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Sharon Gautschy
Executive Director

Direct: (312) 202-5252
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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
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Rachel Sass
Education Manager

Direct: (312) 202-5792
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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
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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
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Committee Liaison:

• Geriatric Trauma/ACS Committee
• Disaster Committee
• Inclusion, Diversity, Equity Committee

Bridget McLaughlin Lindbloom
ACS Committee Liaison

Direct: (800) 789-4006
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Committee Liaison:

• Acute Care Surgery Committee
• ACS Program Directors Committee

Erin Lillis
Marketing and Design

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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

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Committee Liaison:

• Membership Committee
• Scholarship, Awards and Development Committee
• Critical Care Committee
• Patient Assessment Committee
• International Committee