Team Veritas
Leadership
The strong leadership at Veritas is, without a doubt, the key to our success. We take immense pride in being a female owned-and-operated business. Our leadership team’s proactive, hands-on approach to management and unique industry insight have made Veritas an undisputed leader in the association management space.

Sue O’Sullivan
Co-Founder &
President
An industry veteran of more than 20 years, Sue O’Sullivan is the creative visionary behind Veritas Association Management. Her extensive work as an Executive and Managing Director for more than a dozen societies and associations has given her invaluable insight on the unique challenges faced by medical organizations. Drawing on her decades of experience in the industry, she’s built an industry-leading team of experts that work hand-in-hand daily with each Veritas client. Since founding Veritas Association Management in 2013, Sue O’Sullivan’s strong leadership has grown the VAM portfolio to include more than 35 of the world’s leading medical organizations.

Donna Kelly
Co-Founder &
Executive Vice President
Donna Kelly is the chief architect behind Veritas clients’ financial success. With hundreds of industry contacts across dozens of disciplines, she specializes in building strategic, mutually-beneficial partnerships between professional organizations and the world’s leading medical technology corporations. More than 30 years of experience in customized sales, program development, and fundraising allow her to build an innovative sponsorship strategy for each Veritas client and ensure that non-dues revenue opportunities are maximized for long-term organizational success.
Accreditation & Programming

Kismet Saglam
Accreditation & Programming Director

Craig Mattingly
Accreditation & Programming Manager

Caitlin Barry
Program & Speaker Manager

Sandra Elery
Program & Speaker Manager

Jennifer Fitzgerald
Program & Speaker Manager

Kerim Oz
Program & Speaker Manager

Debbie Roller
Program & Speaker Manager

Chris Schneider
Program & Speaker Manager

Tricia Saunders
Program & Membership Manager

Tara Luczak
Medical Education Workshop Manager
Client Management

Blaine Vella
Vice President
Client Leadership

Jim Pavletich
Client Portfolio Leader &
Executive Director

Matthew Helms
Executive Director

Jennifer Stevens
Executive Director

Dr. Thomas Tracy
Executive Director

Gayle Whitmer
Executive Director

Sandy Addison
Associate Director

Denise Herdrich
Associate Director

Jamie Hicks
Associate Director

Kristin Jimison
Associate Director

Carrie O’Connor
Associate Director

Taylor O’Sullivan
Associate Director

Marina Petrulla
Associate Director

Danielle Wagner
Associate Director

Rebecca Gibney
Program Manager

Mary Lunn
Executive Assistant

Kat Juskus
Project Coordinator
Events

Jen Manthei
Vice President
Events

Beth DeMars
Events Manager
Finance & Accounting

Johnny Fields
Finance Accounting Manager

Christina Winkle
Finance Accounting Manager

Lisa Bosco
Accounting Associate

Gigi Pavletich
Accounting Associate
Human Resources

Michelle O’Connor
Vice President
Human Resources
Industry Relations

Denise Castetter
Industry Relations Executive Director

Ryan O’Sullivan
Vice President
Client Services
Industry Relations Director
Information Technology & Website Development

Victor Saldana
Information Technology & Security Director

Muhammad Bilal
Website Developer

Anthony Eaves
Website Developer
Marketing & Communications

Christina Espiritu
Vice President
Marketing & Specialty Meetings

Patrick Kelly
Event Technology Director

AJ Pfatschbacher
Strategic Communications Director

Donald Rolfe
Strategic Content Director

Venessa Stampnick
Data Operations
Director

Cheryl Zagorski
Art Director

Michelle Seither
Senior Graphic Designer

Christine Rataj
Senior Graphic Designer

Julie Ahlert
Graphic Designer

Jake Bolling
Strategic Communications Specialist

Marissa Gomez
Strategic Communications Specialist
Member Services

Matt Walter
Member Services Manager

Kirsten Myers
Member Services Representative

Karen Potempa
Member Services Representative
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Location
Veritas Association Management
1061 East Main Street, Suite 300
East Dundee, Illinois 60118
847-752-5355
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