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The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) has announced the appointment of Cameron Curtis to lead the AAMS organization and Medevac Foundation International. Curtis will not assume the leadership role until January 2020 but will attend the upcoming AAMS Air Medical Transport Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, Nov. 4 to 6, 2019.
“As chairman of the AAMS board and chair of the search committee, I can tell you that we were presented with an outstanding group of candidates for our CEO position,” said Doug Garretson. “We combed through candidates from all backgrounds and specialties, but Cameron raised the bar for all candidates. She brings an engaging personality, a drive to lead the mission of AAMS forward, a track record of success and an impressive array of references. With Cameron, we are excited to continue to build on the foundation of AAMS, crafted by our membership and nurtured the past eight years under the leadership of Rick Sherlock.”
Curtis, CMM, CAE, has more than 18 years of association management experience and comes to AAMS from SmithBucklin’s Healthcare + Scientific Industry Practice, where she served as the executive director for the Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO), Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS), Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA), and Association of Meeting Professionals (AMPS).
Since joining SmithBucklin in 2011, Curtis worked with a variety of organizations, providing strategic oversight to their meetings and events, domestically and internationally, including Pro Bono Institute, Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program, President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Expo, Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions, Regional Airline Association and MilliCare.