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The American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) is the resource for professional medical communicators, promoting excellence in medical communication and providing educational resources in support of that goal. Founded in 1940, AMWA is the leading professional organization for writers, editors, and other communicators of medical information. With approximately 5,000 members in the US, Canada, and 30 other countries, AMWA members work on staff or as freelances for a wide range of businesses and organizations. AMWA members are committed to accurately and ethically making information about health and medicine clear and meaningf***

The association offers a highly regarded continuing education program, including distance learning and a certificate program; the Medical Writing & Communication Conference featuring prominent speakers, discussion sessions, and workshops; networking opportunities through the conference and chapter activities; job services, including Jobs Online and a Freelance Directory; a website with comprehensive information, member discount opportunities, and an online community; and the AMWA Journal, an indexed, peer-reviewed publication.

Contact Us

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Headquarters Staff

Julia Shedlin, Membership & Communications Coordinator

Member Support, Jobs Online, Freelance Directory

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Josie Zeman, Education and Conference Coordinator

AMWA Education Program, Self-Study Workbook Orders, AMWA Certificates, certification

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Rachel Spassiani, MA, Manager of Communications & Resources

Medical Communication Resources, Advertising & Partnerships

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Becky Phillips, Education Manager

Medical Writing & Communication Conference, AMWA Workshops, webinars

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Sharon L. Ruckdeschel, Director of Membership & Systems

Member Services and Technology Systems

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 Kathleen Kokolas

Staff Accountant & Benefits Administrator

Accounts Payable/Receivable, HR Administration, Operations

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Shari Rager, CAE, Deputy Director

Communications, Member & Chapter Relations

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Susan Krug, MS, CAE, Executive Director

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AMWA Chapter Leadership

AMWA Chapter Contacts

01 - New England Chapter

President, mailto:marisa**[ta]**enfieldmedicalwriting.com

liver Morteau, PhD mailto:olivier.morteau**[ta]**il.com

President-Elect, Shawn Watson, PharmD, PhD mailto:watson900**[ta]**mail.com

Immediate Past President, mailto:theresa**[ta]**gletonscience.com

arisa Greenfield, MS mailto:marisa**[ta]**enfieldmedicalwriting.com

Secretary, Debbie Ferguson, PhD mailto:deborah.ferguson**[ta]**oo.com

Treasurer, Ana Bozas, PhD mailto:abozas**[ta]**e.com

Membership Chair, Judy Linn, MS

website: www.**wa-ne.org http://www.**amwa-ne.org/

02 - Empire State-Metropolitan New York Chapter 

President, Lloyd Zimmerman, MD mailto:lzmd**[ta]**.com

Secretary, Jennifer Nepo, MS  mailto:jennifernepo**[ta]**oo.com

Treasurer, Qing Zhou, PhD mailto:qzhou**[ta]**inst.com

Membership Chair, Anjani Shah mailto:ashah**[ta]**mni.princeton.edu

website: www.**wa-ny.org http://www.**amwa-ny.org/

03 - Delaware Valley Chapter 

President, Michelle Dalton mailto:mdalton**[ta]**ton-and-associates.com

President-Elect, Jen Minarcik mailto:Jenminarcik**[ta]**il.com

Immediate Past President, Kent Steinriede, MS mailto:kentsteinriede**[ta]**izon.net

Secretary, mailto:secretary**[ta]**a-dvc.orgavita Shah mailto:KGS2020**[ta]**us.net

Treasurer, Mark Bowlby  mailto:treasurer**[ta]**a-dvc.org

Membership Chair, Julie Munden mailto:membership**[ta]**a-dvc.org

Princeton Conference Chair, Darryl L'Heureux mailto:dzlheureux**[ta]**il.com and Susan Dalton mailto:susan.dalton**[ta]**.com

