AANEM Staff
The AANEM staff welcomes your comments, suggestions, or questions. You may contact us via the email links below or by calling 507.288.0100.
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AANEM Departments and Staff
Shirlyn A. Adkins, JD
- Executive Director -
sadkins@aanem.org
- Association administration
- Governmental and legal affairs
- Project development
- Strategic planning
- Liaison: AANEM & AANEM Foundation Board of Directors
Mary Kay Costello
– Assoc. Executive/HR Support
- Governance management
- Office administration and finance department assistance
- Support for corporate relationships and AANEM Foundation for Research & Education including annual silent auction
- HR support
- Committees: Awards
Finance
Scott Gerdes
– Finance Director -
sgerdes@aanem.org
- Annual meeting registration oversight
- Association financial management
- Employee compensation and benefits
- Membership dues oversight
- Committees: Finance
Education & Meetings
Kathleen Haase
– Education & Meeting Director -
khaase@aanem.org
- Compliance with education accrediting organizations
- Educational products and services development
- Outreach to Maintenance of Certification organizations
- Annual meeting program and facility planning
- Facility site visits and outreach
- Meeting facility and travel arrangements
- Committees: Oversees all education and meeting related committees
Gwenda Tiegen
– Sr. Education Coordinator (Meeting Related) -
gtiegen@aanem.org
- Annual meeting and logistics
- Annual Meeting workshops
- Supports course and plenary manuscripts, abstracts, and workshop handouts
- Committees: Workshop, Ultrasound, Monograph, Website CME, and Tech Education
Christy Ogden
– Sr. Project Coordinator, Education -
cogden@aanem.org
- EDX/NM Self Assessment Exam coordination
- ACCME standards and rules
- Education materials and digital media projects
- Committees: EDXSAE, NMSAE, Digital Media, EDX & NM Self-Assessment Exam
Health Policy
Millie Suk, JD, MPP
– Health Policy Director -
msuk@aanem.org
- Legislative and regulatory issues
- Position statements
- State Liaison initiatives
- Committees: Professional Practice, State Liaison Program
Carrie Winter, RHIA
– Health Policy Manager -
cwinter@aanem.org
- Coding questions
- CPT and RUC initiatives
- Reimbursement issues
- Committees: Practice Issues Review Panel, Professional Practice
IT and Professional Standards
Jacob Sokol
– IT Director -
jsokol@aanem.org
- IT infrastructure and functionality
- Software systems and development
- Website functionality
- Oversight of Professional Services
Anna Vredenburg
– Professional Standards Sr. Coordinator -
avredenburg@aanem.org
- ABEM/CNCT Certification and MOC program oversight
- Laboratory Accreditation Program oversight
- ABEM/CNCT and MOC examinations
- Committees: ABEM Board of Directors, Lab Accreditation ABEM/CNCT Examination/MOC
Marketing & Membership
Jay Schwinefus
– Marketing & Membership Director -
jschwinefus@aanem.org
- Marketing strategy
- Web and social media strategy
- Member experience and communications
- Member recruitment and retention
- Committees: Marketing & Membership
Gretchen Williamson
– Communications & Membership Sr. Coordinator -
gwilliamson@aanem.org
- Member communications
- Social media and web content
- Membership applications
- Meeting processing
- Committees: News Science Editorial Board
Whitney Lutteke
– Communications & Graphic Designer -
wlutteke@aanem.org
- Brand consistency
- Publications design
- Website design and updates
- Photography
Ruth Michel
– Administrative/Membership Specialist -
rmichel@aanem.org
- Member service phone and email support
- Educational product sales fulfillment
- Self-Assessment Examinations registration
Corporate Relations
Shelly Jones
– Corporate Relations & Foundation Director -
sjones@aanem.org
- Annual meeting exhibits
- Corporate support & sponsorships
- Foundation relations
- Committees: Research
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