Meet Our EMT Lead Instructors

Pod May 14, 2018

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Ray Ashcraft has been an instructor in the Sac State EMT program since 2017. He graduated from the Sac State Paramedic program in 2015. Since then, he has worked in several positions within emergency medical services, including EMT, FTO, Paramedic, and Director of Operations. Ray is the creator and operator of Ashcraft EMS, a business that supports EMT students locally and across the United States.

James (Jay) Glass
EMT Lead Instructor

In 2012, Jay retired as a Battalion Chief for Sacramento City Fire Department after 32 years as a career firefighter. ‘Chief,’ as he is respectfully called by his students, has always had an interest in EMS and received his first certification as an EMT 2 in 1983 and later became a licensed Paramedic in 1993. In addition, he is trained as a Certified Tactical Medic and has been in EMS instruction for over 27 years.

Joe Lieber
EMT Lead Instructor

Joe started his EMS career in Contra Costa County in 1993 as an EMT and became a Paramedic in 2000. Joe went on to serve as a Paramedic Firefighter in 2004 for Elk Grove/Cosumnes Fire where he retired from in 2022. Joe has been a Field training officer since 1995 and a Paramedic Preceptor since 2002. Joe has been an instructor and mentor for Sac State since 2021. Joe is passionate about teaching and mentoring future generations of EMS providers.

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