Mission Statement
The mission of the Government Relations Committee is to inform, support, and prepare the membership to effectively engage medical practice public policy issues affecting the perfusion profession and the delivery of high quality patient care.

Chairman
Robert D. Longenecker
rlong415@charter.net

Government Relations Director
Robert J. Reinshuttle
reinshuttle@aol.com

Committee Members
Mark Lucas
mlucas56@hotmail.com

Keith Samolyk
gbrllc@comcast.net

Michael Troike
mtroike@bellsouth.net

Committee Goals

• To organize perfusionists at the grassroots level to enhance their political and legislative effectiveness on socioeconomic and public policy issues impacting the profession.

• To stimulate professional interest by recognizing the achievements of AmSECT volunteers in advancing the interests of the profession in the field of government relations with the membership and with the public.

• To maintain a federal and state liaison network supporting government relations programs that keep perfusionists and members of the Society informed.

• To educate the membership and perfusionists on how to operate effectively in the state and federal political arenas by building professional relationships with legislators and staff.

• To supply financial assistance to the extent appropriate to support the development of independent perfusion organizations, and to target GRC financial or programatic resources on states having state societies with the potential to have a substantive impact on the national professional status of professional licensing.