Mike loves regularly teaching ACLS, PALS, NRP, all EKG class types (Interpretation, the advanced 12 Lead ECG, and the National Certification Monitor Technician), MAB, and occasionally teaches the Ventilator & Tracheostomy class. He has actively participated in over 2,000 cardiac arrest situations and trauma-related emergencies since 1992. His experience includes international critical care air medical transport in Asia and Europe, ambulance critical care ground transport, and caring for post-open-heart surgery ventilator-dependent patients. He began teaching BLS/CPR in 1998, and also enjoys joining international medical missions on occasion, since 2018.

Mike’s past experience includes the development of an education/in-service curriculum and he enjoyed helping create successful pulmonary rehabilitation, quality assurance, and medical records audit programs. He is grateful for the experience he obtained as a Red Cross volunteer, translating for Spanish-speaking victims of the 1994 Northridge earthquake, and assisting the Red Crescent in Bangladesh (while in the Marine Corps) when a cyclone claimed more than 138,000 lives and left 10 million people homeless.

As a supervisor with a hospital outreach department in 1997, Mike regularly provided in-service education to the staff or nearby facilities, and asked management to support his idea to become a CPR/BLS Instructor. While teaching, he learned that sharing knowledge is very rewarding. This synergy would soon establish and nurture relationships, which were the beginning steps of a new path with a focus on education, leading to the formation of CPR 3G, LLC – “Three Generations of Educators,” and eventually evolving into California Medical Training Center, CPR 4G INC.

Mike served in the United States Marine Corps from Desert Storm through Operation Iraqi Freedom,  during three  enlistments while on Active Duty and as a Reservist with Special Operations Capable units, specializing in Stinger Missiles and as an Infantry Armorer, and also successfully completing the USMC Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academy. Mike, a 4th-degree black belt, has practiced martial arts intermittently since he was 10 years old. He enjoys his family, pets, travel, military history, martial arts, Old School Hip Hop (before it was “Old School”), Spartan Races, and half marathons. Mike joined an international organization for cardiothoracic surgery medical missions in 2018, has volunteered in the Dominican Republic and Africa, and looks forward to more missions in the future.

Margie became a CPR/BLS Instructor for the American Heart Association in 2005, when her son deployed to Iraq in the Marine Corps, who had been a CPR/BLS Instructor, Margie was excited to join her son, Mike, and become an instructor and promote the teachings of the American Heart Association. Her classes are interesting, efficient, and held in a peaceful, student-friendly environment. 

She has been the primary CPR/BLS instructor for several years now and offers both the traditional setting classes and also the hybrid HeartCode online and skills class. Margie occasionally assists with admin duties, and also with skills during the advanced life-saving ACLS and PALS classes.

Margie is well known as a very knowledgeable, friendly, accommodating instructor and looks forward to reacquainting with her loyal students every 2 years for CPR/BLS renewal classes.

Justin is a Registered Respiratory Therapist. As an instructor he is a very personable, skilled “people person”. At age 5, he began accompanying his father and grandmother (Margie) to assist with CPR classes at churches, schools and the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars). He became a BLS/CPR Instructor at age 16, and now also teaches a variety of other classes. Justin brings with him a great sense of understanding, calmness, and expertise. We are happy to welcome Justin’s youth, energy, and spectacular spirit to our team of Three Generations… Hence the original name CPR 3G! We are now known as California Medical Training Center since we offer a vast number of quality classes for healthcare providers. During his teenage years, he was one of only twelve minor cirque performers in the entire country. Justin joined an international organization for cardio-thoracic surgery medical missions and taught some very informative classes during the mission. He also gained extensive experience in caring for critically ill COVID-19 ventilator dependent patients while working during the pandemic.

Naiomi is a Registered Respiratory Therapist and represents Cal Med Training Center as an instructor. In 2020, she gained valuable expertise in life-saving measures when she joined the fight against COVID-19 to care for critical patients in local acute care hospitals. Naiomi also assists with customer care and administrative duties. Naiomi is happy to have joined a medical mission team with an international organization performing cardio-thoracic surgery and teaching the local staff and medical students. She looks forward to more missions in the future.

Paul has been a Registered Respiratory Therapist since 1991 and is recognized as an excellent example and role model by his colleagues and both Respiratory Therapy and Nursing students while assigned to him during their clinical rotations at a local acute care facility, where he currently works primarily in the Adult and Pediatric Intensive Care Units.

His communication and teaching skills led him into a position as a Clinical Instructor for the Respiratory Therapy Program at Los Angeles Valley College.

Paul’s ability to improvise, delegate and make decisions in any situation has been recognized by management, who often utilize his expertise as the Relief Lead Therapist for his department. While not in the acute care environment, Paul cares for long-term clients in the home care setting, has become certified for ventilator preventive maintenance and also imparts his expertise with all modes of ventilation to nurses and other sub-acute facility staff with New Start Home Medical. inc. and PRS Ventilator Training. Paul’s Ventilator & Pulmonary Education Courses classes are very informative, interactive and enjoyable for caregivers and nurses of ventilator dependent patients.

