Foundation Staff

The ANF staff welcomes your comments, suggestions, or questions. You may contact us via the email links below or by calling 507.288.0100.

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ANF/AANEM Departments and Staff

 
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Shirlyn A. Adkins, JD

- Executive Director - sadkins@aanem.org
  • Association administration
  • Governmental and legal affairs
  • Project development
  • Strategic planning
  • Liaison: AANEM & American Neuromuscular Foundation Board of Directors
 
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Mary Kay Costello 

– Assoc. Executive/HR Support - mcostello@aanem.org
  • Governance management
  • Office administration and finance department assistance
  • Support for corporate relationships and American Neuromuscular Foundation, including annual silent auction
  • HR support
  • Committees: Awards
 

Finance 

Jennifer Walsh 

– Senior Accountant - jwalsh@aanem.org
  • Annual meeting registration oversight
  • Association financial management
  • Employee compensation and benefits
  • Membership dues oversight
  • Committees: Finance
 

Meetings 

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Shelly Jones, CAE, CPPM

– Meeting, Corporate & Foundation Director - sjones@aanem.org
  • Annual meeting oversight & exhibits
  • Corporate support & sponsorships
  • Foundation relations
  • Committees: Research
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Danielle Sidenstricker

– Corporate Manager - dsidenstricker@aanem.org 
  • Corporate support & sponsorships
  • Meeting exhibits
  • Educational Grants
  • Corporate advertising
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Tracy Parks

– Senior Meeting Coordinator - tparks@aanem.org
  • Annual meeting and logistics
  • Speaker Management
  • ACCME annual meeting compliance
  • Committees: Annual Meeting Coordination, Program Committee, SIG/Symposia

Health Policy 

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Millie Suk, JD, MPP

– Health Policy & Standards Director - msuk@aanem.org
  • Legislative and regulatory issues
  • Position statements
  • State Liaison initiatives
  • Committees: Professional Practice, State Liaison Program
 
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Carrie Winter, RHIA

– Senior Health Policy Manager - cwinter@aanem.org
  • Coding questions
  • CPT and RUC initiatives
  • Reimbursement issues
  • Committees: Practice Issues Review Panel, Performance in Practice, Quality Improvement, UNE Ultrasound Task Force, Small Fiber Neuropathy Task Force
 

IT 

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Jacob Sokol

– IT Director - jsokol@aanem.org
  • IT infrastructure and functionality
  • Software systems and development
  • Website functionality
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Brandon Ormsby

– IT Jr Programmer/Analyst - bormsby@aanem.org
  • IT infrastructure and functionality
  • Software systems and development
  • Website functionality




Marketing, Membership & Education 

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Jay Schwinefus

– Marketing & Membership Director - jschwinefus@aanem.org
  • Marketing strategy
  • Web and social media strategy
  • Member experience and communications
  • Member recruitment and retention
  • Committees: Membership & Ethics, GME
  
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Allie Happel

Marketing Manager - ahappel@aanem.org
  • Marketing strategy execution
  • Communication plan management
  • Content creation and oversight
  • Media relations
  • Committees: News Science Editorial Board
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Rachel Schunder

Marketing Coordinator - rschunder@aanem.org
  • Member communications
  • Social media and web content
  • Print publications
  • Media relations
  • Committees: AANEM Connect, News Science Editorial Board, Monograph
  

Whitney Lutteke

– Communications & Graphic Designer - wlutteke@aanem.org
  • Brand consistency
  • Publications design
  • Website design and updates
  • Photography
  • Committees: Podcast Editorial Board

Cristi Lyke

– Membership Services Coordinator - clyke@aanem.org
  • Member service phone and email support
  • Educational product sales fulfillment
  • Self-Assessment Examinations registration
     

Education & Professional Standards

Anna Vredenburg

– Education & Professional Standards Manager - avredenburg@aanem.org
  • EDX/NM Self-Assessment Exam coordination
  • ACCME standards and rules
  • Education materials and digital media projects
  • Committees: Education Resource, EDX Self-Assessment Exam, Neuromuscular Medicine Self-Assessment Exam
  • Oversee Professional Standards: ABEM, Lab Accreditation

Sandra Furr

– Education & Professional Standards Coordinator - sfurr@aanem.org
  • ABEM/CNCT Certification and MOC programs
  • Laboratory Accreditation
  • Assists with membership and education
  • Committees: Lab Accreditation, ABEM, MOCP, CNCT and US CAQ Examinations