National Office

Many of you have met Jenny Whittington, our Executive Director. She has been with us since 2005. Jenny acts on behalf of URMIA, supervises the National Office staff, serves as the URMIA liaison to the Board of Directors and Officers to advance all Association stated goals and purposes.
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Leslie Ems joined the team in January 2007. Leslie is our Database and Website Administrator. She received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Massachussetts, Amherst in 1997. She has worked in programming and web design since 1999 and is a much needed asset to keep our web services up and running.
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Pat Fowler joined in August 2009 as Knowledge Center Administrator. Pat received master's degrees from Western Michigan University. With more than 25 years of health care and university risk management experience, she retired from Michigan State University in 2007 and is now assisting the enhancement of URMIA’s knowledge sharing efforts.
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Christie Wahlert joined the National Office in April 2008 as URMIA’s Communications and Marketing Associate. Christie received her master’s degree from Indiana University and has worked in communications, graphic design, and lecture planning. She also has experience developing adult education and training programs for facility managers and field employees of the National Park Service.
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Eileen Workman joined the team in December 2007 as our Membership and Office Administrator. Eileen is a graduate of Indiana University and has worked in various administrative roles including working for the Indiana University Biology Department and Office of the Registrar. Her experience also includes event planning and human resource administration.
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