AAST Staff
Sharon Gautschy
Executive Director
Direct: (312) 202-5252
Email
Committee Liaison:
- Executive Committee
- Ad Hoc Healthcare Economics Ad Hoc Committee
- Ad Hoc Journals Oversight Committee
- Palliative Care Committee
- Nominating Committee
- Injury Prevention Committee
- Military Liaison Committee
- Pediatric Trauma Surgery Committee
Jermica Smith
Senior Manager, Operations and Member Services
Direct: (312) 202-5553
Email
Rachel Sass
Education Manager
Direct: (312) 202-5792
Email
Committee Liaison:
- Leadership Academy
- Education Development Committee
- Program Committee
- Trauma Guidelines Repository Work Group with ACS-COT
- Emergency Surgery Course Steering Committee
Brea Sanders
Member Services Associate, Administrator, Associate Member Council
Direct: (312) 202-5554
Email
Committee Liaison:
- Associate Member Council
- Associate Member Education Committee
- Associate Member Communications Committee
- Associate Member Scholarship Committee
- Associate Member Research Committee
- Associate Member Engagement Committee
- Multi-Institutional Trials Committee
- Research and Education Fund Committee
Kaitlyn Sanders
Member Services, Education Coordinator
Direct: (312) 202-5750
Email
Committee Liaison:
- Geriatric Trauma/ACS Committee
- Disaster Committee
- Inclusion, Diversity, Equity Committee
Bridget McLaughlin Lindbloom
ACS Committee Liaison
Direct: (800) 789-4006
Email
Committee Liaison:
- Acute Care Surgery Committee
- ACS Program Directors Committee
Erin Lillis
Marketing and Design
Committee Liaison:
- Manages all AAST Social Media Accounts
- Manages all AAST Associate Social Media Accounts
- Communications and Social Media Committee
- JTACS Social Media and Website
- Manages all AAST Marketing
Patrick Croce
Finance Coordinator and Member Services Associate
Committee Liaison:
- Membership Committee
- Scholarship, Awards and Development Committee
- Critical Care Committee
- Patient Assessment Committee
- International Committee