NEW BOARD CHAIR AT STAMFORD EMS

Stamford EMS, the nonprofit emergency medical services organization that has served the city of Stamford for more than 28 years has announced the appointment of Marc J. Kurzman as chairman of its Board of Directors. Kurzman succeeds Lawrence Davidoff, who has served as board chair four times since 1994 and consecutively for the last 13 years. He will remain on the board”™s executive committee. 

 “We are deeply grateful to Larry Davidoff for his vision, dedication and drive, which led Stamford EMS to consistently meet the gold standards of care,” said Patricia Squires, Stamford EMS chief and CEO. “We are equally excited for what the future holds under Marc”™s leadership”¦.”

Kurzman is a partner at the Stamford-based law firm Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, where he recently finished his term as co-chair of the firm”™s litigation practice group. A Stamford resident, Kurzman has a long history with emergency medicine, starting as an emergency medical technician (EMT) while in college and remaining a volunteer for nearly 15 years. Kurzman joined the Stamford EMS board in 2012, serving as legal counsel on its executive committee.   

“The priority is and always will be the delivery of very high-quality emergency medical services to the community,” said Kurzman. He also sees maintaining and enhancing the financial health of the organization as a top priority, especially in light of the economic pressures imposed on the agency due to Covid-19.

“Many people in the community don”™t realize that Stamford EMS is not a city agency. We”™re a completely independent nonprofit organization and making sure that the community understands that and is supportive of us as a nonprofit will be an important aspect of my job,” said Kurzman.