Meet The Team
Founder & CEO
Brodie Verworn, NRP
Born and raised in Montana, he initially forayed into EMS in 1998 to help on a local community ambulance in Seeley Lake, Montana. In 2006, he became a full time EMT/Firefighter with the Big Mountain Fire Department, where he was the senior paramedic on staff until his retirement in 2020. Brodie was the Simulation Team Leader for the western third of Montana for the Simulation In Motion-Montana high fidelity education division of Best Practice Medicine when the project first launched in 2017, and was the Flathead Education Campus Manager since its inception in the summer of 2019 until July of 2020.
In 2010 he earned his AAS in Paramedicine. He is an American Heart Association instructor in BLS CPR, ACLS, and PALS, instructs NAEMT courses, and is a lead EMS instructor for the state of Montana.
In August of 2019 Brodie achieved national credentialing as a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE).
CIH Supervisor
Amy Verworn, NR-EMT
Amy Verworn brings 20 years of healthcare experience to Vitalogy EMS. She jokes it was never a career path she intended, but in 2002 she moved to be closer to family in Missouri and the local skilled nursing facility was the only place hiring in the small town. Amy began as a Nurse’s Aide and then became certified as a CNA. She also worked in home healthcare briefly before moving to Kalispell, Montana, in the summer of 2004. She continued working as a CNA in a local SNF for four years, during which time she also attended Flathead Valley Community College and graduated as a Radiologic Technologist in May 2008. In 2019, Amy also became an EMT. Along with working with Vitalogy EMS, Amy continues to work as an X-ray and CT tech. Her familiarity with imaging procedures and the local healthcare facilities provides a great resource for Vitalogy clients. Amy finds great joy in helping others. The Community Integrated Healthcare which Vitalogy EMS offers is an ideal opportunity for Amy to utilize every aspect of her lengthy and diverse healthcare career while assisting and caring for the local communities.
Amy has crossed paths with countless people over the years, and while some may not remember her name, many may recall her as “that woman with the kind smile, who was always humming a song, and has all of those Boston Terriers!” She resides in Kalispell, MT, with her husband, Brodie, and their “yours, mine, and ours” Boston Terriers, and is armed with endless photos and stories of the busy life they all share together. Amy enjoys indulging her creative side and during her elusive spare-time dabbles in everything from home improvement projects, to baking, to drawing, painting, and stained glass. Amy also enjoys traveling, the beautiful Montana outdoors, and days she gets to enjoy an afternoon nap!
Paramedic
Michael Hedstrom, NRP
Mike was raised in Columbia Falls and other than military time, has lived here in the valley all of his life. He was raised around the volunteer fire service, so helping his neighbors is just second nature to him. He served four years in the US Air Force as a firefighter, and an additional eleven years in the Montana Army National Guard. He served twenty years in local volunteer fire depts. and started making the shift to EMS in 2005. In 2009 he became a paramedic and has served in that role, both paid and volunteer, ever since and also enjoys working as an instructor in various emergency medical areas. When not helping with his community member’s medical needs and teaching, he enjoys spending time with his family and riding motorcycles.
Administrator/Paramedic
Amanda Pettinato-Dudis, NRP
After earning her degrees in Flute Performance and Microbiology from the University of Idaho, Amanda entered the workforce and began to pursue a completely different passion. For the past 11 years she has worked as both a professional and volunteer advanced-EMT/firefighter in several agencies across the northwest region. Currently, Amanda works as a paramedic for Logan Health EMS and Vitalogy EMS. Amanda holds a Masters degree in K-8 Education with an emphasis in Special Education as well as undergraduate degrees in Flute Performance, Microbiology and a masters in Microbiology from the University of Idaho. She also holds minors in oboe and math. Amanda still plays flute professional and is available for hire for weddings, church events, or any musical needs you might have. She also teaches private flute lessons and plays flute with the Flathead Valley Community College Orchestra.
