Leadership

Meet the PRN Leadership Team

BROCK HARDAWAY

Chief Executive Officer

Brock Hardaway is a seasoned healthcare industry leader who joined the Covalent Health team as Chief Executive Officer, a position from which he leads our healthcare brands through their next phase of growth. A healthcare executive with a wealth of experience, Brock has successfully led organizations in the long-term acute care, inpatient rehab, drug testing laboratory and emergency physician staffing spaces.

Just 28 years old when he first became a hospital CEO, Brock brings to Covalent Health a deep knowledge of the opportunities and challenges presented to companies in the healthcare sphere on a daily basis. In two decades as a healthcare executive, Brock has become a highly regarded, team-oriented leader who has held senior leadership positions in diverse healthcare services companies ranging in size from a few hundred million to several billion dollars in revenue.

Rick Fields

VP of Operations West

Rick Fields joined the Covalent Health family to serve as General Manager for PRN Ambulance and later ProTransport-1 Ambulance. With more than three decades of transportation and logistics expertise, Rick has traveled the world as a leadership coach, offering training programs in Europe, Asia and the Americas. He also holds numerous certifications including The Institute for Motivational Living's Certified Behavioral Consultant designation. Rick served most recently as an Operations Director for Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and, prior to that as Vice President Operations at Morrison Express Corporation. He has held numerous integral positions at both Hellmann and DHL, among other professional stops throughout his career. Rick now serves as Vice President of Operations West, overseeing all of California as General Manager for both PRN Ambulance and ProTransport-1 Ambulance.

Josh Parker

Senior Director of Clinical Operations

Josh Parker serves as the Senior Director of Clinical Operations at PRN Ambulance. Josh previously served as PRN's Director of Training and Safety, Paramedic Coordinator, and QI Coordinator. In his current role, Josh is responsible for all operations throughout PRN while also overseeing the Training Department. Operations, Training, Safety, QI and much more fall under Josh's guidance.

Josh joined the PRN team with nearly a decade of experience as an EMS professional. He has worked as an EMT, paramedic, field training officer, field supervisor, manager, and lead EMT instructor throughout Los Angeles County. Josh holds certifications as an American Heart Association instructor in all disciplines, and is the program director for continuing education and skills verification.

Pete Sturn

Information Technology Director

Pete Sturn is the Information Technology Director at PRN Ambulance. Pete began his emergency medical career in 1974 as a Medic and Clinical Specialist in the U.S. Army, later successfully acquiring both EMT and EMT-Paramedic certification in several states; he has been accredited as a Paramedic in several California counties. Pete eventually gained expertise in IT, and uses his experience as well as extensive knowledge of the Zoll Data products to the great benefit of PRN. He joined the company in early 2014.

Christine Miyahara

Senior Director of Communications Center Operations

Christine Miyahara is the Director of Communications Center Operations for all of California. Arriving with no EMS industry experience in 2006, Christine has climbed the ranks to an integral leadership position for California Operations of PRN Ambulance and ProTransport-1. She began as a Call Taker while achieving EMD certification, which led to a Dispatcher role. Christine was then promoted to Communications Supervisor in 2008 before earning her promotion to Director of Communications Center Operations in October of 2018, and most recently as Senior Director of Communications Center Operations for the West Region of Covalent Health.