10/30/2026
Julie Rose, a longtime AAA leader and Board member, passed away on October 21, 2026, due to a massive stroke suffered during a trip to Puerto Rico.
Julie-Anne Rose’s passionate mobile healthcare leadership spans more than 35 years. After earning her bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University, her EMS career began in 1984 at an Ohio community-based hospital where she attained her EMT-Basic certification as she developed and led hospital ancillary services including ground ambulance transport. As Julie’s experience deepened, it became apparent to her that ambulance providers play a crucial but rarely recognized role in our nation’s healthcare infrastructure.
To ensure that skilled, quality care was accessible to northeastern Ohioans, including those in rural communities, Julie worked tirelessly to found Ashtabula’s Community Care Ambulance. As her region’s premier private not-for-profit service, CCA delivered exceptional 911 and interfacility care to 10 communities during her tenure as founding CEO from 1984–2021.
In addition to her service to communities in Ohio, Julie dedicated more than 20 years of volunteer service to mobile healthcare organizations. In her decades of leadership at the American Ambulance Association, she served as a Committee Chair, Board Director, and Executive Committee Member. Her exceptional leadership, dedication, and lasting contributions to the EMS profession have been recognized with several prestigious honors, including the Robert L. Forbuss Lifetime Achievement Award, the President’s Award, and the Vanguard Award. Additionally, on the state level, Julie served as the President of the Ohio Ambulance Association (formerly the Ohio Ambulance and Medical Transportation Association), and sat on the state’s Emergency Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services Board.
Julie’s newest chapter as Director of Advocacy & Policy at Superior Ambulance empowered her to take lessons learned as an ambulance chief executive and apply them to shaping policy that will sustain EMS in the future. This dovetails perfectly with her longstanding active leadership of EMS policy initiatives. For many years, she engaged with and supported Federal ambulance champions and participated in key AMBUPAC fundraising initiatives. She was a beloved sister, mother, friend and colleague and will be missed dearly by all who knew her. Details regarding memorial services will be shared as they become available.
