Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists (ISA) selects Association Resource Center as AMC

The Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists (ISA) has selected Association Resource Center (ARC) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to provide association management services. Marie Odden, CAE, will serve as Executive Director aided by the many talented and experienced Executive and Coordinator staff to execute their critical mission:

We are a membership organization of Illinois anesthesiologists focused on furthering patient safety and the practice of our discipline through education, representation and advocacy for our members. We also provide our member physicians with opportunities to connect as a community through events and networking opportunities.

ARC has a long and successful history of managing other state components of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, including Wisconsin and Minnesota, and is an ideal fit to lead ISA.

"The Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists is excited to announce its new management partnership with Association Resource Center (ARC)," said Dr. Charles Kim, President of the ISA. ARC is an experienced management company with high reliability, who already manages the Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists as well as the Minnesota Society of Anesthesiologists. We look forward to working with the professionals at ARC.”

“I look forward to bringing my state component and medical organization management experience to the Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists Board and its members,” said Marie Odden, CAE. “ISA’s high standard of care for Illinois patients, passion for providing education to their members and prioritization of advocacy and research in anesthesiology is the reason I enjoy association management.”

ARC was founded in 1986 and has a staff of sixteen. ISA joins 19 other organizations currently managed by ARC. ARC is accredited by and a member of the Association Management Company Institute (AMC Institute), and a member of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives (WSAE).