Raphael M. Barishansky is a public health and EMS leader with more than 30 years of experience in a variety of systems and agencies, and in positions of increasing responsibility. Currently an independent consultant providing his unique perspective and multi-faceted public health and EMS expertise to various organizations, his most recent position before this was as the Deputy Secretary for Health Preparedness and Community Protection at the Pennsylvania Department of Health, a role he recently left after several years. Prior to this position, he served as the Director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) at the Connecticut Department of Public Health for several years.