AAHomecare Elects New Board Members

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 15, 2021)—AAHomecare’s has membership approved a new leadership slate, re-electing Bill Guidetti (executive vice president, East Zone, Apria Healthcare—Red Bank, New Jersey) as chairman of the board and also approving two home medical equipment industry leaders to officer roles:

Josh Marx, managing director and vice president, Medical Service Company
AAHomecare vice chair
Cleveland, Ohio

Mike Kloos, president, VGM Insurance
AAHomecare treasurer
Waterloo, Iowa

“The HME industry is the backbone of home-based disease management and care coordination for patients going from hospital to home,” noted Josh Marx. “What we do matters—and it’s a privilege to advocate on behalf of the dedicated people in our industry. I look forward to helping grow the association, its reach, and impact under Tom Ryan’s leadership, and supporting Bill Guidetti, our chair.”

AAHomecare members also elected six individuals to at-large board seats for three-year terms (2021-2024) as recommended by the association’s nominating committee:

• Josh Britten, general manager, BritKare Home Medical, Brentwood, Tennessee
• Lucy Busa, general manager, Comfort Medical, Coral Springs, Florida
• Larissa D’Andrea, head of Global Gov’t Affairs, ResMed, San Diego, California
• Jennifer Pederson, corporate compliance officer, Lincare Holdings, Clearwater, Florida
• Isaac Rodriguez, senior vice president, Strategic Growth, National Seating and Mobility, Franklin, Tennesee
• James Russell, vice president and owner, URS Medical, Waco, Texas

Lucy Busa is new to the board; the other individuals were re-nominated to continue their service.

John Cassar, CEO of SuperCare Health, joins the board and executive committee through his role as chair of the Corporate Provider CEO Council.

“AAHomecare and the HME community are fortunate to have such highly accomplished individuals serving in leadership roles,” said Tom Ryan, president and CEO of AAHomecare. “I’m confident this group will allow us to build on the tremendous contributions that this industry has made in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, showcase the effectiveness of home-based care, and help bring home more wins in the legislative, regulatory, and payer relations arenas.”

A complete list of AAHomecare’s officers and board of directors can be found here.