Leadership Dedicated to Emergency Medicine
Our administrative team brings decades of combined experience in emergency medicine operations, clinical expertise, and healthcare administration.
Innova maintains a small, highly engaged executive team, allowing us to remain responsive, collaborative, and focused on delivering exceptional emergency care. Our executive team will always have a pulse of what is happening in your ED.
Ashley started with Innova in 2014 and loves being part of such an incredible team. She graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder majoring in Biology and minoring in Biochemistry. She obtained her Master of Business Administration from Portland State University and has over two decades of strategic and operational experience in the healthcare industry. She oversees all corporate operations, finances, and strategy for Innova. The majority of her time is spent spearheading the development and implementation of effective growth strategies and making sure Innova’s processes are as effective and efficient as possible. She was named Woman to Watch by ColoradoBiz magazine in 2019 for her contributions to the Colorado Economy. Her passions include rock-climbing, philanthropy, and spending time with family.
Dr. Laura Edgerley-Gibb grew up in the rural mining community of Craig in Western Colorado. She is passionate about rural Emergency Medicine and is grateful to be able to serve rural communities in this line of work. She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder followed by her Doctor of Medicine from Stanford University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Emergency Medicine at Stanford, where she worked at Stanford University Hospital and San Francisco General Hospital among other sites. Dr. Edgerley-Gibb is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and in 2014 was awarded Fellowship in the American College of Emergency Physicians. She joined Innova Emergency Medical Associates in 2011 as an associate physician, then served as a site director, and in 2015 became our Chief Medical Officer. As CMO, she manages all clinical operations for Innova and works in the Emergency Department at all of our sites. She has a special interest in Quality/Performance Improvement and has extensive experience in trauma program development and achieving/maintaining state and ACS trauma designation. When she is not working, she loves spending time with her three daughters and husband and enjoying all of the outdoor beauty of Colorado.
Dani joined Innova Emergency Medical Associates in 2014. She earned her BBA at the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business in 2010 and her MBA through the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business. Prior to joining Innova, Dani worked in sales in a variety of industries, but has been in the healthcare realm since 2012. Her role as Chief Operating Officer includes management of all things human resources, the range of medical staff processes, and our internal revenue cycle management team. In addition, she has a hand in accounting, staffing, and everyday operational functions. She enjoys working with Innova because of the challenging nature of her role and the teamwork approach to overcoming challenges. When she’s not working, she enjoys completing DIY projects and spending time with her husband, son, and Bernese Mountain Dog.
Our Exceptional Directors
Dr. Badeau joined Innova Emergency Medical Associates in 2020. He graduated from Medical School at the University of Colorado and completed his Emergency Medicine Residency at the University of Utah. While working at Innova, he has served as the Emergency Department Medical Director at Aspirus Iron River and currently serves as the Emergency Department Medical Director at Mt. San Rafael Hospital in Trinidad, CO and Medical Director for the Trinidad Fire Department. His clinical interests include measures to improve ED efficiency, wilderness medicine, and medical legal case review. Dr. Badeau is an avid rock and ice climber. At home he enjoys cooking, traveling with his wife and two kids, and a career that allows him to frequently walk his daughter to school.
Dr. Byers joined Innova Emergency Medical Associates in 2015. He earned his Doctorate of Medicine from Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine with a focus on Leadership in Medicine for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations. Following completion of emergency medicine residency training at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia, he worked in urban and rural hospitals in New Mexico. He is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who served as a teacher in Cameroon, and has traveled and worked extensively in Africa. He is currently the Emergency Department Medical Director at Allen County Regional Hospital and Anderson County Hospital, as well as Innova’s Regional Medical Director for the Midwest. His interests include cooking, skiing, and tropical travel.
Dr. Czajkowski joined Innova Emergency Medical Associates in 2018. He earned his Doctor of Medicine from the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 2013, followed by completion of his Emergency Medicine residency at Boston Medical Center in 2017. Tom is passionate about providing high-quality emergency care to rural and underserved communities and enjoys the unique challenges and opportunities of practicing in these settings. Beyond clinical medicine, he has a strong interest in healthcare technology and innovation. Outside of medicine, Dr. Czajkowski enjoys spending time with his wife and their two sons.
Dr. Dawson is an Arizona native who attended medical school at Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona where in addition to his studies, he did genetics research and worked in a local emergency department. He and his wife, Allyssa, have 5 children and a love for pretty much anything, but especially anything outdoors. In the field of emergency medicine, he especially enjoys trauma services. He is an Eagle Scout who enjoys being active in the community and finds himself thrilled to be a part of Innova and a part of Kingman, Arizona.
