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American Gastroenterological Association Names New Leaders

Oct. 5, 2010 (Bethesda, MD) – The Governing Board of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Lynn P. Robinson, JD, and Thomas J. Serena, MBA, CPA, as co-executive vice presidents.

Since joining the AGA in the mid 1990s when the organization had only a handful of staff members, Robinson and Serena helped shape the AGA into a powerful and respected medical specialty society with more than 85 staff members and a budget of $35 million.
 

“Tom and Lynn’s experience and complementary skills have helped build the AGA as the trusted voice of the GI community,” said Ian L. Taylor, MD, PhD, AGAF, president of the AGA Institute. “They have been integral to AGA’s many successes in the past 16 years, which include creating respected divisions for public policy, professional affairs, quality and practice management, launching a robust political action committee, developing the AGA Digestive Health Outcomes Registry^TM, and solidifying Digestive Disease Week^® as the gold-standard GI meeting.”
 

Prior to her appointment as head of the AGA, Robinson served as senior vice president and general counsel of the organization, also leading strategic planning and meeting planning functions. Ms. Robinson previously served as the executive vice president of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science. Serena served as AGA’s chief financial officer before becoming chief operating officer. He directed the acquisition of AGA’s national office property at 4930 Del Ray Avenue in Bethesda, Maryland.
 

Together, Robinson and Serena served as interim executive directors since December 2009, when Robert Greenberg departed the AGA after 18 years as executive vice president.
 

About the American Gastroenterological Association

The American Gastroenterological Association is the trusted voice of the GI community. Founded in 1897, the AGA has grown to include 17,000 members from around the globe who are involved in all aspects of the science, practice and advancement of gastroenterology. The AGA Institute administers the practice, research and educational programs of the organization. www.gastro.org.
 

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