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Pierson Receives Dr. James Creel EMS Pioneer of the Year Award

At this year’s Northwest Georgia/Region 1 EMS Awards Banquet, Cherokee County Paramedic Program Director Randy Pierson received the Dr. James Creel EMS Pioneer of the Year award. This award honors a person who has been instrumental in the development of the region’s EMS system and has served multiple roles throughout his/her career for the betterment of the profession. The recipient is selected by an average of the scores of three independent judges.

Pierson has worked for the department since 2015. He is responsible for getting the initial accreditation to the Emergency Medical Services-Paramedic Training Program at Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program (CAAHEP) in March 2019. CAAHEP is the largest programmatic accreditor of the health sciences professions.