Kelly Kjelstrom
For the past 30 years, Kelly has served this country in the Armed services.
He started his military career in the US Navy and after a break he enlisted in the US Army. He is currently in the US Air Force as a flight medic, flying medi-vac missions worldwide. During his time in the military he received the following specialized training: SAR operations; water survival, open water rescue, and confined space rescue; medical SERE training; tactical weapons training, anti-terrorism training, and multiple aircraft training; combat medical training, multi-casualty incidents training, homeland security threat and vulnerability assessment; Haz-Mat, fire rescue, air assault, and land/sea navigation.
In addition to his years of military service, Kelly has worked the past 25 years for American Medical Response as a paramedic, field training officer (FTO)/Preceptor, Mobile Integrated Healthcare Provider (MIHP), and National College of Technical Instruction (NCTI) as an instructor. As an MIHP, Kelly is one of 80 in the State of California working on a state-wide pilot project specializing in psychiatric pre-hospital assessment.
When he is not working, he enjoys skiing, hiking, camping, outdoor activities, and spending time with his daughters.
Dianne Valenzuela
Dianne began her career 10 years ago helping to teach continuing education courses for healthcare providers, and she now acts as a Lead Instructor.
She enlisted in the US Air Force Reserve after high school, following in her father’s footsteps to serve the country. Dianne started her career as an EMT with AMR where she took the opportunity to further her studies and she is now a Paramedic at AMR. Between teaching classes at KCI and working at AMR, she attends courses at MJC to further her education.
Halo
Hi everyone, my name is Halo!
I am Kelly’s certified service dog and I have been helping Kelly for about 2 years.
You’ll see me around the office when you come to play!
See you soon!