AAMS announces 40 Under 40 winners

The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) has announced the winners of its 40 Under 40: Rising Leaders in Medical Transport Awards.

The initiative is intended to recognize “young professionals who have made a meaningful and measurable impact across the multiple disciplines of the medical transport industry”.

In particular, the awards focus on those who have demonstrated “outstanding leadership, innovation, or contributions within their role or area of expertise”.

The winners

AAMS named the following as the winners of its 40 Under 40 program:

• Cassandra Asberry, LifeFlight/Allegheny General Hospital  
• Bree Aust, HCA Houston AirLife 
• Mira Baldwin, UNC Carolina Air Care
• Othman Basawil, Alpha Star Air Ambulance
• William Belk, Air Methods
• James Boomhower, Boston MedFlight
• Sean Bryan, REVA
• Jonathan Carolla, Penn State Health Life Lion
• Andrew Cathers, UW Health Med Flight
• Tyler Christifulli, FOAMfrat
• Jermaine Clayborne, University of Virginia
• Amanda Davis, Cook Children’s Teddy Bear Transport
• Jamie Eastman, Boston MedFlight
• Vahe Ender, Boston MedFlight
• Mandy Gainey, GMR
• John Garcia, USAF – IDMT Flight Paramedic; Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
• Nicholas George, NSW Health / Wespac Rescue Helicopter and the ETHOS Database
• Adam Gottula, University of Minnesota
• Robert Grabowski, Critical Care Transport Solutions
• Shauna Hadgraft, UNC Carolina Air Care
• Jason Herman, PHI Air Medical
• Amanda Humphries, HealthNet Aeromedical Services
• Sam Ireland, FOAMfrat
• Jacob Keller, Sidney Health Center Care Flight, Williston Care Flight, Altru Care Flight
• Jordan Kelly, UnityPoint Health – LifeGuard Air Ambulance
• Zachary Lancaster, Wellstar MCG AirCare
• Widmac Laterion, Boston MedFlight
• Ashley Lutrick, ECU Health EastCare, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine – Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of EMS
• Michael McCartin, University of Chicago Aeromedical Network (UCAN)  
• Jacob Miller, UC Health Air Care and Mobile Care
• Stephen Mills, AirMed International
• Dylan Morris, UPMC Center for Emergency Medicine, STAT MedEvac
• Nicholas North, UMass Memorial Life Flight
• Robert O’Donnell, Boston MedFlight
• Lesley Osborn, UCHealth LifeLine, University of Colorado-Anschutz
• Jessica Rispoli, ECU Health
• Kevin Rixmann, Life Link III/University of Minnesota
• Chris Root, University of New Mexico Hospitals Lifeguard Emergency and Critical Care Transport
• Benjamin Smith, UNC Carolina Air Care
• John Stevenson, Life Flight Network
• Lucas Stoflet, Life Link III
• Kami Stone, Texas Children’s Hospital Kangaroo Crew
• Stephanie Suzadail, Air Methods.

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