All are welcome!

Main campus (M100)
6200 Frank Ave NW, North Canton, OH 44720
light lunch immediately following

Guest Speaker:
Patrick Martinez – U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served as a 7051 Crash Fire Rescue Marine. After completing
his military service, he earned dual associate degrees in emergency services and fire services from Stark State College, followed by a bachelor’s degree in emergency medicine from the University of Pittsburgh.

Patrick went on to serve as a firefighter/paramedic with the City of Canton Fire Department and later with Plain Township Fire and Rescue, where he was promoted to lieutenant. During this time, he also returned to Stark State College as an adjunct instructor for the fire and EMS programs, serving as lead instructor for the EMS College Credit Plus programs for Plain Local Schools and Portage Lakes Career Center.

He is currently a full-time student in the physician assistant program at the University of Mount Union. Patrick is enrolled in the Navy’s Health Services Collegiate Program (HSCP). Upon graduation, he will commission as an active-duty physician assistant in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps.