N.J. First Aid Council elects officers for 2012

Barbara Aras of Little Silver was reelected president of the New Jersey State FirstAid Council (NJSFAC). Members of the NJSFAC elected the volunteer emergency medical services organization’s officers for 2012 at the annual meeting held in Atlantic City.

Walter McKinley, of Keyport, a NJSFAC past president, was elected chaplain filling a vacancy. Installation of officers will take place during the group’s general membership meeting in January.

In addition to Aras, all of the officers for 2011 were reelected to their posts.

Officers include:

Southern Area Vice President, Bryan Platt, New Egypt; Secretary, Barbara Platt, New Egypt; CentralArea Vice President, Joseph G. Walsh, Jr., Neptune; Northern Area Vice President, Cyndy Reardon, Bloomingdale; Treasurer, Ken Weinberg, Pittstown; Assistant Treasurer, LeRoy Gunzelman, Somerville; Membership Secretary, Sue Meyer, Summit.

Established 82 years ago, the nonprofit NJSFAC represents more than 20,000 EMS volunteers affiliated with 328 first aid and rescue squads throughout the state. In 2010, NJSFAC volunteers spent three million hours answering 355,000 calls, according to a press release from the council.