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








