Charles Sloan III has more than 25 years of experience in EMS. He is currently the deputy chief of operations for Hennepin EMS (HEMS), the EMS arm of Hennepin Healthcare that serves Minneapolis and 13 surrounding communities. Sloan has held a variety of roles at HEMS since 2015, and previously served as a paramedic and dispatcher for several other Minnesota EMS and healthcare organizations, in addition to several years as a firefighter.