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Many committees support the backbone of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), the Board of Directors. It is at the committee level where much of the work of the organization takes place. Each committee consists of a designated Chairperson, a member of the AACVPR Executive Board of Directors, a staff liaison from AACVPR's management firm Smith, Bucklin & Associates (SBA), and various members of AACVPR.

The following is a list of the AACVPR committees and the individuals who will contribute to all the activities undertaken by these committees for the year 2002.

Awards and TributesKerry Stewart, EdD, ChairMarie Bass, MS, Staff LiaisonPat Comoss, RN; John Hodgkin, MD;Reed Humphrey, PhD, PT;Martha Livingston, RN, MBA;Jeanne E. Ruff, MS; K. Wilson, EdD

Cardiac Rehabilitation GuidelinesMark A. Williams, PhD, ChairMarjorie King, MD, Vice PresidentMarie Bass, MS, Staff LiaisonGary J. Balady, MD; Joseph Carlson, PhD, RD;Patricia Comoss, RN, BS; Reed Humphrey, PhD, PT;Patricia Lounsbury, RN, MEd; Jeffrey Roitman, EdD;Douglas R. Southard, PhD, MPH

CredentialsSue Furhman, RNc, MS, ChairAnne Gavic, MS, Vice PresidentAngela Wilson, Staff LiaisonGerilynn A. Connors, BS, RT; Harold L DeBoever, MS;L. Dorian Dugmore, PhD; Anne Gavic, MS;Michele J. Geiger-Bronsky, MSN, APNP;Stuart J. Glassman, MD;Madeline Paternostro-Bayles, PhD;Anne Swank, PhD; Jonathan Myers, PhD

Education CommitteeBeth Megerth, MS, NP-C, Co-ChairJan Foresman, RN, MS, Co-ChairJody Heggestad Hereford, BSN, MS, Vice PresidentAngela Wilson, Staff LiaisonTim Maynard; Deon Thompson, PhD;Nancy Crawford, RN, MS

Ethics CommitteePaul Ribisl, PhD, ChairMarie Bass, MS, Staff LiaisonNanette Wenger, MD; William Haskell, PhD;Cindy Lamendola, MSN, ANP

Heart and Lung GamesF. Stuart Sanders, MD, ChairMarjorie King, MD, Vice PresidentMarie Bass, MS, Staff LiaisonLana Hilling, RCP; Marianne Pera, RN;Gretchen W Peske, RN, MSN; John Porcari, PhD

Marketing CommitteeTracy Herrewig, MS, Co-ChairDonna Brobst, RN, C, MSN, Co-ChairJody Heggestad Hereford, BSN, MS, Vice PresidentMarie Bass, MS, Staff LiaisonAnn Miller, RRT; Theresa Ferdinand, BSN, RNC;Bryan Finn, MBA; Ron Franceschini, Jr, Med;Melanie Crowder, BSN, RNC; Sharon Jackson, MS;Carrie Bosela, Bonnie Anderson, MS

Membership CommitteeJune Schulz, RRT, ChairAnne Gavic, MS, Vice PresidentMarie Bass, MS, Staff LiaisonAndrew Winslow; Glenn Bean; Rixie Smith, BSN, RN;Jane Knipper, BSN, MA; Cathy Riley, RN, BSN

NominatingKerry Stewart, EdD, ChairMarie Bass, MS, Staff Liaison

OutcomesBonnie Sanderson, PhD, RN, ChairAnne Gavic, MS, Vice PresidentAngela Wilson, Staff LiaisonDouglas Southard, PhD, MPH; Barb Fagan, MS;Lynn Baker, BSN, MS; Mark Lui, MS;Dawn Sassi-Dambron, RN, BSN;Barbara Southard, BA, MS;Steven Jungbauer, MA, MBA;Cynthia MacDonald, RN, C, MSN;Richard ZuWallack, MD

