MRC Presentation
Gail Newell
Region VIII MRC Coordinator
303-844-7848
Gail N. Newell serves as MRC Regional Coordinator (MRC RC) for Region VIII (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY). She provides technical assistance and support to the existing MRC units in the region and helps people interested in the MRC program to start a unit when there is not currently an active MRC in their local community. Ms. Newell works closely with individual units to advance the U.S. Surgeon General's public health priorities and coordinate with the goals of the Office of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps.
Prior to becoming MRC RC, Ms. Newell worked in the medical field as a Registered Vascular Technologist and as a Program Manager in the public health arena. She recently spent several years with the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service as an Information Specialist and Partnership Program Coordinator.
Ms. Newell graduated from Regis University with a bachelor's of science in Business Administration, with honors, and has started courses towards an M.B.A.
She lives with her husband in Monument, Colorado along with two horses, three dogs, and two cats. She and her husband have two grown children and two grandchildren!
Koral O’Brien
Colorado MRC Coordinator
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
Koral.obrien@gmail.com
303-692-2782
Koral is the State MRC and Colorado Volunteer Mobilizer (CVM) Coordinator for Colorado. Like Gail from the federal level, Koral provides Colorado’s MRC units with technical assistance and support.
Koral has been an employee of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for the past 21 years, in which time she has worked in the Handicapped Children’s Program, Communicable Disease, Tuberculosis, Bioterrorism now called the Emergency Preparedness Division.
Cheryl Runyon
MRC of Boulder County Coordinator
303-413-7561
L. Cheryl Runyon is the unit coordinator for the Medical Reserve Corps of Boulder County. The mission of the MRCBC is to establish teams of trained, local volunteer medical, public health and safety professionals who can contribute their skills and expertise during times of community and national need. The MRCBC was established in 2006; Ms. Runyon has been working with MRCBC members since December 2007.
Prior to her position with MRCBC, Ms. Runyon worked for the National Conference of State Legislatures and was the organization's lead staff on emergency preparedness, terrorism and nuclear waste issues. She has written a number of books and articles for state legislators and the general public about these issues. Ms. Runyon holds a law degree from Southern Illinois University and bachelor's degrees in political science and zoology.
Frankie Gales
MRC Coordinator of El Paso County
1-719-591-2424
Frankie graduated from the University of Colorado with a BA in Biology in 1997. She simultaneously attended the LPN school at Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center and graduated with honors in June 1995. Frankie was a member of the Colorado National Guard and served in many different capacities before retiring in 2007.
Through her work with the El Paso County Medical Society Foundation disaster-planning team, Frankie participates in many local, state and national committees and organizations devoted to disaster preparedness. She has recently been elected Regional Board Chair of the Metropolitan Medical Response System.
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