AARC Perspectives

Dr. White received his medical degree from the Loyola Stritch School of Medicine and completed his Pediatric residency and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine fellowship at the University of Utah/Primary Children´s Hospital. He served as faculty at the Penn State Children’s Hospital following graduation from a fellowship before returning to the University of Utah and Primary Children’s. 

He currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Critical Care and provides clinical care in the Pediatric ICUs at Primary Children’s Hospital and Utah Valley Hospital. Dr. White is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

Dr. White’s clinical interests center on respiratory failure in children, especially in those with severe disease requiring mechanical ventilation. His current research focuses on investigating Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and he is an active participant in the PALISI research network.

Lisa is a seasoned Registered Respiratory Therapist serving as a Clinical Resource Manager at Medline Industries, where she leads initiatives to enhance respiratory care standards. Committed to elevating the quality of patient care, Lisa has co-authored continuing education programs for Medline University on various respiratory topics, including airway cuff management, suctioning, and non-invasive ventilation.

She holds a master’s degree in healthcare administration, a doctorate in adult education, and a certification in Neonatal/Pediatric Specialty. Lisa has also served as an assistant professor at the College of DuPage and actively contributes to professional organizations, including AARC and NBRC, while engaging in community initiatives such as the Chicago Asthma Consortium Board.

Lisa has worked in association marketing and communications for more than 20 years. Through her efforts with member collaboration, digital engagement campaigns, social media, online communities, podcasts, digital magazines, and media outreach, she has successfully implemented and raised awareness of numerous critical issues in healthcare and patient outcomes. 

Dr. Goodfellow is an experienced professor and AARC's Director of Clinical Practice Guidelines, where she oversees various groups of respiratory care professionals in creating CPGs to enhance patient care.  She also has a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry and is skilled in academic advising, instructional design, curriculum development, distance learning, and faculty development. 

Maria has served more than 29 years as a respiratory therapist, supervisor, ECMO Specialist, and educator for the University of Maryland Medical Center/R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. She is currently a critical care research coordinator at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center and the Cardiopulmonary laboratory at SUNY Upstate Medical Center and Clinical Specialist at ICON. Her interests include critical care, mechanical ventilation strategies, and the management of ARDS.

Marjorie Cullinan, MSHA, RRT, RRT-NPS, RPFT, Operations Manager of Pulmonary Function Testing at Yale New Haven Hospital

Michelle is the Technical Director of the Respiratory Therapy Service and Pulmonary Function Laboratory at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. She holds a Master of Science in Respiratory Care Leadership from Northeastern University. She has previously served in several clinical roles in critical care, working with adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients and as an ECMO specialist. In her current role, Michelle oversees respiratory therapists across multiple locations in Manhattan, leading initiatives in protocol development, departmental operations, strategic workforce planning, quality improvement, and staff education. She serves on the advisory board for Long Island University’s Respiratory Care Program, is an active member of the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), and contributes to several committees within the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) to promote excellence in respiratory care.

Miriam O'Day is AARC's Senior Vice President of Government Affairs. 

Stephen Wehrman, RRT, RPFT, FAARC, lives the experience of a pulmonary rehabilitation therapist every day. As an RT for the virtual PR program at Morlen Health, a subsidiary of Northwest Permanente, a physician group within Kaiser Permanente, he works with COPD patients at home to improve their respiratory health.