Professional LiaisonCorinne Murphy-Hines, MS, MSM, ChairAnne M. Gavic, MS, Vice PresidentAngela Wilson, Staff LiaisonL. Dorian Dugmore, PhD; Stuart Glassman, MD;Matthew Herridge, PhD; Deon Lee Thompson, PhD;Henry Miller, Jr, MD; Albert A. Rizzo, MD;Rosemary Wasielewski, RN, C;Joanne Matukaitis, RN, MSN

Program CommitteeJohn Porcari, PhD, ChairNonie Lowry, Staff LiaisonCarl King, EdD; Kerry Stewart, EdD;Karen Lui, RN, C, MS; Mark Williams, PhD; F.Stuart Sanders, MD; Carl Foster, PhD; Anne Gavic, MS;Linda Hall, PhD; G. Curt Meyer, MS; Marjorie King,MD; Pat Comoss, RN; Bonnie Sanderson, RN, PhD;Jody Heggestad Hereford, BSN, MS; Edward Haver,MA; Richard ZuWallack, MD; Gretchen Peske, RN,MSN; Ray Squires, PhD

Program CertificationEdward Haver, MA, ChairMarjorie King, MD, Vice PresidentAngela Wilson, Staff LiaisonJames Barnett, AA, RRT; Susan Carter, RN;Russell Dahms, MS; Susan Keller, BSN, MS;Chris Moline-Messick, BSN; Kathleen Ritter, RN C;Cheryl VanKuren, MS; Terry Ray, BSN, MN

Program ReCertificationEdward Haver, MA, ChairMarjorie King, MD, Vice PresidentAngela Wilson, Staff LiaisonPatrick Benfield, RN; Bari Caplan-Bolger, MA;Robin Cuff, RNC, MSEd; Anne Gavic, MS;Thomas Forkner, MA; Michael Manfre, Med;Linda Meimetis, RN; Diane Reuter, RN;Elizabeth Richards, RN, MSN; Terry Ray, BSN, MN

PublicationsDonald Mertens, MD, ChairJody Heggestad Hereford, BSN, MS, Vice PresidentMarie Bass, MS, Staff LiaisonDalynn T. Badenhop, PhD; Jill A. Gerardo, MS;Theresa Strzelczyk, MS, RN; Larry F. Hamm, PhD;Terri A Merritt-Wordon, MS;Sidney R. Schneider, PhD, RRT, RPFT

Pulmonary Guidelines SubcommitteeRebecca Crouch, MS, PT, Co-ChairRichard ZuWallack, MD, Co-ChairMarjorie King, MD, Vice PresidentAngela Wilson, Staff Liaison

ResearchBo Fernhall, PhD, ChairJody Heggestad Hereford, BSN, MS, Vice PresidentMarie Bass, MS, Staff LiaisonMichael J. Berry, PhD; Joseph Carlson, PhD, RD;Carl Foster, PhD; Larry Hamm, PhD; Barry Make, MD;Joe Norman, PhD, PT; Scott Roberts, PhD;Eileen Collins, PhD, RN; Beth Bock, PhD

Reimbursement CommitteeDebra Lund, MS, ChairMarjorie King, MD, Vice PresidentMarie Bass, MS, Staff Liaison

Cardiac Rehab SubcommitteeDiane Vogel, RN, ChairLegislative Contact Network Members

Pulmonary Rehab SubcommitteeLana Hilling, RCP, ChairReimbursement Contact Network Members

Strategic PlanningBrian Carlin, MD, ChairMarie Bass, MS, Staff LiaisonGary J. Balady, MD; Lana R. Hilling, CRTT, RCR;Timothy R. McConnell, PhD; Mark A. Williams, PhD;Kathy Berra, MSN, ANP; Pat Comoss, RN, BS;Martha Livingston, RN, MBA; Jane Z Reardon, MSN, CS

Committee membership is an ideal way to contribute to the field of cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation as well as to add to one's professional development. Information about committee membership, the mission of each committee, and an application can be found on the AACVPR Web site:http://www.aacvpr.org/committee.htm or contact the national office at: (312) 321-5146.