About Us
The Academic Center for EMS (ACE) was founded by Medic One Ambulance in October 2020.
Our Mission
To train EMS professionals to provide excellent healthcare services through compassionate, personalized care.
Our Vision
To become the benchmark academic center for EMS!
Our Instructors
Kate Allinder
Program Director and St. Louis Primary Instructor
In addition to being the ACE Program Director, Kate is the Education & Safety Manager with Medic One Ambulance in St. Louis, and a licensed Paramedic. She has worked as a primary 911 medic and on private transfer trucks, and loves that the EMS field comes with new things to do and learn each day. Kate also runs the FEMA Disaster Response team with Medic One, where she and other EMTs/Paramedics lend their medical skills to those in need after natural disasters.
Matt Green
Poplar Bluff Primary Instructor
Matt is a licensed Paramedic and the Education Officer with Medic One in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He has worked with Medic Once since 2004, and taught numerous EMT courses. In addition to working with Medic One, he is also active with a youth softball league where his two youngest children play.
Courtney Bright
St. Louis Part-Time Instructor
Courtney is a licensed Paramedic and Operations Supervisor with Medic One Ambulance, and previously served as a Field Training Officer with the company. She has experience in hospital settings and dialysis, and was in the army for eight years where she launched air defense missiles and repaired chemical equipment (among other things!). She is also an avid video-gamer and dog-lover!
