Returned & Services League of Australia,
Washington Sub-Branch,
1601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-352-8550
Invitation to August
meeting
When - Thursday August
11, 2016
Time - Noon to
2:00 pm.
Where –Amenities
Room,
Embassy of Australia,
1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC
20036
Guest
speaker:Â Â Â MAJGEN Richard J. Sherlock
USA rtd., President and CEO of the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS)
and the MedEvac Foundation International.
Topic – Aeromedevac.
Charge - $15.00,
including buffet lunch and sodas. Alcoholic
beverages- $2.00 each.
Attire: Business
casual.
RSVP by noon on
Wednesday August 10, 2016, to David Ward at 202-352-8550 or via e-mail to dmward1973@gmail.com
NOTE: Valid
photo ID required.
Parking: While
there is no parking at the Embassy, paid off street parking is available behind
and under the Airline Pilots Association- 17th and Mass, and, at 15th and Mass
(1240 15th street). On street two hour metered parking is also available.
The next meeting will be held on Thursday September
8, 2016.
Richard J. Sherlock
The Association
of Air Medical Services and
The MedEvac
Foundation International
909 N.
Washington Street, Suite #410
Alexandria, VA
22314
(703)
836-8732
Richard
Sherlock is the President and CEO of the Association of Air Medical Services
(AAMS) and the MedEvac Foundation International. AAMS is the international trade association
for providers of rotary-wing and fixed-wing air medical transport services and
for ground critical care and specialty care transport services. The MedEvac Foundation is the industry’s
leading charitable organization that supports AAMS, its members, and the
patients they serve with research, education, and outreach programs, and with
charitable grants and awards. Rick is an
experienced executive with over 20 years of demonstrated leadership in building
and transforming high-profile government and private-sector operations into agile,
high-performance organizations that exceed objectives. Rick’s government and private-sector
experience includes an extensive background in strategic planning, operations,
training, resource management, human resource management, and in aviation
operations, maintenance, and safety programs.
Prior
to joining AAMS and the MedEvac Foundation International, Rick had a very
rewarding and challenging career in the U.S. Army, where he served in a wide variety of
positions, including the Chief of Staff and the Director of Strategy, Plans,
and Programs for U.S. Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany. Rick served in senior positions in the
Pentagon, on both the Joint Staff and on the Department of the Army Staff, and
routinely interacted with Congressional Members, committees, and staffs and
with the U.S. and International Press Corps.Â
He served in Iraq, and has led organizations of all sizes, from large
organizations to small high-performing teams.Â
Rick enjoys a life-long love of aviation, has flown
a variety of aircraft, and has served as an Instructor Pilot, Standardization Instructor Pilot, and
Instrument Flight Examiner. He has lived
and worked overseas and enjoys working with people of diverse cultures.
Rick
earned a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture from The Ohio State University, a
Master's degree in Human Resource Management from Troy University, and a Master
of Strategic Studies degree from the U.S. Army War College.
Rick balances career and family life with his wife
Lyn, who recently transitioned from her career with the U.S. Air Force, and
their daughters. He is involved in
community organizations and serves as the President of Alumni Board of the
Culver Academies and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Culver
Educational Foundation. He is a member
of the American Society of Association Executives, the Society for Human
Resource Management, and the Army Aviation Association of America.
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