AAA Staff

AAA's staff is based at the AAA National Office in Bethesda, MD. The office is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.

Andrea Pendleton | Deborah Haber | Rachel Yablonowitz | Nichole Jenkins

Andrea Pendleton, Executive Director
apendleton@anatomy.org - 301-634-7910

Andrea joined the American Association of Anatomists as Executive Director in August 1998, following 20 years in association management focusing on communications and public policy. She was Director of Communications and Acting Executive Director for the Optical Society of America, a scientific professional organization of 12,500 members. In this capacity, she was responsible for the association's monthly magazine, Web site, public policy program, membership development, public relations, awards and committees, education activities, customer service, and advertising.

Beyond her 11 years at OSA, Andrea's science/technology background ranges from working as a Laboratory Assistant for experiments on the behavioral effects of addictive drugs on squirrel monkeys to serving as Research Assistant/Editor for the Science Council of Canada. Her public policy experience includes serving as a Legislative Assistant with the Illinois State Senate and as Editor/Acting Public Affairs Director for the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Andrea holds a B.A. in Political Science from Douglass College and is co-author of a book on the social and technological implications of an aging population, as well as numerous magazine articles. She is former president of the D.C. Chapter of Women in Communications, serves on the CEO Advisory Council of the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives, and is a member of the American Society of Association Executives and the Council of Scientific and Engineering Society Executives. She lives in Arlington, VA, with her husband Alan and three Clumber Spaniels, whom they show and breed.

Deborah Haber, Membership Services & Marketing Manager
dhaber@anatomy.org - 301-634-7910

Deborah Haber, our Membership Services & Marketing Manager, brings AAA a combined background in communications and experience with the academic, clinical, and allied medical communities. Before joining AAA, Deborah was Manager of Member Services at the American Association of Poison Control Centers, an organization of approximately 2,000 members, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and health educators. Her responsibilities at AAPCC included the national toll-free poison hotline, the certification and accreditation processes, meeting planning, committee support, and legislative advocacy. Before making the move to national associations, Deborah worked in project management and administration for a variety of organizations. As Division Manager for Toxicology at Children’s Hospital Boston, she oversaw the educational program, operations, and finances of the Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as well as the center’s affiliation with Harvard Medical School. Deborah has a strong interest in human biology, and applied anatomy in particular. She is trained in the Benjamin System of Muscular Therapy and has worked as a genetics laboratory assistant at the Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center at Brandeis University.

She received her B.A. in the history of art from Bryn Mawr College, and now lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland, where she raises her daughter, writes, paints, and makes music in her spare time.

Rachel Yablonowitz, Meetings Manager
ryablonowitz@anatomy.org - 301-634-7910

Rachel Yablonowitz joins AAA after 4 years as a Senior Meeting Planner for a government contractor. Her clients included the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and various other Health and Human Services agencies. Rachel's previous positions also include working in the Meetings and Programs Department at a non-profit, scientific, membership association where she helped plan and facilitate meetings all over the world. She is currently pursuing the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation, the foremost certification program of the meetings, conventions and exhibitions industry.

Rachel graduated from the University of Maryland in 2001 with a Bachelors Degree in Communication. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, painting and spending time with family and friends.

Nichole Jenkins, Executive/Administrative Assistant
njenkins@anatomy.org - 301-634-7910

Nichole Jenkins was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, raised in S.E. Washington, DC and graduated from Ballou SHS Math and Science in 1992. She has 11 years of both technical and administrative experience in the health field, primarily in general and orthopedic surgery. Nichole is married with two children and currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Biology. Her research interests include hematology and oncology, and her long term goal is to teach vertebrate biology at the college level.

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