Executive Board Members

Mr. Kelley McCauley, EMT-P, EMS Committee Chair

Mr. Ricky Draper, At-Large Member

ricky.draper@netrac.org

Ricky is the Assistant Fire Chief for  Atlanta Fire/EMS. He has been in the Fire Service for 27 years and a paramedic for 20 years.

Ricky has been involved with the RAC since the early 90's.

He is currently a Paramedic, Firefighter Master, Fire Inspector, Fire Instructor, and Chairman of the local Firefighters Pension Board.

He resides in Linden and is married to Karen with three grown children and four grand children.

Mr. Jeff Nichols, RN, - Nurse Representative
jeff.nichols@netrac.org

Jeff  spent 11 years as an EMT/Paramedic, 3 years in the funeral service, 13 years as a volunteer fireman, and the last 10 years as a Registered Nurse. 

Jeff is currently employed by East Texas Medical Center-Clarksville as the Emergency Department Manager, Trauma Coordinator, and Hospital Emergency Preparedness Planner.  

He is active in the van ministry at his church, is married, and has two young sons

Mr. Blaine Jones, MS, LP - Education Committee Chair
bjones@parisjc.edu

Blaine started with the RAC in 2000, involved in the injury-prevention/pediatric-education committee. He is a member of the Executive Board, and the EMS Education Coordinator at Paris Junior College.

He has been in EMS for 22 years and holds an Associate of Applied Science degree in EMS from Texarkana College.

Blaine is married to Shelly and has a daughter named Megan and a son named Rusty.

Mr. Keith Kelley, RN - Hospital Representative
keith.kelley@netrac.org

Keith has been a Registered Nurse for nine years. He has served as the Trauma Coordinator for two years.

Keith is currently employed by Hopkins County Memorial Hospital as Trauma Coordinator and Emergency Management Coordinator for the hospital.

Keith resides in Pittsburg Texas with his two sons, Kameron and Noah.

Ms. Brenda Stone- ATCOG Response Partner
bkstone@atcog.org

Brenda Stone has been an employee of the Ark-Tex Council of Governments (ATCOG) for 17 years, and is currently the Homeland Security Program Manager.  The Ark-Tex Council of Governments region includes nine counties -- Bowie, Delta, Cass, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Morris, Red River, and Titus.

Ms. Stone has three children and five grandchildren.