Call now 212.564.6833

Team

Sarah Gillen
President
American Heart Association Regional Faculty

Sarah started working at Emergency Skills, Inc. (ESI) over 30 years ago. She spearheads ESI, a leading American Heart Association Training Center & Defibrillator Program Management company in New York City. Sarah oversees training for over 15,000 people each year to save lives by performing CPR & using a defibrillator in an emergency.

Since 1996, she has been teaching AHA CPR, Defibrillator & First Aid programs in the workplace & schools. Sarah is an active volunteer for the American Heart Association both as regional faculty & spokesperson. As regional faculty, she is a mentor to other training centers & won the Outstanding Regional Faculty Award in 2010. She has appeared on CBS Evening News, Today Show, ABC Eyewitness News, Fox 5 Evening News & WPIX Morning Show.

Dore Lebeau M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Director

Dr. Lebeau fulfills medical direction requirements for ESI clients to ensure compliance with government regulations. She graduated from Williams College, completed her medical degree at Tulane University, received a Masters in Public Health at Boston University & completed her residency in Internal Medicine at New York University Medical Center.

She has worked at Concorde Medical Group since 2001, where she is also a partner. She is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at New York University Medical School & has appeared on the “Super Docs” list since 2015.

Barbara Kinter
Senior Program Manager

Barbara has worked with Emergency Skills since 1998, initially serving as an Instructor, then as Lead Instructor Trainer. She has been a Program Manager since 2008.  Barbara works closely with our corporate clients on all aspects of their first aid, AED & CPR training programs, with focus on scheduling & course registration. She has comprehensive organizational & time management skills, as well as proven ability to collaboratively identify & solve problems quickly & efficiently. She supervises ESI instructors & is an experienced educator skilled in facilitating successful training programs in a variety of settings, including corporate, educational & private environments. Barbara has been an American Heart Association CPR Instructor since 1998 & is a Regional Faculty member for the American Heart Association.