The nomination process for the incoming Board is now closed.

The ABA Nominating Committee invited all members to submit nominations for the open positions for 2023-2024. The slate of candidates will be announced in December for electronic voting.

Open Positions

The President-elect ensures the orderly transition of Board leadership. The President-elect must be familiar with the Board’s various projects and the work of its committees in the event that he or she must take over the duties of the President unexpectedly. He or she becomes President in the event that the President resigns or the position of President otherwise becomes vacant. He or she then serves the former President’s unexpired term, as well as the full term he or she was elected to. The President-elect acts in the absence of the President as chairperson of the Board of Trustees, works closely with the President to ensure continuity of leadership, supports the efforts of the President and learns the duties of the President’s office.

The Treasurer-Elect position is a one-year, non-voting role that prepares the incoming Treasurer for the position detailed below.

The Treasurer monitors the Association’s finances to ensure accurate and timely implementation of Board fiscal policies. He/she facilitates the Board’s discharge of its financial oversight responsibilities, working closely with the Executive Director and Senior Director, Finance & Administration who are responsible for managing the ABA activities, finances, and tasks on a daily basis.

The Board of Trustees includes six At-Large Board members. The Association’s governing body is the Board of Trustees, which shall have supervision, control and direction of the Association’s affairs, its committees and publications, shall determine its policies or changes therein, and shall adopt its annual fiscal program and budget. The Board shall actively prosecute the Association’s objectives and supervise the disbursement of its funds.

Qualifications

All Officers shall:

(a) be a professional in a burn-related field for no less than ten years; and

(b) have demonstrated leadership abilities; and

(c) have been and are currently active members of the Association for no less than ten years prior to their term of office.

(d) President-Elect must have served at least a two-year term on the Board of Trustees prior to assuming the role of President-Elect.

Full Position Description (President-Elect)

Full Position Description (President)

All Officers shall:

(a) be a professional in a burn-related field for no less than ten years; and

(b) have demonstrated leadership abilities; and

(c) have been and are currently active members of the Association for no less than ten years prior to their term of office.

Full Position Description

All Board Members shall:

(a) be a professional in a burn-related field for no less than five years; and

(b) have demonstrated leadership abilities; and

(c) have been and are currently active members of the Association for no less than five years prior to their term of office.

(d) At least two At Large Board members must be physicians and at least two must be non-physicians.

Full Position Description

2023-2024 ABA Board of Trustees—to be elected

President-Elect

To be elected to a one-year term (serves until 2024; automatically ascends to President)

Treasurer-Elect

Will serve one year in training as a non-voting guest of the board and assumes the role of Treasurer beginning in 2024, serving a three-year term until 2027

Members-at-Large (2)

To be elected to a three-year term, serving until 2026

2022-2023 ABA Board of Trustees—current composition

President

Ingrid Parry, MS, PT, BT-C (2023, automatically ascends to Past President)
Sacramento, CA

President-Elect

Robert Cartotto, MD, FRCS(C) (2023, automatically ascends to President)
Toronto, ON, Canada

Secretary

Sharmila Dissanaike, MD, FACS (2023)
Lubbock, TX

Treasurer

Jeffrey E. Carter, MD, FACS (2024)
New Orleans, LA

Program Chair

Steven A. Kahn, MD (2025)
Charleston, SC

Board Members

Victor Joe, MD (2023)
Irvine, CA

Bernadette Nedelec, BSc OT(C), PhD, Erg., BT-C (2025)
Montreal, QC, Canada

Jody M. Rood, RN, BSN (2023)
Hudson, WI

Colleen M. Ryan, MD, FACS (2024)
Boston, MA

Alisa Savetamal, MD, FACS (2025)
Bridgeport, CT

J. Bradley Wiggins, RN, BSN (2024)
Salt Lake City, UT

Past Presidents

Lucy Wibbenmeyer, MD, FACS (2024)
Iowa City, IA

William L. Hickerson, MD, FACS (2023)
Memphis, TN

Secretary-Elect

James Holmes, MD (2026)
Wake Forest, NC

Timeline

August 25, 2022 Call for Nominations opens
September 8, 2022 Call for Nominations closes
Nominating Committee meets and prepares slate
Board approves slate of candidates
December 5, 2022 Slate of candidates announced for electronic voting
December 19, 2022 Voting closes
December 21, 2022 New Board announced
May 19, 2023 New Board takes office