The Cetronia Ambulance Corps board of directors recently announced internally Bob Mateff will serve as the interim CEO.

Cetronia Ambulance Corps is a local leader in EMS and medical transport services.

Mateff joined Cetronia Ambulance Corps as chief operating officer in 2017.

He graduated from the Ambulance Service Manager Program in 2019 and currently serves on the Government Affairs Committee of the American Ambulance Association. He was instrumental in the development of the Northampton County 911 center and was former chair of the Northeast Regional Counterterrorism Task Force.

In addition, Mateff was appointed by Gov. Tom Wolf to serve as deputy of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, where he worked on the statewide 911 system.

Also, as part of this transition, Larry Wiersch has announced his retirement.

Three years ago, Wiersch, along with the board of directors, developed his succession plan, which included hiring a COO to allow the organization to move forward with its strategic plan.

It was with this vision Mateff was hired in 2017 to serve in the COO position.

“We want to thank Larry for his service and accomplishments over the last 40 years,” Christopher Lakatosh, board chair, said.

“Under Larry’s direction, Cetronia was the first and only to implement high performance EMS in this region and he oversaw the design and fruition of Cetronia’s state-of-the-art joint operations facility, thereby creating the first aspect of community regionalization and preparedness.”

Before joining with Cetronia, Mateff worked as director of emergency communications and operations at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mateff also served as a former deputy sheriff and emergency medical technician.

Mateff holds a certificate in preparedness leadership from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and is a graduate of DeSales University.