American Association for the Surgery of Trauma

“Associate & honorary members are not allowed to vote for AAST regular member or to the change the bylaws”

“The Executive Committee is made up of President, President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, Program Chair and Immediate Past President. All committee members are on the Board. The board can approve expenditures not budgeted under $20,000 and approve ACS site visit report and other items the board gives approval for.”

“The association hired the american college of surgeons (acs) to provide management and executive services for the association. The association relies on the vendor to: - provide administrative support to the officers and assist with all organizational activities during and between meetings. - provide centralized administrative management for aast committee activities to assure that strategic goals are met (outcome, trials, web site, etc.) and timelines are maintained. - manage and support the process for the development of a five-year strategic plan and assist the board of managers (bom) in the development and implementation of that plan with annual goals, performance metrics and budgets. - coordinate activities with meeting managers and web site managers in regard to meeting scheduling and planning and web site maintenance. Total fees paid for the management and executive services described above were $888,477. Individuals on part vii receiving compensation from acs include the following: sharon gautschy - $368,970 including benefits”

“Please refer to the aast by-laws for a description of member's rights and obligations.”

“All active members present at the annual business meeting may vote to elect the officers from the nominees identified by the nominating committee. Any officer or agent may be removed by majority vote of the board of managers whenever in its judgment the best interest of the corporation would be served thereby.”

“The form 990 was provided to the treasurer and president of the association and was reviewed by the treasurer of the association.”

“Members of the governing body and committees are told the policy and are asked to disclose any conflict of interest. Compliance with the policy is monitored individually by each committee and board of directors. The governing board or committee determines whether a conflict of interest exists. If there is an issue of non disclosure, the aast board of managers will determine if action should be taken and what action should be taken.”

“A review of surveys completed by national organizations on salaries of association professionals is bought and sent to the compensation committee.”

“A compensation committee made of the secretary-treasurer, president and immediate past president decides compensation and reviews for all staff positions.”

“All documents are available upon request at the main office.”

“Education - Total Revenue: 16207, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 16207, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; STRATEGIC INITIATIVE - Total Revenue: 51000, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 51000, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; Trauma App - Total Revenue: 410, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 410, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ;”

“Editorial Contractor - Total Expense: 342877, Program Service Expense: 342877, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Other Independent Contractors - Total Expense: 183163, Program Service Expense: 101665, Management and General Expenses: 81498, Fundraising Expenses: ;”