Michigan Society of Medical Assistants

Michigan Society of Medical Assistants Past Presidents

Year

Name

Current  Hometown

Chapter

1949-1950 

Marie Beahn

Grand Rapids

Kent

1950-1951

Irma Nelson

Lansing

Ingham

1951-1952

Freda Heidelberger

Detroit

Wayne

1952-1953

Cary Guthus Teed*

Bay City

Bay

1953-1954

Elizabeth Peck*

Detroit

Wayne

1954-1955

Charlotte Ash Meier*

Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo

1955-1956

Hallie Cummins*

Caro

Saginaw

1956-1957

Doris Jerrod Bevan

Lansing

Ingham

1957-1958

Marilouise Redman Gloss*

Detroit

Wayne

1958-1959

Donna Hislop, CMA (AAMA)*

Muskegon

Muskegon

1959-1960

Rita Stahl*

Albion

Calhoun

1960-1961

Betty Lou Willey, CMA-AC (AAMA)*

Okemos

St. Clair

1961-1962

Cecile Rutan*

Jackson

Jackson

1962-1963

Esther Barlett, CMA-A (AAMA)*

Detroit

Wayne

1963-1964

Dorothy Brandis*

Lansing

Ingham

1964-1965

Phyllis Marquardt, RN, CMA-AC (AAMA)*

Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo

1965-1966

Juanita S. Loomis, RN*

Jackson

Jackson

1966-1967

Alta Green, RN*

Battle Creek

Calhoun

1967-1968

Nelda Gasperson, CMA-A (AAMA)*

Mt. Clemens

Macomb

1968-1969

Mary Jordan*

Eaton Rapids

Eaton

1969-1970

Mary Jordan*

Eaton Rapids

Eaton

1970-1971

Patricia Austin

Ann Arbor

Washtenaw

1971-1972

Betty Boers*

Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo

1972-1973

Margaret Broadwell

Detroit

Wayne

1973-1974

Audrie Chute, CMA, (AAMA)*

Berkley

Oakland

1974-1975

Claire Van Dam, CMA-Ped (AAMA)*

Stevensville

Berrien

1975-1976

Florence Engelbert, CMA (AAMA)*

Ann Arbor

Washtenaw

* Deceased

Year

Name

Current Hometown

Chapter

1976-1977

Pauline Peterman, RN*

Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo

1977-1978

Donna Fogal*

Port Huron

St. Clair

1978-1979

Joan Salinas Steiger

Sun City, AZ

Ingham

1979-1980

Kathleen St. Denis RT*

Windsor, Canada

Wayne

1980-1981

Norma Detzler, CMA (AAMA)

Lansing

Ingham

1981-1982

Shirley Licking, CMA-A (AAMA)*

Cement City

Jackson

1982-1983

Margaret Gray, CMA-AC (AAMA)

Warren

Macomb

1983-1984

Sheila Basilisco, CMA (AAMA)*

Canton

Ingham/Western Wayne

1984-1985

Barbara Provost*

Port Huron

St. Clair

1985-1986

Loraine Pike, CMA-A (AAMA)

Plainwell

Kalamazoo

1986-1987

Linda Kimmel Shankel, CMA (AAMA)

Breckenridge

Ingham

1987-1988

Frankie Jones, MT, CMA-AC (AAMA)*

Detroit

Wayne

1988-1989

Meridee Czop Mulrooney, CMA-AC (AAMA) 

Haslett

Ingham

1989-1990

Connie Quinn Olejniczak, CMA-A (AAMA)

Lapeer

Genesee

1990-1991

Patricia Allen, MS, CMA (AAMA

Alto

Kent

1991-1992

Marsha Benedict, MSA, CMA-A (AAMA), CPC

Jenson Beach, FL

Oakland 

1992-1993

Mary Dey, BAS, CMA-AC (AAMA), CPC – MSMA Life Member

Portage

Kalamazoo

1993-1994

Sandra Joysey, CMA (AAMA)

Spring Hill, FL

Oakland

1994-1995

Beverly Simpson, RTT, CMA (AAMA)

Newburgh, IN

Saginaw

1995-1996

Carol Dew, MAT, CMA-AC (AAMA) – MSMA Life Member

Goodrich

Genesee

1996-1997

Karen Graham, RN, CMA (AAMA)

Highland

Western Wayne

1997-1998

K. Minchella, Ph.D., CMA (AAMA)

Warren

Macomb/Eastern Great Lakes

1998-1999

Mary Berry, CMA (AAMA)

Adrian

Lenawee

1999-2000

Maxine Gordon, LPN, CMA (AAMA)* – MSMA Life Member

Portage

Kalamazoo

2000-2001

Jane Stephens, CMA (AAMA)

Inkster

Western Wayne

2001-2002

Carmen Everett, RN, CMA (AAMA)

Delton

Kalamazoo

2002-2003

Rusty Dowling, CMA (AAMA) – MSMA Life Member

Hastings

Kalamazoo

* Deceased

Year

Name

Current Hometown

Chapter

2003-2004

Kathy Stuut, CMA-A (AAMA)

Portage

Kalamazoo

2004-2005

Jennifer Kaltz, BBL, CMA (AAMA), CPC

Lapeer

Oakland/Macomb

2005-2006

Valarie Clement Blezinski, CMA (AAMA)

Lincoln Park

Downriver

2006-2007

Maxine Gordon, LPN, CMA (AAMA)* – MSMA Life Member

Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo

2007-2008

Bryna Adani, CMA (AAMA) – MSMA Life Member

Clawson

Oakland

2008-2009

Cindy Harleton, CMA (AAMA)

Dearborn Heights

Western Wayne

2009-2010

Elizabeth Moore, CMA (AAMA) – MSMA Life Member

Clarkston

Oakland

2010-2011

Rena Gizicki Owens, CMA (AAMA)

Westland

Oakland

2011-2012

Rusty Dowling, CMA (AAMA) – MSMA Life Member

Hastings

Southwest

2012-2013

Leigh Newell, CMA (AAMA)

Taylor

Western Wayne

2013-2014

Jennifer Morrill, CMA (AAMA)

Rogers City

Straits Area

2014-2015

Christa Smith, CMA (AAMA)

Battle Creek

Southwest

2015-2016

Elizabeth Moore, CMA (AAMA) – MSMA Life Member

Clarkston

Oakland

2016-2017

Leigh Newell, CMA (AAMA)

Taylor 

Greater Detroit

2017-2018

Cheryl Bouschor, CMA (AAMA)

Traverse City

Northwest 

2018-2019

Cristle Weissmiller, CMA (AAMA)

Grand Rapids

Greater Kent County

2019-2020

Cindy Harleton, CMA (AAMA)

Quincy

Greater Detroit

2020-2021

Cindy Harleton, CMA (AAMA)

Quincy

Greater Detroit

2021-2022

Christa Smith, CMA (AAMA)

Richland

Southwest

2022-2023

Christa Smith, CMA (AAMA)

Richland

Southwest

2023-2024

Christa Smith, CMA (AAMA)

Richland

Southwest

2024-2025

Kathy Stuut, CMA-A, (AAMA)

Portage

Southwest

* Deceased