AARC Election 2009

The Candidates

Click on each candidate for more information…

Secretary-Treasurer

Karen Jayne Stewart,
MSc, RRT, FAARC
Associate Administrator
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, WV

Secretary-Treasurer

Colleen Schabacker,
BA, RRT, FAARC
Director, Respiratory Care and The Sleep Center
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
Cookeville, TN

 

Vice President for Internal Affairs

Patricia K. Blakely, RRT
Regional Clinical Manager
Apria Healthcare
Columbia, SC

Vice President for Internal Affairs

George Gaebler,
RRT, MSEd, FAARC
Director, Respiratory Care Services
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY

 

Vice President for External  Affairs

Joan Kohorst,
MA, RRT-NPS
Region Clinical Manager
Apria Healthcare
St. Louis, MO

Vice President for External  Affairs

Joseph Lewarski,
BS, RRT, FAARC
Vice President, Respiratory Group
Invacare Corporation
North Ridgeville, OH

 

Director-at-Large

Doug McIntyre,
MS, RRT, FAARC
President
Durable Medical Supply
Destrehan, LA

Director-at-Large

Jerry S. Bridgers,
AASD, CRT, LRCP
Director, BioMedical Repairs Department
University Mississippi Health Care/University
Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS

 

Director-at-Large

Roy Wagner, CRTT, RRT
Charge Master Analyst
TpHR Health LLP
Addison, TX

Director-at-Large

Edward Conway, RRT, AAS
Clinical Manager
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati, OH

 

Director-at-Large

Debbie Fox,
MBA, RRT-NPS
Manager, Respiratory Care
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita, KS

Director-at-Large

Michael Tracy,
BA, RRT-NPS
Neonatal PFT Specialist
Rainbow Babies &
Children’s Hospital
Cleveland, OH

 

Director-at-Large

John W. Lindsey, Jr.,
MEd, RRT-NPS
Clinical Supervisor, Respiratory Care
St. Joseph’s Mercy Health Center
Hot Springs National Park, AR

 

Management Specialty Section Chair

Douglas S. Laher,
BSRT, RRT, MBA
Director of Respiratory Care Services
Fairview Hospital
Cleveland, OH

Management Specialty Section Chair

Thomas A. Madrin,
BS, RRT
Director, Respiratory Care & Neurodiagnostics
Medical Center of Central Georgia
Macon, GA

 

Long Term Care Specialty Section Chair-elect

Thomas R. Harvie,
RRT, CPFT
Ventilator Program Director
Director for Respiratory Care
Northeast Center for Special Care
Lake Katrine, NY

Long Term Care Specialty Section Chair-elect

Gene Gantt, RRT
Chief Executive Officer
Respiratory Support Services
Livingston, TN

 

Surface and Air Transport Specialty Section Chair-elect

Steven E. Sittig,
RRT-NPS, FAARC
Pediatric Transport Clinical Specialist
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Surface and Air Transport Specialty Section Chair-elect

Billy L. Hutchison,
BA, RRT
Senior Transport Therapist
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston, TX