Jim O'Connor

Vice President, Corporate Development

James “Jim” O’ConnorVice President, Corporate Development – Empress EMS Jim O’Connor has been involved in EMS for more than four decades. His career began in 1976 as one of the first paramedics in Westchester County, New York, where he worked for a private ambulance service providing 911 and inter-facility transportation. In 1997, Jim joined a…

Matt Minerva

Vice President

Matthew MinervaVice President – Empress EMS Matthew Minerva has more than 25 years of service in the medical transportation and EMS industry. As vice president of Empress EMS, he provides leadership for strategic corporate development as well as revenue recovery. Matthew develops and maintains relationships with area hospital networks, municipalities, facilities and customers. Under his…

Dan Minerva

Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer

Daniel MinervaVice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer – Empress EMS Dan has 30 years of experience in the ambulance Industry and with Empress EMS, starting as an EMT in 1988. He was promoted to director of communications in 1993, where he was responsible for implementing The System Status Management Plan. In 2001 he…

Mike Minerva

Michael MinervaPresident – Empress EMS Mike began his career more than three decades ago as part of the leadership team of Empress Ambulance Service. Working with his brothers Dan and Matt, he has helped transform Empress into the premier pre-hospital ambulance provider in New York. In 2008 Mike was promoted to president and has worked…