Peachie is a gem! She is a Registered Nurse with a Master’s Degree in Education and our IV Therapy & Blood Withdrawal Certification Class (3-days) Lead Instructor, while also teaching at an RN program in the Antelope Valley area. She is known as a very knowledgable, detail-oriented, organized instructor, who genuinely cares for each and every one of her students. She works very hard to ensure her students thoroughly understand the theory portion of IVBW and are successful with becoming IVBW certified, along with making sure that each student is entirely competent and confident with starting IVs and drawing blood during the hands-on skills portion of her classes.

Kimmie, the IV Therapy & Blood Withdrawal Hands-On Skills Class Lead Instructor, is a Registered Nurse who cares for neonatal patients in the NICU at a local acute care facility. Her past experience includes working in the telemetry unit with adults and geriatrics. She looks forward to meeting her students, is very patient, and enjoys sharing her tips and tricks for starting IVs and drawing blood.

Elyss teaches the IV Therapy & Blood Withdrawal Hands-On Skills Class and has been a registered nurse since the age of 19 and has gained extensive experience in various healthcare settings, including home health, hospice, urgent care, ICU, and primary care. During her tenure in urgent care, she actively assisted coworkers in initiating patient IVs and performing blood draws, averaging around 20 or more procedures per shift. Elyss is currently working on obtaining her FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner) degree, with the ultimate goal of achieving her doctorate.

Sage is a Los Angeles native and a graduate of California State University, Northridge. Sage found his calling in medicine and gained valuable life experiences as an Army Combat Medic during an overseas deployment. When he returned to civilian life, he began sharing his skills and experiences in emergency medicine and became a Paramedic. Sage is incredibly motivated with a genuine passion for medicine and teaching alike, which always shines through during each and every class.

UPDATE: Sage attended a prestigious law school and has become a licensed attorney with the state bar, specializing in corporate law, while still remaining close with CPR 3G/Cal Med Training Center as an integral an honorary member of our family!

Bri is a Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse, and also a freelance doula. She is an expert in the field and loves and enjoys teaching new grad nurses and imparting her insight and skills while teaching Fetal Heart Monitoring classes with us. Bri brings a sense of confidence and calmness to the classroom and is very personable and thorough while interacting with her students.

Desi has been assisting her grandmother, Margie with BLS/CPR classes since 2010. As an assistant instructor, she helps prepare for class and ensures organization throughout. She also assists our administrative office with various duties on a part-time basis to make sure we have plenty of inventory for all of our classes, along with other miscellaneous duties, such as maintaining equipment in excellent working order  She is always pleasant to be around and we all enjoy having her on the team.

Silas, born in 2014, is the first of our 4th generation, hence, Cal Med Training Center – CPR 4G INC. He is very charismatic and often comes in and helps out the front office with shredding paper, sharpening pencils, and making copies of student paperwork (test answer sheets, etc) . He and his brother, Eli James, just love passing out heart ❤️ stickers to our students, and especially breaking up the boxes whenever we receive supply shipments. He has recently started assisting with classes, demonstrating CPR compressions and airway management, and looks forward to becoming a certified instructor.

Eli James is Silas’ little brother but everyone who knows him can attest that he has a big personality.

He often says that he looks forward to teaching CPR classes once he becomes a young adult. Whenever he and his brother, Silas visit our training facility,  they really enjoy sharing heart ❤️  stickers with our students and also help out with making copies, shredding paper, and sharpening pencils. Recently, he began helping with classes by demonstrating infant CPR compressions and ventilation techniques. He is eager to pursue certification as an instructor in the near future, and eventually managing daily operations. Eli and his brother, Silas have just opened a “snack shop” at our facility to provide goodies for our students.

Joanna is a Family Nurse Practitioner and Health Educator. She earned a Master’s Degree in Public Health at National University. Prior to attending NU, she attended CSU, Northridge where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology. In addition to her educational endeavors, she has been a mentor, coach, team leader, and an avid volunteer for numerous non-profit organizations such as Girls, Inc., MEND Poverty, Orthopaedic Institute for Children, and Children Uniting Nations. Her extensive work includes local, regional, and international aid aimed at impoverished and underserved communities.

Meet Bernie, a retired insurance company owner originally from New York City. He is also a retired actor, well-known for starring as himself in the classic comedy “Weekend At Bernie’s” back in 1989.

During his retirement, Bernie has become a truly dedicated volunteer. He has consistently earned the perfect attendance award. Although he has never missed a day, he has missed some beats from time to time due to his heart condition.
Our beloved Bernie will soon receive a lung transplant, but will continue his service with California Medical Training Center indefinitely, reaching above and beyond the call of duty while volunteering daily for skills practice, including Megacodes, intubation and intraosseous procedures. Bernie normally spends his free time reading about cardiac arrest risk factors or on Facebook and Instagram but he especially enjoys taking photos with his students!