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America's Blood Centers

Below you will find the current ABC Board and committee members, along with key association documents.

America's Blood Centers Documents


ABC Board of Directors

President - Rob Van Tuyle, Vitalant
Vice President  - Kimberly Kinsell, JD, LifeSouth Community Blood Centers
Secretary/Treasurer - Laurie Sutor, MD, MBA, Carter BloodCare
At-Large - Chad DouglasLifeShare Blood Center
At-Large - Lisa Entrikin, Rock River Valley Blood Center
At-Large - Martin Grable, OneBlood
At-Large - Rick Youngblood, New York Blood Center Enterprises
Past President - John B. Miller, LIFELINE Blood Services

ABC Committees

Bylaws
  • Chad Douglas, LifeShare Blood Center
  • Lisa Entrikin, Rock River Valley Blood Center
  • John Hagins, Community Blood Center (Appleton)
  • Kim Kinsell, LifeSouth Community Blood Centers
  • Mike Parejko, ImpactLife
Communications & Partnerships
  • Theresa Pina, Chair, Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
  • Kristy Altman, MEDIC Regional Blood Center
  • Jenn  Bennett, Stanford Blood Center 
  • Mandy Brajuha, Kentucky Blood Center
  • Andrea Cefarelli, New York Blood Center
  • Taylor Davis, Vitalant
  • Erika  DePalma, Community Blood Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania & Western New York 
  • Chad A Douglas, LifeShare Blood Center
  • Amanda Farrell, The Blood Connection
  • Amanda Hess, ImpactLIfe
  • Liz Lambert, Vitalant
  • Whitney  Nielson , Vitalant
  • Susan Noone, Vitalant
  • Francine Pina, South Texas Blood & Tissue Center
  • Claudine  Van Gonka , San Diego Blood Bank
Membership
  • Harpreet Sandhu, Chair, Stanford Blood Center
  • Patrick Bradley, Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank
  • Corey Survant, Coastal Bend Blood Center
  • Chris Nare, Hoxworth Blood Center
  • Todd Lewis, Blood Bank of Hawaii
  • Amy Hutch, Vitalant
  • JB Gaskins, Blood Assurance
  • Christine Swinehart, Cascade Regional Blood Services
  • Chad Douglas, LifeShare Blood Center
Public Policy
  • Stacy Sime, Chair, LifeServe Blood Center
  • Juan Cotto, Bloodworks Northwest
  • Delisa English, The Blood Connection
  • John Hagins, Community Blood Center (Appleton)
  • Kim Kinsell, LifeSouth Community Blood Centers
  • Claude Leboeuf, Héma-Québec
  • Patricia Malone, Community Blood Center (Dayton)
  • Adrienne Mendoza, South Texas Blood & Tissue Center
  • John Miller, LIFELINE Blood Services
  • Cliff Numark, Vitalant
  • Benjamin Prijatel, Shepeard Community Blood Center
  • Merlyn Sayers, Carter BloodCare
  • Roxanne Tata, Vitalant
  • Jim Watts, ImpactLife
Scientific, Medical and Technical (SMT)
  • Kip Kuttner, Chair, Miller-Keystone Blood Center
  • Nancy Benitez, OneBlood
  • Frances Compton, Carter BloodCare
  • Julie Cruz, Versiti
  • Elizabeth Culler, Blood Assurance
  • Lay See Er, Bloodworks Northwest
  • Alcinda Flowers, Versiti
  • Richard Gammon, OneBlood
  • Marc Germain, Héma-Québec
  • Ruchika Goel, ImpactLife
  • Elizabeth Hartwell, Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
  • Daniela Hermelin, ImpactLife
  • Courtney Hopkins, Vitalant
  • Louis Katz, ImpactLife
  • Debra Kessler, New York Blood Center
  • Samantha Mack, Vitalant
  • Samantha Ngamsuntikul, South Texas Blood & Tissue Center
  • Todd Nishimoto, Blood Bank of Hawaii
  • Geeta Paranjape, Carter BloodCare
  • Rita Reik, OneBlood
  • Merlyn Sayers, Carter BloodCare
  • Todd Straus, Community Blood Center (Appleton)
  • Angela Treml, Versiti
  • Lee Ann Weitekamp, Versiti
  • Dennis Williams, Kentucky Blood Center
Quality
  • Vacant, Chair
  • Lucretia Boudreaux, The Blood Center (New Orleans)
  • Pamela Chandler, New York Blood Center (Nebraska)
  • Tracy Crank, Hoxworth Blood Center
  • Nei Dos Santos, San Diego Blood Bank
  • Darlene Folan, New York Blood Center (Rhode Island)
  • Sharon Garcia, Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
  • Betzabel Gonzalez, San Diego Blood Bank
  • Paula  Longo, Vitalant
  • Tonya Maiden, Community Blood Center (Dayton)
  • Debbie Nennstiel, Blood Assurance
  • Patrick Ooley, Vitalant
  • Mona Papari, Vitalant
  • Grant Pfeifer, LifeServe Blood Center
  • Cliff Reeves, LIFELINE Blood Services
  • Jill Salzsieder, Community Blood Center (Appleton)
  • Jill Siebers, Community Blood Center (Appleton)
  • Kim Turner, Kentucky Blood Center
  • James Valentine, Vitalant
Sub-Committees

