Up next in our member series is Liz Poling-Hiraldo!

Born in the South Bronx, Liz spent much of her adult life in Manhattan and Brooklyn before moving to Croton 14 years ago. She has been a member of Croton EMS for three years and currently serves as Secretary. Liz wanted to join Croton EMS soon after moving here, but life kept getting busier. When her son, Aden, joined our Youth Corps, she admits she was a little jealous! In 2023, with more control over her schedule, she finally enrolled in an EMT class at Phelps Hospital. Liz has a long history of giving back: she co-founded the Croton Face Mask Makers, led local Girl Scout troops, served as a Merit Badge Counselor for the Boy Scouts, and taught CPR and Stop the Bleed for about a decade. Professionally, she is Chief of Staff, SVP Product Development at Optimum, and has spent the past 20 years in digital product management and operations. Liz holds a black belt in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu and enjoys nearly every fiber art there is, from quilting to spinning to embroidery. She also loves playing Scrabble with her college-age twins and fosters cats for a local veterinarian, including one mama cat who chose to give birth right beside her in bed!