Management Profile

L. Blanton Marchese 

                  Blanton co-founded Emergency Services Solutions, Inc. in April 2001, and serves as the Chief Executive Officer.

                  Blanton’s career in EMS began as a teenager, when his enthusiasm for EMS convinced the state to allow him to start Emergency Medical Technician class prior to reaching the minimum age.  Blanton volunteered for a local rescue squad for a number of years, and completed Paramedic training by the age of nineteen.  Blanton worked for a private ambulance company that contracted with local rescue squads, and was at the forefront of integrating career staff into a local volunteer system.   Understanding the importance of education, Blanton attended college while working full time in EMS.  In 2000, he graduated from the University of Richmond with a Bachelor’s degree in Emergency Services Management.  In addition he was awarded the first Louis J. Narduzzi Memorial Book Award for Excellence in the Emergency Services Management Program.   Blanton continued his education in prehospital medicine by obtaining his Critical Care Paramedic and Flight Paramedic certifications.  Blanton has worked as a flight paramedic and has an appointment from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner as a medico-legal death investigator.  Outside of EMS, Blanton has continued to develop himself as a manager and a leader.   He was a 2006 Fellow of the Sorensen Institute at the University of Virginia’s Flagship Program for Political Leadership, and has been accepted into the Executive MBA Program at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Joshua L. Mullins 

                  Josh co-founded Emergency Services Solutions, Inc. in April 2001, and serves as the company’s Chief Operations Officer.

                  Josh began his EMS career in 1992 as a volunteer at his local rescue squad while still in high school.  After graduating with honors from Powhatan High School, he attended Longwood College as a Chemistry major, while continuing his volunteer service, and obtaining certification as an EMT- Cardiac Technician during his second semester.   Since that time, Josh has continued his prehospital education, completing Paramedic training and obtaining his National Registry as a Paramedic.  Josh worked for several years as an ALS provider for private ambulance services in the Metro Richmond area, and has experience working as an Emergency Room Technician at one of Richmond’s busiest hospitals.   Josh headed back to school recently and completed his Associates of Applied Science in Emergency Medical Services in 2008 at J. Sergeant Reynolds.   Ties have remained strong to Powhatan County over the years;  Josh and his family continue to reside in Powhatan, and he is a 2007 graduate of the Powhatan Leadership Institute.  With fourteen years of experience as an Advanced Life Support Provider in the Metro Richmond area, Josh is constantly looking forward to furthering his education.