AARC Election 2026 — Joel M Brown II

AARC Activities:

• AARC Board of Directors Director at Large (2024 to present)
• Chair and BOD – Leadership and Management Section (2023 & 2024)
• Chair-Elect Leadership and Manger Section (2022)
• Chair – Education Journey and Role Advancement Taskforce (2023 & 2024)
• Policy Committee Member (2025 – Present)
• APRT Committee Member (2024 – Present)
• IDEAA Committee (2014 – Present)
• Marketing Project Committee Member (2023)
• Position Statement Committee Member (2016-2024)
• AARC Speaker Academy Mentor (2023 & 2024)
• Leadership Grand Rounds Team Member – (2022 – 2025)
• AARC Abstract Open Forum Reviewer (2018 to present)
• CPG Team – Endotracheal Suctioning of Mechanical Ventilated Patients with Artificial Airway (2010)

Affiliate Activities:

• DSRC PACT Representative (2024-Present)
• DSRC Golf TouRnament Fund Raising Committee (2002-2007)

Related Organizations:

• ARCF Board of Trustees (2025 – Present)
• Chair of the Board – Leadership Delaware (2018 – Present)
• President of the Board – Delaware Guidance Services BOD (2016-2022)
• Chair of the Board – DE State Licensure Board (2008-2016)
• Advisory Board – Delaware Technical Community College (2008 to present)
• Board of Directors – The Brojora Foundation (2022 – Present)

Education and Credentials:

• BS – Respiratory Care
• BS – Biology
• MSM – Health Care Administration
• US Army Reserve Veteran (1990-1998)

Publications:

• Verger, J., & Lebet, R. (2008). American Association of Critical Care Nurses Manual for Pediatric Acute and Critical Care. Aerosolized Medication: Metered Dose Inhalers PP. 1159-1164 Brown J.
• Endotracheal Suctioning of Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Artificial Airways. Restrepo R, Brown J, and Hughes J. Respiratory Care June 2010 Vol 55 No 6.
• Status Asthmaticus: Fact Or Fiction? Brown J. AARC Times April 2015 PP 14-16.
• Verger, J (2016) American Association of Critical Care Nurses 7th edition of the AACN Procedure Manual for High Acuity, Progressive, and Critical Care. Arterial Blood Sampling. Brown J.

Elections Committee Questions:

What do you see as the biggest challenge facing the AARC, and what do you recommend to address it?

The AARC’s greatest challenge is maintaining the integrity of our profession while continually elevating the value respiratory therapists bring to the health and well-being of patients and communities. To meet this challenge, we must strengthen advocacy for our members and the profession by advancing evidence-based research and clinical practice, influencing healthcare policy, and creating pathways for RTs to serve as executive leaders and decision-makers. This effort requires a collaborative strategy with active and engaged volunteers, dedicated AARC staff, proactive funding, and partnerships with the NBRC, CoARC, and other aligned organizations. As a member for over 25 years, I recognize that overcoming this challenge will not be easy, but it is obtainable.

Healthcare is changing more rapidly than ever. What ideas do you have to help today’s respiratory therapist meet these challenges?

The best way to manage the impact of change is to lead the change. As RTs, we must lead in developing and maintaining our clinical standards and practices, embrace new technology, and provide multidisciplinary care. We must also actively utilize CPGs and clinical pathways that have positive impacts on our patient population. I propose that we develop an AARC-led RT Innovation and Leadership Collaborative Team that consists of a team of expert clinicians, clinical educators, industry partners, and researchers who represent our membership with the sole purpose is to identify trends, develop solutions, review the scope of practice, and serve as an access point for clinical advancement. This team will proactively partner with collaborating organizations and offer the wisdom, knowledge, and leadership of expert members to establish RTs as the primary source for all things respiratory care.

Explain your vision for your AARC Presidency. How would you encourage the AARC committees, specialty sections, and other volunteers to contribute to the strategic direction of the AARC? How do your past experiences prepare you for the role of AARC President?

My vision for the AARC Presidency is to encourage and empower our committees, specialty sections, and other volunteers to pursue our strategic plan by utilizing the voices and expertise of our members. Our members are the best of the best, and it would be a misstep not to tap into this expansive resource. We have several established leaders involved, but I will also ask our committee and section chairs to pursue our membership’s young and unrecognized talent. As a clinical, administrative, entrepreneurial, and non-profit leader, I am uniquely qualified for this role. In addition, my membership and leadership of multiple state and national AARC committees give me advanced knowledge of our organization’s strengths and weaknesses that will allow me to lead with a balance of institutional and member knowledge to continue and excel the success of the AARC.