AMP Leadership
The leadership team consists of professionals with expertise in austere and wilderness medicine, disaster medicine, wilderness EMS, search & rescue, and remote communications.
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We believe that all members have the potential to be a leader. As such, we provide opportunities for leadership skill development.
Sub-boarded in Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Dr. Millin is the medical director and co-founder for AMP. He is also the immediate past medical director for the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department, a member of the state EMS advisory committee (SEMSAC), and the primary author of the state’s Wilderness EMS Protocol. Nationally, Dr. Millin is a past chair of the wilderness EMS committee with the National Association of EMS Physicians, and the creator and co-director of the Wilderness EMS Medical Director’s Course. In addition to system development and field response work in wilderness EMS, Dr. Millin works as a disaster physician for the Federal Government. In his role as a medical officer with the New Jersey Disaster Medical Assistance Team (NJ -1 DMAT) Dr. Millin deployed to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017, and Florida after Hurricane Michael in 2018. He was deployed throughout the US to support efforts related to COVID-19.
Saahith Potluri
Board Secretary
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Beginning his career while in high school with Montgomery EMS (Somerset County, NJ), Saahith has served as an EMT since 2019. He is currently a medical student at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where his academic and clinical interests include emergency medicine, the intersection of ethics and prehospital care, and translational research focused on glioblastoma and other primary brain malignancies. In addition to his medical training, Saahith serves as an EMT at the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department (Baltimore County, MD). Outside of medicine, Saahith is a lifelong wilderness enthusiast. He enjoys backpacking with his family and has a particular passion for kayaking and skiing. Saahith has been a member of AMP since 2021.
An avid backpacker and lifelong wilderness enthusiast, Greg carried a copy of Bill Bryson’s "A Walk in the Woods" during his first multi-day trip on the Appalachian Trail. He does not remember a time when he was not camping or hiking. Greg is currently an emergency medicine resident at Virginia Tech Carilion with plans to pursue a fellowship in EMS and brings a variety of EMT and WEMT certificates and experiences to AMP, along with work experience in health policy. A graduate of the University of Florida, where he was the quality improvement officer for his undergraduate EMS program, Greg attended medical school at Johns Hopkins University. Greg developed a passion for wilderness medicine and EMS research in medical school hopes to continue to contribute to evidence based medicine in EMS.
Amy's experience in non-profit governance, fundraising, and program development helps to ensure that the team remains fiscally sound in order to bring medicine to people in wilderness and austere environments. A background in social work and cultural sustainability, coupled with a lifelong love of the outdoors, Amy has a demonstrated commitment to people and their communities as well as the preservation of the outdoors. Amy is a Development Specialist at the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) and is an Adjunct Instructor in the MA in Cultural Sustainability program at Goucher College. In addition, Amy develops programming for events on topics related to social justice, diversity, and community activism in Maryland. Donations always welcome! Or contact us if you are interested in becoming a sponsor or partner.
Katherine Kelley, MD
Board Member-at-Large
​Associate Medical Director
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A graduate of Drexel University College of Medicine, Dr. Katherine Kelley completed general surgery residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA and performed her surgical critical care and acute care surgery fellowships at the RA Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Kelley enjoys traveling as a locum tenens trauma surgeon, including places as far away as Guam. She has a strong interest in disaster medicine and wilderness medicine. She serves as an instructor for the American College of Surgeons Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness course and is on the American Association of the Surgery of Trauma Disaster Committee.
Rob Abramowitz
Board Vice President
Training Officer & Deputy Operational Chief
Having worked as an U.S. Army Medic from 2000 to 2004, Rob identifies as an active and avid outdoors person. Not only is he an endurance athlete, backpacker, and aspiring mountaineer, Rob has worked as an outdoor guide and instructor since 2019 with a focus on backpacking and rock climbing. A 2019 graduate of the Garrett College Outdoor Leadership & Education Program, Rob has also served as a volunteer EMT for the Urbana Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company in Frederick County since 2021. He is certified as a Wilderness First Responder and Wilderness EMT. Rob has been a member of AMP since 2023.
With a focus on wilderness education and emergency response, and experience running a college search and rescue team, Craig brings a creative problem-solving mindset to AMP. This foundation has been further enhanced with a background in experiential education from Unity College where he studied Conservation Law Enforcement. Craig has served in a variety of leadership roles and assumed a number of responsibilities in local, state, and federal public safety departments. With over 10 years of career and volunteer public service experience, he currently holds EMS licensure at the State and National level, is a certified Leave No Trace Educator, and is a Lieutenant of Special Operations at Chestnut Ridge Fire in Baltimore County. Craig is one of the inaugural members of AMP.