Blood & HCT/P Regulatory Review
  • Wendell Jones, Chair, LifeShare Blood Center
  • Lucretia Boudreaux, The Blood Center (New Orleans)
  • William Crews, Carter BloodCare
  • Darlene Folan, New York Blood Center (Rhode Island)
  • Tisha Foster, OneBlood
  • Sharon Garcia, Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
  • Betzabel Gonzalez, San Diego Blood Bank
  • Jessica Mancilla, Central California Blood Center
  • Megan McShea, Versiti (Indiana)
  • Jane Miller, Shepeard Community Blood Center
  • Vaanush  Nazaryan, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
  • Debbie Nennstiel, Blood Assurance
  • Todd Nishimoto, Blood Bank Hawaii
  • Lucinda Olivia, OneBlood
  • Mona Papari, Vitalant
  • Jill Salzsieder, Community Blood Center (Appleton)
  • Heidi Schroeder, New York Blood Center
  • Jill Siebers, Community Blood Center (Appleton)
  • Kim Turner, Kentucky Blood Center
  • James Valentine, Vitalant
  • Kelly VanCamp, New York Blood Center
  • Tammy Whiteley, Our Blood Institute
  • Karen Wooten-Miller, Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
Quality Education
  • Robert Harper, Chair, SunCoast Blood Bank
  • Maria Brcka, LifeServe Blood Center
  • Melanie Brem, ConnectLife!
  • Tracy Crank, Hoxworth Blood Center
  • Nanci Fredrich, Versiti (Wisconsin)
  • Jennifer Homan, Cascade Regional Blood Services
  • Paula Longo, Vitalant
  • Nicole Peters, Coastal Bend Blood Center
  • Jennifer Salmon, Shepeard Community Blood Center
  • Karen Wooten-Miller, Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
Scientific, Medical and Technical Journal Club
  • Richard Gammon, MD, Chair, OneBlood
  • Nancy Benitez, OneBlood
  • Frances Compton, Carter BloodCare
  • Kevin Ha, Versiti
  • Beth Hartwell, Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
  • Amanda Hess, ImpactLife
  • Scott Jones, BioBridge Global
  • Kip Kuttner, Miller-Keystone Blood Center
  • Juan Merayo-Rodriguez, LifeSouth Community Blood Centers
  • Timothy Pancioli, Versiti
  • Geeta Paranjape, Carter BloodCare
  • Laurie Sutor, Carter BloodCare
Scientific, Medical & Technical Blood Bulletin
  • Daniela Hermelin, ImpactLife
  • Kirsten Alcorn, Bloodworks Northwest
  • Alcinda Flowers, Versiti
  • Nanci  Fredrich, Versiti (Wisconsin)
  • Richard Gammon, OneBlood
  • Ruchika Goel, ImpactLife
  • Kevin Ha, Versiti
  • Courtney Hopkins, Vitalant
  • Louis Katz, ImpactLife
  • Theresa Nester, Bloodworks Northwest
  • Timothy Pancioli, Versiti
  • Rita Reik, OneBlood
  • Debra Smith, Carter BloodCare
  • Nancy Van Buren, New York Blood Center