary Issues in Emergency Nursing. Norwalk, CT. Difficult Airway and Rapid Sequence Induction. May 17, 2006.

Connecticut EMS Conference. Cromwell, CT. Measuring Patient Satisfaction. March 16 and 17, 2007 Connecticut EMS Conference. Cromwell, CT. Quality Care in the Prehospital Arena. March 16 and 17, 2007

Connecticut EMS Conference. Cromwell, CT. A Mini-MBA for EMS. March 16 and 17, 2007.

Contemporary Issues in Emergency Nursing. Norwalk, CT. Renal Emergencies. May 23, 2007 Course in Advanced Trauma Nursing. New Haven, CT Ventilation/Transport Perfusion. December 7, 2007.

Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) New York, NY. Closing Remarks. November 7, 2013

Danbury Hospital. Trauma Nursing in 2015. May 5, 2015.

Norwalk Hospital Trauma Symposium. Musculoskeletal Trauma. June 9, 2015

Norwalk Hospital Geriatric Symposium. The Geriatric Patient. November 13, 2015

Norwalk Hospital. Cardiology Conference. American Heart Association 2015 Guideline Changes. October 2015

Ringwood Ambulance Service. The 411 on 911 and Trauma Transport to Verified Centers. May 20, 2020. Via Zoom.

PUBLICATIONS

Evans T., “No Glory in War.” EMS Magazine. September 1995.

Evans T., “Using Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in Critical Care.” RN Magazine. May 2000.

Frakes MA, Evans T. Pediatric Intubation (letter). American Journal of Nursing 2000:100(9):35.

Evans, T. Carroll, P. Detecting Respiratory Failure and Intervening with Rapid Sequence Intubation in Critical Care. American Journal of Nursing 2001;101(5): May.

Evans, T. Development and Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Clinical Trauma Committee. Abstract and Poster Presentation. Journal of Emergency Nursing. October 2001.

Evans, T. Goniometric Analysis of cervical and Cervicothoracic Orthosis in Restricting Neck Motion. Abstract and Poster Presentation. Journal of Trauma Nursing. March 2002.

Frakes, MA and Evans T. “Ventilation Modes and Monitoring” RT Magazine. October 2003. Frakes, MA and Evans, T. “Pelvic Fractures and Fixation” Critical Care Nurse. April 2004.

Frakes, MA and Evans, T. “Evaluation and Management of the Patient with LeFort Facial Fractures.” Journal of Trauma Nursing. October 2004.

Frakes, MA and Evans, T. “TB: Current Issues and information.” RN Magazine. November 2004.

Frakes, MA and Evans, T. “Updates in Asthma Treatment.” RT Magazine, December 2004.

Henschke, AW, and Evans, T. “Airway Tool Box”. RT Journal. May, 2007.

Lord, JA and Evans, T. “The ABCs of ABGs”. RT Journal. June 2007.

Lord, JA, Lavorato, L and Evans, T. “Capnography: A Primer.” RT Journal. December 2007.

Evans, T and Quinit, F (2020 – July) Failure Mode Event Analysis: Trauma Performance Improvement. Trauma System News

REVIEWS

RN Magazine. Peer Reviewer. Montvale, NJ. 2001 – 2021.

Disaster Management and Response. Peer Reviewer. Kalamazoo, MI. 2002- 2009

International Journal of Trauma Nursing. Peer Reviewer. Kalamazoo, MI. 2001 – 2002.

Rice, J. (2001). Medications and Mathematics for the Nurse, ed 9. Albany, NY: Delmar Publishing.

Stewart, C. (2002). Airway Management in Emergency Medicine. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Brady Publishing.

Clinical Simulations in Ethical Decision Making. (2001) Baltimore, MD. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Acello, B. (2001). The OSHA Handbook. Albany, NY: Delmar Publishing.

Clinical Simulations: Medical-Surgical Nursing IV. (2001) Baltimore, MD. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

EDITORIAL BOARDS

Journal of Trauma Nursing. Society of Trauma Nursing. 2016 RT Magazine. Editorial Advisory Board Member. Kalamazoo, MI. 2003 – 2005.

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS

 Yale University School of Nursing - Lecturer 2009 – 2015  Norwalk Community College School of Nursing - Clinical Instructor - 2014 – 2015, 1997 – 1998  University of Connecticut School of Nursing – Clinical Instructor 2005 - 2008 8

 Norwalk Community College – Director Paramedic Program – 1997-2007

BOARD APPOINTMENTS

New Canaan Emergency Medical Services – Board of Governors, New Canaan, CT 2020-2022 Health Coalition of Passaic County – Community Board Violence Prevention, Paterson, NJ 2020

INTERNATIONAL and VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES

Global Operation Fire/Rescue Services - Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina Paramedic/Firefighter (1994) Special Olympics World Games - New Haven, CT - Medical Site Captain, (July 1995) Healing the Children – Colombia 1995, Ecuador 1996, Guatemala 1997 - Surgical Team Recovery Nurse New Canaan EMS Volunteer EMT (1980 – 1987, 1993-1995, 2019 – present) Oparin University School of Nursing, Ecatepec, Mexico – Host Faculty, New York, NY (2019) Angeles Chihuahua Nursing School, Chihuahua, Mexico – Host Faculty, New York, NY (201