WELCOME TO THE HAABB!

The Heart of America Association of Blood Banks is a nonprofit, professional organization dedicated to improving Transfusion Medicine by fostering the exchange of information and bringing education opportunities to blood bank and transfusion medicine professionals.  The HAABB hosts two annual meetings for the Kansas City & St Louis areas. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAABB Board of Directors Contact Information

Each of the officers and board members offer their time to plan the annual educational meetings. Any suggestions for topics or speakers are welcome. Please contact your board members with any feedback about previous meetings. We look forward to hearing from you!


Board Members 2022-2023

 Shay Jones

 President

 Community Blood Center

 Kansas City, Missouri

 djones@cbckc.org

 Emily Coberly

 Past President

 American Red Cross

 St. Louis, Missouri

 emily.coberly@redcross.org

 Mary Signaigo

 President Elect

 Mercy Hospital St Louis

 St. Louis, Missouri

 Mary.Signaigo@Mercy.net

 Kathryn Harrison 

 Vice President

 WellSky

 Overland Park, Kansas

 Kathryn.harrison@wellsky.com

 Brian Easley
 Treasurer

 Saint Luke's Hospital

 Kansas City, MIssouri

 haabbtreasurer@yahoo.com

 Gabe Metzler

 Secretary

 Children's Mercy Hospital

 Kansas City, Missouri

 gmmetzler@cmh.edu

 Michelle Burgin

 Member at Large

 Bothwell Regional Health Center 

 Sedalia, Missouri

 mburgin@brhc.org

 Natalie Malvik

 Member at Large

 SSM Health-St. Louis University Hospital

 St. Louis, Missouri


 natalie.malvik@health.slu.edu

 Diane Sempek

 Member at Large

 Barnes-Jewish Hospital

 St. Louis, Missouri

 sempdk@bjc.org

 Krystal Tray

 Member at Large

 Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital

 Columbia, Missouri

 krystal.tray@va.gov 

 Marvin Twenter

 Member at Large

 Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital

 Columbia, Missouri

 marvin.twenter@va.gov

 Zhan Ye

 Member at Large 

 The University of Kansas Health System

 Kansas City, Kansas

 zye2@kumc.edu

 Craig Jackson

 Vendor Representative

 American Red Cross

 Columbia, Missouri

 craig.jackson@redcross.org

 Jovona Powelson

 Vendor Representative

 Community Blood Center

 Kansas City, Missouri

 jpowelson@cbckc.org

 Jennifer Jung

 Web Master

 American Red Cross

 St. Louis, Missouri

 jennifer.jung@redcross.org