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NCSMA PAST PRESIDENTS
*Deceased
1963-64 Jewel Brown
1964-65 *Iris Porter, CMA-A (AAMA)
1966-67 Virginia Arey
1967-68 Ann Jarrell, CMA (AAMA)
1968-69 Mary Jane Simmons, CMA-C (AAMA)
1969-70 Ann McClure & Sue Baggs
1970-71 Brenda Curlee
1971-72 *Joan Michaels, CMA-A (AAMA) LIFE MEMBER
1972-74 *Ottilie Kirby, CMA-A (AAMA), Barbara Godwin, Ruby Guigou Graybeal
1974-75 *Ruth Patterson, CMA-AC (AAMA) Honorary Member
1975-76 *Sarah Covington, CMA-A (AAMA)
1976-77 Jean Hathaway, CMA-A (AAMA)
1977-78 Ann Baker, CMA-AC (AAMA)
1978-79 Betty Hall, CMA-A (AAMA)
1979-80 *Marynell DeWeese, CMA-AC (AAMA)
1980-81 Ann Crews, CMA-AC Ped (AAMA)
1981-82 JoAnn Kistler, CMA (AAMA)
1982-83 *Sharon Austin, CMA (AAMA)
1983-84 Beverly Ramsey, CMA (AAMA)
1984-85 *Lois Brown, CMA (AAMA)
1985-86 Linda Sides, CMA-A (AAMA)
1986-87 Cynthia Furr, CMA-A (AAMA)
1987-88 Stella Gallop, CMA-AC (AAMA) LIFE MEMBER
1988-89 Nina Watson, CMA (AAMA)
1989-90 Pat Thompson, CMA (AAMA)
1990-91 *Nancy Peeden, CMA (AAMA)
1991-92 Jackie Albritton, CMA (AAMA)
1992-93 Marilyn Mainwaring, CMA (AAMA)
1993-94 Dianne Carriker, CMA-A (AAMA)
1994-95 Kaye Acton, CMA (AAMA)
1995-96 J. Renee Collins
1996-97 Barbara Biggs
1997-98 Becky Keller, CMA (AAMA)
1998-99 Mildred Whitaker, CMA (AAMA)
1999-00 Rebecca Walker, CMA (AAMA), CPC
2000-01 Marge Ottofy, CMA (AAMA)
2001-02 Ruth Durham, CMA (AAMA)
2002-03 Laura Durham, CMA (AAMA)
2003-04 Elaine Norman, CMA (AAMA)
2004-05 Betty Jones, Active Member
2005-06 Maria van de Bovenkamp, CMA (AAMA)
2006-07 Glenn Grady, CMA (AAMA)
2007-08 Shirley Sawyer, CMA (AAMA), CPC
2008-09 Patty Henry, CMA (AAMA)
2009-10 Lisa Cunningham, CMA (AAMA)
2010-11 Shirley Sawyer, CMA (AAMA), CPC
2011-12 Lisa Johnson, CMA (AAMA)
2012-13 Shannon Mitchell, CMA (AAMA)
2013-14 Katherine Dee Dee Edwards, CMA (AAMA), CPC
2014-15 Lois Graham, CMA (AAMA)
2015-16 Stephanie Hodgin, CMA (AAMA)
2016-17 Paula Cooke, CMA (AAMA)
2017-18 Rebecca Surratt, CMA (AAMA)
2018-19 Amber Greer, BS, CMA (AAMA)
2020-22 Summer O’Neal, CMA (AAMA), CDT
2022-23 Shirley Sawyer, CMA(AAMA)
2023-24 Cameron Smith, CMA(AAMA) and
Current President Paula Cooke,CMA(AAMA)
Joan Michaels 1939-2017
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