Maryland/District of Columbia Society for Respiratory Care

Respiratory Care Professionals Saving Lives Everyday.....

Respiratory Care is a dynamic and challenging profession and an integral part of the health care delivery team.

2025 Board of Directors- Officers


President
Lenny Nyangwara, DBA, RRT, FAARC

Director- Pulmonary & Neurodiagnostics
Anne Arundel Medical Center
Office 443-481-4074
lnyangwara@luminishealth.org
term expires 12/2027



Past- President
President-Elect
none



Treasurer
Tom Striplin, Ed.D., RRT, RPFT
President
Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College
thomas.striplin@easternwv.edu
term expires 12/2025



Secretary
Kecia McGuire, MBA, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, CPFT

UM Capital Region/Respiratory Therapist III
kecia.mcguire@umm.edu
Exp: 12/2026



 


Delegate
Fassil Getachew, MBA, RRT, FAARC
Director Respiratory Care- Medstar Georgetown
Office 201-444-5268
Fassil.Getachew@gunet.georgetown.edu
term expires 12/2028




Delegate
Kimberly Smith, BS, RRT, NPS
Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans St
Baltimore,Maryland 21287
Kasmith33@icloud.com
410-212-9629
Term expires 12/2027



 


Director
Karoline Hoffman, BS, RRT-ACCS, RRT- NPS
Vapotherm Account Manager MD/DC
khoffman@vtherm.com


 


Eastern Chapter Representative
Jo Ann Mills BA, RRT
University of Maryland, Shore Regional Health
jo.mills@umm.edu


 


Central/Western Chapter Representative


 


City Chapter Representative
Rob McGrain, BA, RRT
Northwest Hospital
rmcgrain@lifebridgehealth.org


 


Capitol/Southern Chapter Representative
Vacant


 


Northern Chapter Representative

Virgina Forster, MS, RRT
443-840-1798
vforster@ccbcmd.edu



 


Medical Advisor

Leslie Kingslow, M.D.

Board Operations

2025 Committees

Bylaws
Chair-

Education
Michelle Gianotti-Gredlein BS, RRT

Legislative Action MD/DC
Tom Striplin
Lenny Nyangwara

Membership
Chair- TBA
All Chapter Representatives

Nominations
Chair-
All Chapter Representatives

Elections
Chair –
Co-Chair-

Public Relations


Conference by the Sea
Co Chair- Ed Palmer
Co Chair-Jen McGrain

DC Metro Directors
(MDDC Managers List Serve)

MD Directors
Inactive ( MDDC Managers List Serve)

PACT Committee
Carolyn Williams- Chair
Kim Smith Co-Chair

Webmaster
Tom Striplin

Social Media


2025 Board Meetings Dates

TBA

Board Documents

MDDC Bylaws

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