AARC Election Results Announced

October 10, 2012

AARC elections concluded early this month, and President Karen Stewart has announced the results.

The results of this year’s officers and directors election is:

• Vice President for Internal Affairs
  Brian Walsh, MBA, RRT-NPS, FAARC

• Vice President for External Affairs
  Colleen Schabacker, BA, RRT, FAARC

• Secretary-Treasurer
  Frank Salvatore, MBA, RRT, FAARC

• Directors at large
  Sheri Tooley, BSRT, RRT-NPS, CPFT
  Gary Wickman, BA, RRT, FAARC

George Gaebler, who has served as president-elect for the past year, will be installed as AARC president, to serve a two-year term, at this year’s Annual Business Meeting in New Orleans. Other directors who will be continuing to serve out their terms are: Bill Cohagan (Management Section), Joe Sorbello (Education Section), Keith Lamb (Adult Acute Care), Greg Spratt (Home Care Section), Cyndi White (Neonatal Section), and at-large directors Fred Hill, Denise Johnson, Camden McLaughlin, Doug McIntyre, and Lynda Goodfellow.

Three AARC Specialty Sections held elections, and the chair-elects are:

• Home Care Section
  Kimberly Wiles, BS, RRT, CPFT

• Neonatal Pediatrics Section
  Natalie Napolitano, MPH, RRT-NPS, FAARC

• Sleep Section
  Russell Rozensky, BS, RRT-SDS, RPSGT, CPFT