Nurse
Carl Hill
Carl Hill, a native of Seattle, WA, entered the military in 1999 as an enlisted Airman in the United States Air Force. A1C Hill attended six weeks of Air Force Basic Military Training at San Antonio TX. After BMT he was stationed at Hurlburt Field, FL for 14 weeks for Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Specialists school. Having graduated from TACP school, A1C Hill returned home to Washington and was a drilling reservist in the Washington Air National guard for two years. A1C Hill was promoted to Senior Airman in January of 2000 and was awarded Airman of the Year. In January of 2001, SrA Hill was selected for an active duty assignment working with the Washington State Counter Drug Task Force. During the four years at CDTF, SrA Hill was assigned to work drug interdiction missions on the Washington/Canadian border. In March 2003, SrA Hill was promoted to Staff Sergeant and then deployed to Iraq in 2004. SSG Hill was an integral member of a team that provided close air support to LSA Anaconda in Balad Iraq against insurgent mortar teams that continuously attacked the base. Upon completion of his tour SSG Hill was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for his actions. After returning home from Iraq, SSG Hill moved his family to Virginia and transitioned back into reserve status and began attending Virginia Commonwealth University. SSG Hill received his Bachelors of Science with an emphasis in Nursing.
SSG Hill was commissioned in the Air Force as a Clinical Nurse in the grade of Second Lieutenant. Since graduating in 2008, 2LT Hill had been working as an Emergency Room nurse. Employed first at VCU Medical Center- Level 1 Trauma Center, then at Mary Washington Hospital-Level 2 Trauma Center.
In March of 2011, while training in Fort Jackson, SC as an embedded alternate to deploy to Afghanistan, ENS Hill was promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade. While at NMCSD his main collateral was the Cardiology Advisory Committee Member and as such he attending committee meetings with other representatives from throughout San Diego County in order to maintain the hospitals STEMI Center classification. LTJG Hill's qualifications include: ACLS, BLS, TNCC, ATCN, ALSO, NRP, PALS, BLS Instructor & IVCS.
In April 2013 LTJG Hill was promoted to Lieutenant and accepted Operational orders to Camp Pendleton to be the Academics Officer at Field Medical Training Battalion (FMTB) West.
In April of 2016 LT Hill arrived in Naples Italy to work in the Emergency Department of Naval Hospital Naples and was selected to be the Division Officer. In addition to being the DIVO he was also the Chief Nursing Informatics Officer for the hospital.
In November of 2017 LT Hill traveled back to the States to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. While at Walter Reed LT Hill served as the Operations Officer, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, Executive Facilitation Team, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. LT Hill was promoted to Lieutenant Commander and then a year later retired after almost 21 years of combined military service.
Carl has been working as a nurse since retiring; first for the State of Montana and then for the Veteran’s Affairs CBOC in Kalispell, MT.
Paramedic
Terri Shively, AAS, NRP, CCEMTP, FP-C
A Montana native, born and raised in Helena, Terri was known by her family being "The oldest young person" they have ever met. Partaking countless interests growing up and attending high school, from band, to dance, to National Honors Society. She vowed to get out of Montana as fast as she could and never look back.
While living in her first apartment in Great Falls, Terri decided to look at what the local college offered as far as career paths. It was there she signed up for her first EMT class. From there began a true life passion that has spanned her entire adulthood. The opportunities that this career field has offered her in Montana has keep her roots quite strong and doubts she would ever relocate anywhere else. This includes an offer of a directorship at a very young age over seeing an ambulance services spanning over an entire county with four cities, nine ambulances, and over 100 employees. That began at the age of 22.
The opportunities haven't stopped at the ground aspect of EMS. While she has spent over 25 years in ground ambulance transport, she has been able to branch off into different aspects of emergency response. Terri has over 18 years of structural and wild land firefighting at two separate careered fire departments. And in 2023, she will celebrate her 15th year in air medical transport which serves as her full time employment.
Terri has called Kalispell her home since 2004 and partakes in all that this beautiful area has to offer. From hiking to biking, to skiing to paddle boarding, she remains very active in the gym and in the outdoors. When spare time allows, she can focus on the needs of Vitology as well as a local medical education company.
Even with her busy schedule her biggest passion outside of work is aerial acrobatics. She has been practicing that art for nearly eight years and performs all over Montana and Idaho, primarily for charity.
EMT
Kimisha Proulx, Endorsed NR-EMT
Kimisha Proulx is an EMT for Vitalogy EMS. She has had her EMT endorsements for 5 years and has a total of 10 years’ experience with home health care. Kimisha enjoys all types of music, swimming, and camping with her family and dogs.
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