Executive Committee

Description: The Executive Committee consists of the Officers of AZTrACC and is responsible for managing the property and administrative affairs of AZTrACC.

• President/Chairman: John Ferrara, MD
• Vice President: Chris Salvino, MD
• Secretary: Thomas Gillespie, MD
• Treasurer: Terrence Loftus, MD

• Meet on a quarterly basis. This will typically occur one month prior to the Board of Directors Meeting.
• Assists Chair of the Board of Directors with Board of Director’s Meeting agenda.
• Sets any fees and dues.
• Provides for the administrative affairs of AZTrACC.

Board of Directors

Description: The Board of Directors consists of a single representative of each of the participating trauma centers in the State of Arizona. They are responsible for maintaining the mission, values and vision of AZTrACC. The Chairman of the Board is the President of AZTrACC and is typically a non-voting member.

• John Ferrara, MD: Chairman of the Board
• Andrew Aldridge, MD: Flagstaff Medical Center
• Chris Salvino, MD: John C. Lincoln Hospital – North Mountain
• Ken Ransom, MD: Scottsdale Healthcare – Osborn
• Marc Mathews, MD: Maricopa Medical Center
• Scott Peterson, MD: St. Joseph’s Medical Center
• Terrence Loftus, MD: Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center

• Meet on a quarterly basis typically in conjunction with the Statewide Trauma Grand Rounds.
• Maintain the mission, values and vision of AZTrACC.
• Develop methods to support the collaborative trauma and acute care research, education and outreach activities of the trauma centers in the State of Arizona.
• When applicable remove any Officer or the Executive Committee or representative of the Board of Directors who fails to perform the duties of their respective office or position or is found to be unfit for such office or position.
• Nominate and elect the Officers of the Executive Committee.

Education Committee

Description: The Education Committee was created at the first official meeting of the Board of Directors and is tasked with developing methods to support the collaborative education activities of the trauma centers in the State of Arizona.

• Chris Salvino, MD: Chair, John C. Lincoln Hospital – North Mountain
• Andrew Aldridge, MD: Flagstaff Medical Center
• Bill Ashland, RN: Flagstaff Medical Center
• Corey Detlefs, MD: Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
• Dan Judkins, RN: University of Arizona
• Philomene Spadafore, RN: Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
• Rookie Stevens, RN: St. Joseph’s Medical Center
• Linda Worthy, RN: John C. Lincoln Hospital – North Mountain

• Meet on a regular basis as determined by the Chair.
• Develop methods to support the collaborative educational activities of the trauma centers in the State of Arizona.
• Forward any ideas for supporting the collaborative educational activities to the Board of Directors.

• Statewide Trauma Rounds
• Rural Trauma Course

Research Committee

Description: The Research Committee was created at the first official meeting of the Board of Directors and is tasked with developing methods to support the collaborative research activities of the trauma centers in the State of Arizona.

• Kevin Foster, MD: Chair, Maricopa Medical Center
• Terrence Loftus, MD: Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
• Patrick O’Neill, MD: Maricopa Medical Center

• Meet on a regular basis as determined by the Chair.
• Develop methods to support the collaborative research activities of the trauma centers in the State of Arizona.
• Forward any ideas for supporting the collaborative educational activities to the Board of Directors.

• Develop a process by which AZTrACC will determine which research activities to support.
• Develop a process by which authorship will be determined for any AZTrACC related research activities.
• The first AZTrACC supported research project is the Methamphetamine Use in Trauma Patients study developed by Dr. Mary Lumpkin from Maricopa Medical Center.

Development Committee

Description: The Development Committee was created at the first official meeting of the Board of Directors and is tasked with defining membership for AZTrACC and developing a plan for future fundraising.

• Ken Ransom, MD : Chair, Scottsdale Healthcare – Osborn
• Terrence Loftus, MD: Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
• Thomas Gillespie, MD: St. Joseph’s Medical Center

• Meet on a regular basis as determined by the Chair.
• Develop an operational definition of what AZTraCC membership means.
• Develop a plan with recommendations for future fundraising.
• Forward any ideas for membership and fundraising to the Board of Directors.

• Defining AZTrACC membership

Public Policy

Description: The Public Policy Committee was created at the first official meeting of the Board of Directors and is tasked with developing public policy positions supportive of AZTrACC’s mission.

• Marc Mathews, MD: Chair, Maricopa Medical Center
• Thomas Wachtel, MD: Scottsdale Healthcare – Osborn
• Richard Besserman, MD
• Kenneth Ransom, MD: Scottsdale Healthcare – Osborn
• Charles Allen, MD: Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
• Shanna Woyak
• Sydney Zordani

• Meet on a regular basis as determined by the Chair.
• Develop public policy positions supportive of AZTrACC’s mission.
• Forward any public policy positions supportive of AZTrACC’s mission to the Board of Directors.

• Disaster management planning.
• Memorandum of Understanding between hospitals/trauma centers for times of disaster.

Public Relations

Description: The Public Relations Committee was created at the first official meeting of the Board of Directors and is tasked with developing methods of marketing AZTrACC.

• Thomas Gillespie, MD: Chair, St. Joseph’s Medical Center
• Patrick O’Neill, MD: Maricopa Medical Center
• Mohan Sindhwani, MD: Webmaster (msindhwani@aztracc.org)
• Josephine Morris: Consultant, Sprout Communication Strategies

• Develop methods of marketing AZTrACC.

• Website development (www.AZTRACC.org)

• Committees
• History of AZTrACC
• Meeting Minutes
• Member Responsibilities