The Three Rivers Ambulance Authority Board of Directors consists of five members. The members include individuals representing the public with various special backgrounds including legal, healthcare, financial, and the general public.
TRAA is a City and County organization created by local ordinance and an Interlocal Cooperative Agreement between the City of Fort Wayne and Allen County. The interlocal cooperative agreement defines TRAA Board membership. However, in 2025 Allen County withdrew from the agreement.
Under the Interlocal Cooperative Agreement, four (4) board members are appointed by the Mayor of the City of Fort Wayne. The fifth board member is an un-appointed member and is a physician. This board member is always the current Chairperson of the local EMS medical control board, the Emergency Medical Services Foundation, Inc. Board members are volunteers and receive no compensation for their services.
The term for board member appointments is also determined by the interlocal cooperative agreement. Three (3) of the City appointees serve staggered three (3) year terms. Each year one (1) City member appointment expires and at that time the current board member may be either re-appointed by the appropriate government entity or may be replaced by a new appointee. The fourth member of the City appointee serve “indeterminate” terms. Their term does not expire until they are replaced by the appropriate appointing entity. The fifth position, the position held by the EMS Foundation Chairperson only changes when a new chairperson of the EMS Foundation is appointed by the EMS Foundation Board members.
The TRAA Board meets monthly and is responsible for the business operations of the local ambulance service. The Board oversees TRAA finances and sets TRAA’s rates as outlined by the local ordinance
The TRAA Board of Directors consists of 5 members
Four (4) members are appointed by the Mayor of the City of Fort Wayne, and the fifth (5th) member is always the current chairperson of the EMS Foundation, Inc. (the Medical Control Board created by local ordinance)
Three (3) of the City appointees and three (3) of the County appointees serve staggered three (3) year terms. Each year, one (1) City and one (1) County appointee expires. At that time, the current board member may be either re-appointed by the appropriate government entity, or they may be replaced by a new appointee. The fourth member of both the the City anmd County appointees serve “indetermanant” terms. Their terms do not expire until they are replaced by the appropriate appointing entity. The ninth position, the position held by the EMS Foundation Chairperson only changes when a new chairperson of the EMS Foundation is appointed by the EMS Foundation Board members.
Board members are volunteer and do not receive payment for their services.
The TRAA Board meets monthly
The Board meets at TRAA’s offices located at 525 Hayden Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Yes, unless the Board is meeting in a closed session following guidelines set out by the State of Indiana Public Access Counselor, all meetings are open to the public. Meetings are generally held on the 4th Thursday of every month unless cancelled or rescheduled for a particular reason.
To express your interest in being appointed to the TRAA Board, you should contact the Mayor of the City of Fort Wayne’s office
Rachel J. Guin, JD
Chairwoman of the Board
Rothberg Logan Warsco LLP
Christian Bridgwater, DO
Chairman – EMS Foundation, Inc.
Eric Lahey
Chief
Fort Wayne Fire Department
Kathleen Smith
Asst. City Controller
City of Fort Wayne
Yolanda Walker
Supervisor
Adams Township
J. Douglas Scott, MD
TRAA Medical Director
Joel Benz
TRAA Executive Director