website: www.**wa-dvc.org http://www.**amwa-dvc.org/

04 - Mid-Atlantic Chapter 

President, Cherie Dewar mailto:cherie.writer**[ta]**il.com

President-Elect, Erin Boyle mailto:erinlynnboyle**[ta]**il.com

Immediate Past President, Jill Roberts, MS mailto:jillwroberts**[ta]**.com

Secretary, mailto:markel.my.words**[ta]**il.comichael

Jones mailto:michael**[ta]**consult.com

Treasurer, Martin Spiering mailto:spieringmj2002**[ta]**oo.com

Membership Chair, Shilpa Shenvi mailto:shilpashenvi**[ta]**mail.com

Conference Chair, mailto:michael**[ta]**yahcommunications.com

indy van Dijk mailto:cvandijk2**[ta]**.com and Heidi Rosvold-Brenholtz mailto:hrosvold**[ta]**com

website: www.**wa-midatlantic.org http://www.**amwa-midatlantic.org/

05 - Carolinas Chapter 

President, Loretta Bohn mailto:pres-e**[ta]**acarolinas.org

Immediate Past President, Jacqueline Powell, PhD mailto:cpresident**[ta]**acarolinas.org

Secretary, secretary**[ta]**acarolinas.org mailto:secretary**[ta]**acarolinas.org

Treasurer, September Mihaly, PhD mailto:september.mihaly**[ta]**oo.com

website: www.**wacarolinas.org http://www.**amwacarolinas.org/

06 - Southeast Chapter 

President, mailto:whitney**[ta]**cisemedicalwriting.comimberly

 Korwek mailto:kim.korwek**[ta]**il.com

President-Elect, Eva Stabenow mailto:work**[ta]**dplay-translations.com

Immediate Past President, Whitney Smalley-Freed

Secretary, Samatha Mudigonda mailto:samatha**[ta]**ust-networks.com

Treasurer, Whitney Smalley-Freed mailto:w.smalleyfreed**[ta]**il.com

website: www.**wa-se.org http://www.**amwa-se.org/

07 - Florida Chapter 

President, Melory Johnson mailto:melory.johnson**[ta]**edcom.com

President-Elect, mailto:jcvictoria7**[ta]**.netaniel Beck mailto:Beck.daniel27**[ta]**oo.com

Secretary, Larry Macke mailto:larrymacke**[ta]**lsouth.net

Treasurer, Maryalice Ditzler mailto:ditzbel**[ta]**.rr.com

Membership Chair, mailto:Kari_Johnson**[ta]**il.comaniel

Beck mailto:beck.daniel27**[ta]**oo.com

website: www.**wa-florida.com http://www.**amwa-florida.com/

08 - Michigan Chapter 

President, Mitch Seymour mailto:emseymour**[ta]**medlit.com

Immediate Past President, Dana Randall mailto:drandall1969**[ta]**.net

Secretary, Rich Capriccioso mailto:RichCapri**[ta]**il.phoenix.edu

Treasurer, Beth LaPensee, PhD mailto:bethlap**[ta]**.umich.edu

website: www.**wamichigan.org http://amwamichigan.org/

09 - Ohio Valley Chapter 

President, mailto:my_amwa**[ta]**nnekarlowicz.comarah

 Dobney mailto:s_dobney**[ta]**mail.com

President-Elect, Ryan Fell mailto:rfell1**[ta]**.wvu.edu

Immediate Past President, Dianne Karlowicz mailto:amwa_email**[ta]**nnekarlowicz.com

