TraumaCon 2026 - Bios

Zakk Arciaga, MSN, RN is the Assistant Director of Trauma Surgery and Trauma Program Manager at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He oversees trauma operations, performance improvement, registry quality, injury prevention, and the Break the Cycle Health System-Based Violence Intervention Program across the Johns Hopkins Health System.

Zakk serves in multiple statewide leadership roles with Maryland: Chair of Maryland Trauma Quality Improvement Program, Legislative Chair of Maryland's TraumaNET, and collaborates nationally and internationally on initiatives advancing trauma systems, data-driven care, and trauma survivorship. His work focuses on strengthening trauma readiness, improving patient outcomes, and integrating trauma-informed approaches across the continuum of care.

Ray served as the 13th State Fire Marshal in Iowa and has led a state-wide smoke alarm installation program in Iowa that not only saw the installation of 60,000 smoke alarms but documented 731 lives saved. His passion for preventing tragedy from fire makes him a community risk reduction leader in the U.S. Ray currently serves as the HOT working group leader for the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) as a board member for the Fire and Life Safety Section (FLSS). His goal is to eradicate home oxygen fires using engineered solutions to save lives and protect firefighters from the tragedies associated with these fires.