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

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President - Alex Christoff, CO, COT; Baltimore, MD 
Vice President - Laura Kirkeby, OC(C); San Diego, CA 
Secretary - Nina Apple, CO; Fort Collins, CO
Treasurer - Alicia Baird, CO, COMT; Little Rock, AR
Immediate Past-president - Shelley Klein, CO, COMT; Boston, MA

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Director of Finance - Kimberley Beaudet; Boston, MA

Regional Representatives:
EAST - Jennifer Lambert, CO; Boston, MA
SOUTH - Anthony Yamarino, CO, COA; Maitland, FL
MIDWEST - Laura May, CO; Minneapolis, MN 
WEST - Sally Murray, CO; Portland, OR

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

JCAHPO Representative - Sarah Whitecross, CO, OC(C); Boston, MA 

IOA Representative - Sheila Chamberlin, CO,OSA,COMT; South Burlington, VT

AAP Representative - Sarah MacKinnon, MSc, OC(C), CO, COMT; Boston, MA

APPOINTED POSITION

Parliamentarian - Ann Vines, CO; Smyrna, GA

STANDING COMMITTEES AND CHAIRS

BYLAWS                           
Chair - Mary DeYoung-Smith
Members - Kathleen Curtin, Pattye Jenkins, Sally Murray, Judy Petrunak, Ann Vines

EDUCATION                   
Chair - Dusty Stolz-Gronemyer

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

Chair - TBD

Chair - Hilary Walsh

Chair - Wanda Pfeifer

HONOR CERTIFICATE  
Chair - Emily Miyazaki
Members - Tracey Coussens (EAST),  Melanie Gutkowski (MIDWEST), Rachel Loud (SOUTH), Nina Palomba (WEST)

Chair - Laura Kirkeby

Chair - Samantha Pape

Chair - Bruce Furr 

Chair - Megan Evans

Members - Dipti Desai, Carol Panton, Marla Shainberg

Members - Kimberley Beaudet (EAST), Kim Merrill (MIDWEST), Clare Dias (SOUTH), Sally Murray (WEST)

Chair - Beth Colon

Chair - Amanda Yonkers

Co-Chairs - Marlo Galli, Samantha Pape

Chair - Julie Harmon 

Members - Kyle Arnoldi (EAST), Mary De Young Smith (MIDWEST), Angela Moya (SOUTH), Dipti Desai (WEST)

Chair - Chantel Devould-Henderson

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)

Members - Emilia Stuart

WEBSITE                          

Chairs - Sally Murray

AD-HOC COMMITTEES

Chair - Rachael Jenkins

Members - Kyle Arnoldi, Ron Biernacki, Alex Christoff, Leslie France, Dusty Stolz-Gronemeyer, Hanny Barsoum

Chair - Laura Hodges

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

Chair - Gill Roper-Hall