Secretary, Tanya Smith mailto:tdsmith2005**[ta]**il.com

Treasurer, Debbie Sommerville mailto:medwrite**[ta]**e.net

website: www.**c-amwa.org http://www.**ovc-amwa.org/

10 - Greater Chicago Area Chapter 

President, Julie Phelan, MD, MBA  mailto:julie**[ta]**medisysinc.com

President-Elect, Sarah Prins, PhD mailto:saraharianne**[ta]**il.com

Immediate Past President, Thomas Pappas, MPH mailto:adtp3121**[ta]**oo.com

Secretary, Lisa Wojnovich mailto:l-wojnovich**[ta]**cast.net

Treasurer, Adriana Caballero, PhD mailto:adrianacaballero77**[ta]**il.com

Membership Chair, Sarah Prins,

mailto:membership**[ta]**c-amwa.orgPhD mailto:saraharianne**[ta]**il.com

website: www.**ac-amwa.org http://www.**gcac-amwa.org/

11 - North Central Chapter 

President, mailto:president**[ta]**anorthcentral.orgebecca Dahlberg,

MD mailto:rebecca**[ta]**lbergmedicalcommunications.com

President-Elect, mailto:president-elect**[ta]**anorthcentral.orgendra

Hyland mailto:kahyland136**[ta]**il.com

Immediate Past President, mailto:njmollema**[ta]**il.comaren

Bannick mailto:karen**[ta]**nickconsulting.com

Secretary, Lynelle Martinez mailto:secretary**[ta]**anorthcentral.org

Treasurer, Venugopal Thayanithy, PhD mailto:treasurer**[ta]**anorthcentral.org, Ellen O'Malley, MS mailto:ellen.m.omalley**[ta]**mail.com

Membership Chair, Naomi Ruff, PhD, ELS mailto:naomiruff**[ta]**fdraftwriting.com

website: www.**wanorthcentral.org http://www.**amwanorthcentral.org/

12 - Indiana Chapter

President, mailto:ltown**[ta]**ltown.comsther Asplund mailto:esther.asplund**[ta]**.net

President Elect, mailto:esther.asplund**[ta]**.netavid Caldwell,

 PhD mailto:davidccaldwell**[ta]**.net

Immediate Past President, Laura Town mailto:ltown**[ta]**ltown.com

Secretary, Angela Beeler mailto:angela.beeler00**[ta]**il.com

Treasurer, Nicoletta Bivi, PhD mailto:nicobivi**[ta]**il.com

Membership Chair, Esther Asplund mailto:esther.asplund**[ta]**.net

Conference Chair, Elaine Lipscomb, PhD mailto:elainelipscomb**[ta]**global.net

website: www.**osieramwa.org/ http://www.**hoosieramwa.org/

13 - Southwest Chapter

President, Katrina Burton mailto:Kburton**[ta]**nderson.org

President-Elect, mailto:kburton**[ta]**asouthwest.org.

Michelle Sauer  http://rmsauerphd**[ta]**il.com/

Immediate Past President, mailto:zsbohannan**[ta]**asouthwest.orgill Russell

Secretary, mailto:rmsauer**[ta]**asouthwest.orgrica

Goodoff http://eagoodoff**[ta]**nderson.org/

Treasurer, mailto:rmsauer**[ta]**asouthwest.orgrica

Goodoff http://eagoodoff**[ta]**nderson.org/

Membership Chair, Christina Bennett mailto:cbennett**[ta]**asouthwest.org

website: www.**wasouthwest.org http://www.**amwasouthwest.org/

14 - Mid-America Chapter 

President, Rona Claire Grunspan, MD

Secretary, Linda A. Landon, PhD, ELS mailto:landonphd**[ta]**earchcommunique.com

Treasurer, mailto:joanne**[ta]**nnemcandrews.comeslie Neistadt mailto:neistadt**[ta]**.edu

Membership Chair, mailto:magdalenaberry**[ta]**souristate.eduaura Sheppard, MBA, MA mailto:Laura.Sheppard**[ta]**linckrodt.com

website: www.**wa-midamerica.org http://www.**amwa-midamerica.org/

15 - Pacific Southwest Chapter 

President, Susan Vintilla-Friedman mailto:president**[ta]**a-pacsw.org

Immediate Past President, Donna Simcoe, MS, MBA, CMPP

mailto:past-president**[ta]**a-pacsw.org

Secretary, Brea Midthune, PhD mailto:bmidthune**[ta]**il.com

Treasurer, Elise Sudbeck, PhD mailto:treasurer**[ta]**a-pacsw.org

Membership Chair, Gail Flores, PhD mailto:membership-coordinator**[ta]**a-pacsw.org

Conference Chair, Jenny Grodberg, PhD, RAC

 mailto:co-director2**[ta]**a-pacsw.orgmailto:co-director2**[ta]**a-pacsw.org and Jacqueline A. Dyck-Jones mailto:co-director2**[ta]**a-pacsw.org

website: www.**wa-pacsw.org http://www.**amwa-pacsw.org/