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 Rick Youngblood, President & CEO
Education
Bachelor of Science, Georgia State University - 1987
Master of Business Administration - Brenau University 1991
Work Experience
Blood Assurance Chief Operating Officer from 1997 to 2009.
Community Involvement
Member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, American Association of Blood Banks, and Japan - America Society of Georgia.
Served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement of Chattanooga and Chairman for the Chattanooga March of Dimes and Chattanooga Heart Gala.
Adjunct professor of international business management at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Personal
Rick is a resident of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, where he is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He and his wife, Kathy, have four daughters.
 Christopher Swafford, VP of Operations
Education:
Bachelor of Science, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga-2003
Masters of Business Administration, Georgia State University-2006
Masters of Health Administration, Georgia State University-2007
Work Experience:
Department of Veterans Affairs-2006-2010
Northside Hospital 2010-2012
Personal:
Christopher is originally from Etowah, TN. He and his wife Thea have two daughters, LilyAnna and Emmie. They are residents of Signal Mountain, TN.
 Steve Perry, CFO & VP of Finance
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting, Georgia Southern University
Certified Public Accountant
Community Involvement
Previous board member of Make-A-Wish Foundation of East Tennessee, FACES: The National Craniofacial Association, The Optimist Club of Chattanooga, The Tennessee Society of CPA's, Foundations Homes, Inc., Assisted Living Corporation and Nara Foundation, Inc. Steve currently serves on the Board of Goodwill Industries of Chattanooga and the Blood Assurance Foundation.
Personal
Steve is a native of Rossville, Georgia. While attending Georgia Southern University, he was also a member of the baseball team. Steve is married to Jan, his high school sweetheart. They have two daughters, Aislinn and Lauren, and two granddaughters, Clara and Samantha. They reside in Black Creek.
 Dr. Elizabeth E. Culler, Medical Director
Education
Fellow in Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 2004-2006
Resident in Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 2001-2004
Doctor of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 2001
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry (magna cum laude), University of South Carolina, 1996
Work Experience
Blood Assurance Medical Director, 2006 - present
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 2003-2004, Chief resident in Clinical Pathology
Community Involvement
FACES: The National Craniofacial Association, board member, 2010 - present
Board member of Scenic City Optimist Club, 2007 - present
Race for the Cure committee member, 2007 - present
Personal
Dr. Culler is married to Jeff Culler and they have a son and a daughter.
 Jay Baumgardner, VP of Community Relations
Education
Bachelor of Science, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - 1982
Work Experience
Chattanooga Medical Supply, 1982 - 1988
Southland Medical Supply, 1989-1997
Benwood and MaClellan Foundation, 1998 -1999
Blood Assurance Director of Donor Recruitment, 1999 - 2008
Community Involvement
Board member of Junior Achievement of Chattanooga, Contact Advisory Board Member, volunteer for First Things First, Reconciliation Group, CBMC, and The Emmaus Community
Personal
Jay and his wife Julie have a daughter, Ashley. He attends Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church.
Linda Hisey, VP of Marketing & Public Relations
Education
Associate of Science in Advertising Arts/Graphic Arts Option; 1985, Chattanooga State Technical Community College
Work Experience
7 years Advertising in the convenience store industry;
12 years Public Relations in the wireless industry, including GTE and AT&T;
Joined Blood Assurance in 2001 as Marketing and Public Relations Director, named Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations in 2009
Community Involvement
Previous vice-president and current member of the Kiwanis Club of Chattanooga, board member of the Friends of the Park, and Immediate Past President of the North Chattanooga Council of the Chamber of Commerce. Previous board affiliations with American Lung Association, American Heart Association, Junior Achievement, March of Dimes, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Big Brothers Big Sisters, United Way, and the Chattanooga Advertising Federation.
Personal
A member of St. John United Methodist Church, Linda has also served on the Church Council. She is active in the community, enjoys family, politics, antiques and dogs.
Noetta Westbrook, VP of Collections
 Education
RN, Crawford Long School of Nursing - Atlanta, GA
Work Experience
Hutcheson Medical Center, 1965 - 1995
HealthCorp, 1996 - 1999
Blood Assurance Director of Donor Services, 2000 - 2009
Community Involvement
President, Tennessee Association of Blood Banks - 2010
Personal
Noetta is married to Jim Westbrook and they have 4 children and 5 grandchildren.
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