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 2026-2027

 Michelle Burgin

 President

 Bothwell Regional Health Center

 Sedalia, MO

 MBurgin@brhc.org

 Shay Jones

 Past President

 The University of Kansas Health System

 Kansas City, KS

 sjones45@kumc.edu

 Gina Gramlich

 President Elect

 St. Mary's Hospital Jefferson City

 Jefferson City, MO

 gina.gramlich@ssmhealth.com

 Gabe Metzler

 Vice President

 Children's Mercy Hospital

 Kansas City, MO

 gmmetzler@cmh.edu

 Diana Moroney
 Treasurer

 American Red Cross

 Maryland Heights, MO

 Diana.Moroney@redcross.org

 Megan Dupont

 Secretary

 Community Blood Center

 Kansas City, MO

 mdupont@cbckc.org

 Brian Easley

 Member at Large

 Saint Luke's Hospital

 Kansas City, Missouri

 beasley@saint-lukes.org

 Cindy Ingold

 Member at Large 

 Barnes-Jewish Hospital

 St. Louis, MO

 cindy.ingold@bjc.org

 Cassie Lokken

 Member at Large

The University of Kansas Health System
Kansas City, KS
 clokken2@kumc.edu

 Andrea Pointer

 Member at Large

 University Health

 Kansas City, MO

 Andrea.Pointer@uhkc.org

 Nancy Quaney

 Member at Large

 American Red Cross

 Wichita, KS

 nancy.quaney@redcross.org

 Maxwell VanKirk

 Member at Large

 Saint Luke's Hospital

 Kansas City, Missouri

 maxvankirk@saint-lukes.org

 David Harsh

 Vendor Representative

 Community Blood Center

 Kansas City, MO

 dharsh@cbckc.org

 Craig Jackson

 Vendor Representative

 American Red Cross

 Columbia, MO

 craig.jackson@redcross.org

 Jennifer Jung

 Web Master

 American Red Cross

 Maryland Heights, MO

 jennifer.jung@redcross.org