Joan Michaels, CMA-A (AAMA) was a role-model, a mentor, an example, a dedicated member, a leader, a friend, an advocate, a teacher, a life-long learner, and most importantly of all she was a medical assistant. She was a charter member of NCSMA and the youngest AAMA President. She was devoted to AAMA and gave much to the organization she loved, but was the first to explain to anyone that AAMA and NCSMA had always given her more than she had given them. READ MORE