Paramedic Faculty
William Comella, EMT-P, CCP-C Paramedic Program Director
Bill Comella has a bachelor's degree in Public Health and Society from the University of Rochester. He has been certified as a NYS EMT since 1986 and became an ALS provider in 1989 as an EMT-CC before becoming certified as an EMT-Paramedic in 1992. He has worked in rural, suburban, and urban EMS environments as well as in the critical care transport and aeromedical fields. He has been teaching ALS providers at various levels in the greater Rochester and Finger Lakes region since 1994. Bill is a Certified Critical Care Paramedic (CCP-C) and also is a Critical Care EMT-Paramedic (CCEMT-P). He remains active as a critical care transport paramedic for Monroe Ambulance in Rochester, New York as well as Perinton Ambulance in Fairport, New York. He is also active in the volunteer sector for Ontario Volunteer Emergency Squad in Ontario, New York.
Email Bill Comella (wcomella@monroecc.edu) or call (585) 753-3717.
Maia Dorsett, MD Program Medical Director
Dr. Dorsett is an Emergency Medicine and EMS Physician at the University of Rochester, working clinically at Strong Memorial Hospital and Strong West. She completed her medical training, Emergency Medicine residency and fellowship in Emergency Medical Services at Washington University in St. Louis and is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and EMS. She moved to Rochester in 2017 and became medical director of the MCC paramedic program in 2018. She is an active member of the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) and is the current vice-chair of the Education Committee and the Editor-in-Chief of the NAEMSP Educational blog. In 2018, Maia joined the Editorial Board of ITLS. Locally she serves as the Medical director of Gates Volunteer Ambulance.
Timothy Hutchings, EMT-P, EMS Technical Assistant and Paramedic Program Clinical Coordinator
Timothy Hutchings has an abundance of professional experience: serving as Captain and Lieutenant with Brighton Volunteer Ambulance. He has filled various roles including Public Information Officer and currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors. Tim remains an active volunteer paramedic with Brighton. Tim is a proud graduate of the MCC Paramedic Associates Degree program. He is also an instructor in the following disciplines: CPR, ACLS, PALS and ITLS. Tim joined the MCC PSTF EMS department in early 2021 and immediately knew the role of Clinical Coordinator was something he wanted to fulfill. He joined the paramedic program as Clinical Coordinator in Fall 2021.
In addition to his work in the EMS and Paramedic field, Tim has worked for Wegmans Food Markets, Flextronics Corporation, and is a former Volunteer Firefighter with the Hilton Fire Department. He is very technologically inclined and has experience with creating training videos and managing social media campaigns. Tim is very organized in his accomplishments and is a great asset to our students and organization with his paramedic knowledge and prior work experience.
Email Timothy Hutchings (thutchings001@monroecc.edu) or call (585)753-3714.
Robert Breese, EMT-P, FP-C Paramedic Refresher Program/CIC
Bob Breese, EMT-P started his EMS career in the military in 1976. He became one of the first paramedics in the state of Georgia. Bob has achieved instructor certification in ACLS, BTLS, PALS and is a subject lecturer for ATLS. Bob has served in diverse EMS regions including military, aeroevacuation, rural and urban. Bob is a licensed pilot and he is certified as a Flight Paramedic. Bob serves as a Flight Paramedic for Mercy Flight. He is also Regional Faculty for the NYS DOH. He has been a member of the MCC PSTF faculty since 1987 and worked as the EMS director for Xerox Corporation. Bob's responsibilities include management of the EMT-P refresher programs. Bob also teaches various courses in EMS including ACLS, BTLS, and CCEMT-P. Bob has won numerous awards including honors from the Rochester Safety Council and recently he was honored with the Monroe-Livingston Regional Council's Educator of Excellence Award.