Summary: In this episode of the EMSEduCast guest host Angel Burba discusses the book a Contemporary Approach with two of the authors. The guests have a wide ranging conversation about leadership, how leadership is unique and different from management, and how to teach leadership. Thanks Angel for guest hosting! Guest contact information: David T. Foster III dtfosterIII at gmail dot com Dr. Brent Goertzen bgoertze at fhsu dot edu David T. Foster III MLS, EMT-P David is a 36 yr veteran of EMS/Fire and he has been an Fire/EMS Educator for over 33 yrs. He is the Region 1 EMS Program Director for the GA Office of EMS & Trauma. David holds a BS in Disaster/Emergency Management and a Masters in Organizational Leadership. In addition to his duties with the state of Georgia he currently teaches classes in leadership as an adjunct faculty at Ft Hays State University’s Leadership Department -Virtual College in Hays, KS where he specialized in Emergency Services Leadership and Team Dynamics and Team Leading. Brent J. Goertzen Dr. Goertzen has nine years of faculty teaching experience in Leadership Studies at Fort Hays State University (FHSU). In addition to numerous regional, national and international conference presentations, he has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles ranging in topics from antecedents and outcomes of effective leadership to practices in leadership education and assessment. Dr. Goertzen also serves as the Associate Editor of the Journal of Leadership Education. He has a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Community and Human Resources with a Specialization in Leadership Studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Regular Co-Hosts: Greg Friese – connect at Blog.CentreLearn.com and EverydayEMSTips.com Rob Theriault – connect at Blog: Paramedic Tutor, Twitter: @paramedic_tutor or at EMS Connect and JEMSConnect Bill Toon – connect on Twitter, @wftoon and www.facebook.com/EMSEduCast
