President

Suzanne Collins, CMRP has worked in acute healthcare sales and hospitals since 1993. She began her career on the vendor side of the table selling surgical lights & tables and then specialty storage and headwall systems.  Her work in specialty storage and inventory control led her down the path of supply chain.  After obtaining her Lean Black Belt and consulting with UPMS Presbyterian for process improvement in supply chain; Suzi ultimately took her first position as a Supply Chain Director for HonorHealth.  She left HonorHealth to help WVU Medicine in Morgantown, WV open a 10 story Heart-Vascular Tower for 13 months.  She came to Mountain Vista Medical Center in November 2017.  Today she is the Market Director of Supply Chain for Steward Health overseeing 5 sites in the Phoenix area. She is passionate about process improvement and utilizing technology to streamline workflows.  She has worked in large academic centers and now in the for-profit market giving her a wide range of different GPO settings and exposure to finance planning and capital processes.  She has also been focusing attention by sharing information and knowledge on social media platforms.  You can follow her via searching on #suzidoessupplychain or requesting on LinkedIn or TikTok. 

Education Chair

Ed Gerhauser, CMRP is the Director of Supply Chain for Banner Baywood and Heart Hospital Campus. Started my career in the fire service and medivac field and I always enjoyed managing supplies and purchasing needs as a added duty.  When the family came along, I needed some stability in schedules, so the natural progression was moving into the hospital setting.  I have a passion for developing supply chain professionals and firmly believe that we are stronger as a team when we grow as a community. My wife and I have three very active girls, and several animals but not quite a farm. Our family enjoys outdoor activities in the great weather, and attending the many volleyball, and dance events that come with the girl’s activities.  We have also become a hub for friends and family that want to thaw out in the winter so enjoy spending lots of time entertaining guests. We haven’t desired to see snow again yet so we only go north in the summer both in Arizona and Alaska.  

Membership Chair

Michael Maske is the founder and president of ZM Medical.   ZM Medical sells a variety of solutions for Hospitals, Surgery Centers and Long-Term Care facilities.   The products ZM Medical represents offer solutions for the Operating Room, Anesthesia, Sterile Processing and Infection Prevention. 

Michael is also the author of Voice of the Nurse, a groundbreaking examination of stress in the nursing profession. The book draws on his 18+ years as a medical equipment sales executive, when he gained unique insights into the physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual issues that caregivers face.  Voice of the Nurse sheds new light on these issues and makes them newly relevant for all healthcare professionals. 

Michael is a frequent speaker at nursing conferences, both as a keynote speaker and seminar leader.  His high-impact topics include “The Perfect Storm,” which introduces his Transformational Nursing Stress Model; “Stress Reduction Techniques for Nurses,” with self-help tips; and “The Importance of the Nurse,” which helps nurses rediscover their passion for their profession.  

Michael served in the U.S. military for 12 years, first in the Army National Guard as a behavioral sciences specialist and then in the Air Force Reserves, where he participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom as a crew chief on the KC-135 aircraft. A Wisconsin native, he currently makes his home in Arizona, where he is married and has two children.  His 10 year old daughter Zoey, has Down Syndrome, and he is an advocate for the special needs community.   Michael was awarded the “Spark of Awesome” award from the Down Syndrome Network.   You can see the video here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgvKmn981dg

Communications Chair

Chrissy Turpen

Secretary

Tanisha Armstead

Treasurer

Darin Combs, Ed.D., CMRP

Partner Relations

Tim Loftis

Tim is the Chair of AHMMA's Partner Relations where he is responsible for engaging the support of our provider and supplier sponsors and bolstering  support from our leading healthcare organizations. He has been an active advocate and  passionate member of AHRMM for over 10 years and contributes to chapters across the country including Chicago, Washington/Oregon, and Florida. Currently, Co-President of the RMAHRMM, he has served as Secretary, Communications Chair, Website Manager, and Interim Treasurer for the chapter. Tim helped found AHRMM chapters in CO and NM and leads the West Region AHRMM collaboration, serving  on the board of every chapter in the region (AZ, CO, NM, UT).  

As Regional Sales Director for Tecsys, Tim is thrilled to represent the only comprehensive software solution designed specifically for the healthcare supply chain industry. As the market leader, Tecsys provides exactly what healthcare supply chains desperately need: complete end-to end, automated, real-time insights into the products, processes, and workflows in the hospital supply chain linked directly to their ERPs and EHRs. A University of Utah EMBA grad, Tim is a proud father to a son serving in the US Army, and a lucky husband to Maria Loftis who works for Intermountain Health’s Chief Supply Chain Officer and is completing her MBA.

Past President

Chris Armstrong, CMRP is the Clinical Support Services Manager at HonorHealth Deer Valley & Sonoran Crossing Medical Centers. In that capacity he supervises a team of 5 Coordinators responsible for over $35M in spend in the Surgery, Cath Lab, IR, Endo and L&D departments. A native of Northeast Ohio he has devoted his entire 30-year career to improving Healthcare Supply Chain delivery in the Phoenix Metro area. When not working Chris enjoys traveling with his wife Barb, a Surgical Charge RN, fine dining, movies, his small but growing car collection and spoiling his three grandchildren.

Board Member at Large

Keith Marshall- Tecsys

Board Member at Large

Brian Lert- Medline