MEET OUR TEAM
DEDICATED INSTRUCTORS; SAVING LIVES ONE CLASS AT A TIME
ZACH OLTMANNS
CO-OWNER/INSTRUCTOR
Zach is an American Heart Association Instructor He is a licensed EMT and a full time 911 Dispatcher. Zach has also been a volunteer firefighter since January 2009. Zach resides in Davis Junction with his wife Erika and their three sons.
LORI JASPER
CO-OWNER/INSTRUCTOR
Lori has been an American Heart Association Instructor since March 2017. She is a retired 911 dispatcher. She lives in Polo with her husband Rob and her three dogs.
ERIKA OLTMANNS
CONTRACT INSTRUCTOR
Erika joined Northern Illinois CPR and First Aid in 2022. Erika is a registered nutritionist and has been CPR certified for a number of years. She lives in Davis Junction with her husband Zach and their three sons.
MINDY PURKEYPILE
CONTRACT INSTRUCTOR
Mindy joined Northern Illinois CPR and First Aid in 2022. Mindy is a long time business administrator. Mindy currently lives in Roscoe with her husband David.
TIMM DEVRIES
CONTRACT INSTRUCTOR
Timm is a full-time paramedic for Stillman Fire and brings years of AHA teaching experience with him.
AMBER DEVRIES
CONTRACT INSTRUCTOR
Amber Devries is the first instructor we trained in house at Northern Illinois CPR. Amber is an American Heart Association instructor. Amber is a former medical dispatch and an EMT. Amber is a mother of four children and currently resides in Davis Junction with her husband and children.
MEET KEALIE!
She is the reason WHY for instructors Lori and Zach. Kealie was born in 2003 with a rare lung issue, called Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension. This caused her lungs to not work as they should. She was born at one Rockford Hospital but was quickly transported to Mercy Hospital (formerly Rockford Memorial Hospital)
During her time at the hospital CPR was conducted at least three times on her.
Today, Kealie is an instructor with Northern Illinois CPR and First Aid and enjoys teaching students the very skills that saved her life.