In episode five of On the Dais: Conversations with Councilmember Kelly we hear from the Austin EMS Association President, Selena Xie.  

Selena grew up in Dallas, TX. She went to Amherst College, majoring in Economics and Political Science. She moved to Austin after college to work as an Americorps VISTA member at Texas Impact tracking disaster relief bills after Hurricane Harvey. She decided to go back to direct service as a medic with Austin-Travis County EMS. She is a Clinical Specialist and has worked at ATCEMS for 7 years now and has previously served on the Workforce Committee, Bargaining Committee, Political Action Committee, and Executive Board. She has enhanced her medical practice with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and is also a nurse at Dell Seton Medical Center’s Surgical ICU.

Learn more about the Austin EMS Association: https://austinemsa.org/

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