Dr. Travis DeVader joined Innova in 2022. He earned his Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Saint Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. During residency, Dr. DeVader’s areas of research focused on emergency provider education on initiating goals of care conversation and providing end of life care, as well as advocating for the integration of palliative care in the emergency setting. He subsequently completed a Fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Care at San Diego Hospice and the Institute for Palliative Medicine. Since completing training, Dr. DeVader has worked in both urban trauma centers and rural emergency departments, and has served as medical director of both in- and outpatient palliative care services as well as hospice agencies. He has an interest in alternative medical therapies and has completed training in medical acupuncture. Dr. DeVader grew up in rural Kansas and is invested in providing high quality, evidence based care to medically underserved and marginalized populations. He spends his spare time at home in Lawrence, KS with his wife, kids and the family mascot Saint Bernard. He enjoys reading, cooking, golfing and traveling.
Dr. Martini graduated from the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 2012. After earning her Doctorate of Medicine, she completed her emergency medicine residency at SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital in Syracuse, New York, graduating in 2015. Following residency she completed a two-year Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at Harbor UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California. After completing her fellowship she returned to Colorado and joined Innova. She is currently the Emergency Department Medical Director at Little Colorado Medical Center in Winslow, Arizona. She remains interested in improving emergency care in rural settings, especially in the care of children in resource poor settings such as the rural communities served by Innova. When not working she enjoys traveling, reading, gardening and cooking, as well as exploring all that Colorado has to offer with her dogs and husband.
Dr. Mason Prasad joined Innova Emergency Medical Associates in 2020 and currently serves as Co-Medical Director at Hu Hu Kam Memorial Hospital. She earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her Emergency Medicine residency at Lehigh Valley Health Network. Her professional interests include improving the delivery of emergency care in rural settings and toxicology. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, gardening, and spending time with her husband and their two corgis.
Dr. Meeks is a graduate of Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed an Emergency Medicine residency at a Level-1 Trauma Center at McLaren Oakland Hospital in Michigan and has additional training in dive & hyperbaric medicine. Dr. Meeks has extensive training and vast experience in medical education while serving as a Chair and Vice-Dean at Touro University Nevada. He also served as an ER Department Medical Director for 15 years.
Dr. Pack attended medical school at University of Arizona in Tucson and residency through Michigan State, Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies. He practiced in Southern Oregon for several years before returning to Arizona. Joining Innova in 2017, he currently works at several rural community and IHS hospitals in northern AZ. He is happily married with 6 kids, a grandchild, 8 dogs and 5 cats. He currently serves as Medical Director for Summit Healthcare in Show Low, AZ.
Dr. Slade has been with Innova Emergency Medical Associates since 2019. Prior to medicine, he was a professional engineer and also earned an MBA. Following his graduation from Touro University Nevada in osteopathic medicine, he completed an emergency medicine residency in Kingman, Arizona where he was chief resident. His interests in medicine include wilderness medicine and administration. He enjoys outdoor activities and was an eagle scout as a youth. He also enjoys traveling with his wife and three kids.
Dr. Trac joined Innova Emergency Medical Associates in 2024. He earned his Doctor of Medicine from the Emory University School of Medicine and a doctorate in biomedical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he conducted research in cardiac stem cell therapies. Following his Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Utah, he practiced in both urban and rural hospitals throughout Arizona. He currently serves as the Emergency Department Medical Director at Aspirus Iron River Hospital. Outside of medicine, Dr. Tracis an avid rock climber, mountain biker, and skier.
Dr. Maxim joined Innova Emergency Medical Associates in 2016. He earned his Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Washington School of Medicine. He did a transitional internship at Harvard/Cambridge Hospital then completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Boston Medical Center in 1999. He was chief resident in his final year. Prior to joining Innova, he was an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine and worked at San Francisco General Hospital for 15 years, where he focused on providing comprehensive medical care to underserved urban populations, as well as researching and refining the early resuscitation and management of traumatic and orthopedic injuries. He was also a very active clinician-educator and received multiple bedside and clinical teaching awards from the UCSF Emergency Medicine residency, as well as serving as the Medical Director of the San Francisco Paramedics Association. He then worked for 2 years for Kaiser Permanente in Northern California, before joining Innova. Dr. Maxim currently services as Regional Medical Director, Medical Director of Dilkon Medical Center, and Co-Medical Director at Hu Hu Kam Memorial Hospital
What Sets Innova Apart
We offer true partnership, streamlining your emergency department processes and improving the quality of care regardless of your community’s size. Let’s work together.