Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc.

Installation of the Board of Directors pictured left to right Vice President Joseph Oliver, President Garrett Lake, Director Rod Richardson and Director Jeff Carlson. (not pictured Director Corinne Kindya)

2024 Operations Board Pictured left to right President Garrett Lake, Chief of Department William Wilkinson, Assistant Chief Jacob Phillips, Captain AJ Rado, Lieutenant Shannon Woodard, Lieutenant Bella Hassildine, Lieutenant Jeannette Kindya, Lieutenant Michael Daddona and Vice President Joseph Oliver

Top 10 Responders Joseph Oliver 286 calls David Gorton 299 calls Bella Hassildine 123 calls Samantha Hartmayer 121 calls AJ Rado 139 calls Samantha Saw 139 calls Jacob Phillips 168 calls Mina Sharpe 284 calls not pictured James Baglivi and Diane Birkel

Outgoing Lieutenant Edward Ferger

Outgoing Director Kimberly Pokorny

10 years of service for Martin Mckenna and Beth Lescenski

20 years of service for Derek Gerson and Joseph Oliver

Charter member Keith Lewin and his wife being honored for 45 years of active service

Charter member Jeanne Keillor Being honored for 45 years of active service

EMT of the Year Jeff Carlson

ALS Provider of the year Joseph Oliver

Probationary member of the year Taylor Marelli

Corpsman of the year Samantha Saw

Walker "Sonny" Turner award recipent Laura Donohue (center) pictured with Riverhead Town Councilwoman Joann Waski, Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio past director Kimberly Pokorny and President Garrett Lake

5 years of service for AJ Rado


By Assistant Chief Jacob Phillips
May 18, 2024

on Saturday May 11th the Members of the Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance were able to let their hair down and enjoy a wonderful evening of fun food and dancing. However, there was some business that needed to be tended to prior to all the fun. We installed our leadership for 2024 and recognized some very deserving members The Operations Board: Chief of Department William Wilkinson, Assistant Chief Jacob Phillips, Captains AJ Rado and Christopher Coscia and Lieutenants Shannon Woodard, Michael Daddona, Bella Hassildine and Jeannette Kindya. The Board of Directors: President Garrett Lake, Vice President Joseph Oliver, directors Rod Richardson Corinne Kindya and Jeff Carlson Our Corpsman of the year Samantha Saw who never ceases to go above and Beyond. Whether its a last minute standby or extra district coverage she is always willing and eager to come down and jump on an ambulance. The Probationary member of the year Taylor Marelli is someone who is always willing to jump in feet first. whether that's EMT school or making the jump into medical school she has never fallen short on her RVAC duties Our ALS Provider of the year Joseph Oliver not only is this member an excellent Paramedic he is a wonderful teacher to not only new ALS providers but to all members. Our EMT of the year Jeff Carlson is not just a skilled provider in the back of the ambulance but someone his entire crew looks up to almost like a dad. He is always willing to spread his wealth of knowledge with anyone willing to learn. TOP 10 RESPONDERS 1 David Gorton 299 calls 2Joseph Oliver 286 calls 3 Mina Sharpe 284 calls 4 James Baglivi 272 calls 5 Diane Birkel 219 calls 6 Jacob Phillips 168 calls 7 Samantha Saw 139 calls 8 AJ Rado 139 calls 9 Bella Hassildine 123 calls 10 Samantha Hartmayer 121 calls YEARS OF SERVICE AWARDS 5 years of service AJ Rado 10 years of service Martin Mckenna Beth Lescenski 15 years of service Lane Bubka 20 years of service Derek Gerson Joseph Oliver 45 years of active service Charter member Keith Lewin Charter member Jeanne Keillor OUTGOING LIEUTENANTS Jeremy Ryan Edward Ferger OUTGOING DIRECTOR Kimberly Pokorny THE SONNY TURNER AWARD The Sonny Turner award is a special award that is presented to a longtime member of the department, a person who truly embodies the spirit of volunteerism. This member joined the corps at a young age and stayed dedicated to RVAC throughout staring a career as a teacher, becoming a wife and starting a family. Even with all that responsibility outside of the department this member continued to show her dedication to the Riverhead community by setting up and continuing to organize a gift giving program for the children in this town. it is for these reasons that we are proud to award the Sonny Turner Award to Laura Donohue