The AANEM staff welcomes your comments, suggestions, or questions.
You may contact us via the email links below or by calling 507.288.0100.
Shirlyn A. Adkins, JD - Executive Director - sadkins@aanem.org
• Association administration
• Governmental & legal affairs
• Project development
• Strategic planning
• Liaison: AANEM & AANEM Foundation Board of Directors
Patrick Aldrich, CPA - Finance Director - paldrich@aanem.org
• Annual meeting registration oversight
• Association financial management
• Employee compensation & benefits
• Membership dues oversight
• Committees: Finance
Teresa Atkinson - Communications & Foundation Manager - tatkinson@aanem.org
• Foundation relations
• Media contact
• Publications managing editor
• Website managing editor
• Committees: Research
Adam Blaszkiewicz, JD - Policy Analyst- ablaszkiewicz@aanem.org
• Legislative & regulatory issues
• Position statements
• State Liaison Program
• Technology reviews
• Committees: Professional Practice
Loretta Bronson, MS - Senior Director of Operations - lbronson@aanem.org
• Association operations management
• Association process improvement initiatives
• Employee recruitment & retention
• Strategic planning & goals achievement
• Committees: Awards, Ethics
Darren T. Burchill, JD - Professional Standards Director - dburchill@aanem.org
• ABEM/CNCT Certification Examination
• ABEM/CNCT Maintenance of Certification Program
• Laboratory Accreditation Program
• Committees: ABEM Board of Directors, ABEM/CNCT Exam & MOCP; Lab Accreditation
Catherine French, MAPL - Health Policy & Advocacy Director - cfrench@aanem.org
• Coding questions
• CPT & RUC issues
• Reimbursement issues
• Committees: Practice Issues Review Panel
Jackie Gunderson - Education Director - jgunderson@aanem.org
• Compliance with education accrediting organizations
• Educational products & services
• Outreach to Maintenance of Certification organizations
• Committees: All Education Committees
Kendall Heins - Professional Standards/Membership Specialist - kheins@aanem.org
• ABEM/CNCT examinations & MOC applications
• Annual Meeting registration
• Lab Accreditation applications
• Membership dues & benefits processing
• Muscle & Nerve subscriptions
Ruth Michel - Administrative/Product Specialist - rmichel@aanem.org
• Customer Service phone & email support
• Educational product sales fulfillment
• Self-Assessment Examinations
Katie Munn - Communications/Graphics Coordinator - kmunn@aanem.org
• Brand management
• Publications design
• Website design & updates
Brenda L. Riggott - Member & Corporate Relations Director - briggott@aanem.org
• Annual meeting exhibits
• Corporate support & sponsorships
• Membership recruitment & retention
• Committees: Marketing
Kathy Smith, CMP - Meetings Director - ksmith@aanem.org
• Annual meeting program & facility planning
• Facility site visits & outreach
• Meeting facility & travel arrangements
• Committees: All Annual Meeting Planning Committees
Jacob Sokol - IT Analyst/Programmer - jsokol@aanem.org
• IT infrastructure & functionality
• Software systems & development
• Website functionality
Devon Yocom - Education/Meeting Coordinator - dyocom@aanem.org
• Annual Meeting/CME products editor
• Annual Meeting workshops
• CME compliance
• Committees: Podcast Editorial, SAEs, Workshop