AACO Leadership

The AACO is guided by the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors. In addition, we have a number of standing and ad-hoc committees to address particular areas of interest.

We are so grateful to all of these volunteers for their contributions to the organization and our profession!

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President [email protected]
Alex Christoff, CO, COT; Baltimore, MD

Vice President [email protected]
Laura Kirkeby, OC(C); San Diego, CA

Secretary [email protected]
Nina Apple, CO; Fort Collins, CO

Treasurer [email protected]
Kaila Bishop, CO, COMT, MSc Boston, MA

Immediate Past-president [email protected]
Shelley Klein, CO, COMT; Boston, MA

AACO Past Presidents

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Director of Finance
Kimberley Beaudet CO; Boston, MA

Regional Representatives to the AACO:
EAST - Samantha Pape, CO; Boston, MA [email protected]
SOUTH - Anthony Yamarino, CO, COA; Maitland, FL [email protected]
MIDWEST - Laura May, CO; Minneapolis, MN [email protected]
WEST - Sally Murray, CO; Portland, OR [email protected]

AACO Representatives to AOC
Pamela A. Huston, CO; Pittsburgh, PA
Emily Miyazaki, CO; St. Louis, MO

AACO Representative to IJCAHPO
Sarah Whitecross, CO, OC(C); Boston, MA

AACO Representative to IOA [email protected]
Sheila Chamberlin, CO,OSA,COMT; South Burlington, VT

AACO Representative to AAP
Jennifer Lambert, CO; Boston, MA

APPOINTED POSITION

Parliamentarian
Ann Vines, CO; Smyrna, GA

STANDING COMMITTEES AND CHAIRS

BYLAWS
Chair - Mary DeYoung-Smith
Members - Pattye Jenkins, Sally Murray, Judy Petrunak Higgins, Ann Vines, Bevin Bithell

EDUCATION
Chair - Dusty Stolz-Gronemyer

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Chair - Katie Patterson

ETHICS
Chair - Kimberley Beaudet

Members - Maureen Flanagan (EAST), Emily Miyazaki (MIDWEST), Marla Shainberg (South), Julie Harmon (WEST)

FINANCE

Chair - Kimberley Beaudet

FUNDRAISING

Chair - Laura Kirkeby

HISTORICAL

Chair - Wanda Pfeifer

HONOR CERTIFICATE
Chair - Jana Mattheu
Members - Tracey Coussens (EAST), Melanie Gutkowski (MIDWEST), Rachel Kraweic (SOUTH), Charlotte Ann Houston (WEST)

INSTRUCTION

Chair - Laura Kirkeby

JEAN ROBINSON LIBRARY

Chair - Samantha Pape

LANCASTER AWARD

Chair - Carole Panton (2015)
Members - Diana Shamis (2016), Karen McMain (2017), Pamela Berg (2018), Kim Merrill (2019)

MEMBERSHIP

Chair - Megan Evans [email protected]

PRISM NEWSLETTER EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor and Advertising - Gill Roper-Hall
Business Director - Megan Evans

Proofreader - Carole Panton, Leslie France, Emily Miyazaki
Archivist - Marla Shainberg

NOMINATING
Chair - Pattye Jenkins

Members - Sarah MacKinnon (EAST), Heath Barto (MIDWEST), Bevin Bithell (SOUTH), Lex Dietz (WEST)

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

Chair - Beth Colon
Members - Heath Barto, Rex Brown, Lauren Pendarvis, William W. Poling, Peggy Therriault, Philip Villanueva
Ex-Officio Members - Kyle Arnoldi, Jorie Jackson

PROGRAM

Chair - Amanda Yonkers

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Co-Chairs - Marlo Galli, Samantha Pape

REGISTRATION

Chair - Julie Harmon

SCOBEE MEMORIAL
Chair - Judy Petrunak Higgins (2016)

Members - Salvatore Bellante (EAST), Mary De Young Smith (MIDWEST), Angela Moya (SOUTH), Sally Murray (WEST)
Bruce Furr (2018), Virginia Karlsson (2020)

STRAIGHT SCOOP

Chair - Chantel Devould-Henderson

STUDENT ADVISORY & NEWLY CERTIFIED ORTHOPTIST

Co-Chairs - Philip Villanueva, Anthony Yamarino

TRIBUTE FUND
Chair - Randi Zuller
Members - Nikki Batra (EAST), Gill Roper-Hall (MIDWEST), Stephanie Lenit Griffin (SOUTH), Amanda Yonkers (WEST)

VISION SCREENING
Chair - Srianna Narain

Members - Erinn Enke (South), Kaila Bishop (East), Laura May (Midwest), Srianna Narain (West), Wanda Pfeifer (Midwest)

WEBSITE
Co-Chairs - Sally Murray, Jorie Jackson
Content Managers:
Career Center - Katie Patterson
Meetings & Events - Laura May
AOC & Certification - Kaajal Nanda
BVOM - TBD

AD-HOC COMMITTEES

EARLY CAREER ORTHOPTIST GROUP

Chair - Rachael Jenkins, Nina Apple

LONG-RANGE PLANNING
Chair - Wanda Pfeifer

Members - Tara Bragg, Adam Hauglid

MEMBERSHIP EXPANSION

Members - Jennifer Lambert, Gill Roper-Hall, Paula Cashman

RETIRED ORTHOPTIST OUTREACH

Chair - Gill Roper-Hall

Administrative Office

Executive Director - Jorie Jackson

Last Updated on Thursday, July 21, 2022 06:12 PM