Shawn P. Godfrey, NRP, I/C, AHA BLS/ACLS, is on faculty with the Kripalu School of Mindful Outdoor Leadership and has been in the emergency services business for 27 years. He is a practicing field paramedic, training officer, supervisor, and general manager of a nonprofit ambulance company. He has organized and overseen several emergency-response training programs, and has offered his emergency-preparedness consulting expertise to a vast number of organizations and municipalities.